n the red due to rising labor costs, and needs to be improved urgently. NHK Spring will optimize its production system from the view point of geopolitical risks to improve profitability and stabilize supply. In April-September 2023, the company recorded an operating loss of JPY 3.5 billion from its suspension spring business because of the sluggish U.S. business. NHK Spring is hastening to revive its spring business by improving the profitability...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/17

NHK Spring to construct new motor core plant in Mexico NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (NHK Spring) announced on November 17 that it will construct a new motor core plant in Mexico. The company will invest about JPY 7.5 billion to construct the plant next to its existing suspension spring plant. NHK Spring currently manufactures motor cores in certain areas of its plant in Guanajuato State, Mexico, and will transfer the production to the new plant to consol...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/20

Rheinmetall develops glass fiber suspension spring Rheinmetall announced that it has developed a globally unique new glass fiber suspension spring. In cooperation with a premium OEM, Rheinmetall has now presented this product to the public in a prototype testbed vehicle. Featuring a patented design, the new spring won over the automaker thanks primarily to its significant weight advantage in the unsprung mass as well as its compelling performance...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/29

Chuo Spring develops ultra-lightweight titanium suspension spring Chuo Spring Co., Ltd. (Chuo Spring) announced that it has developed an ultra-lightweight titanium suspension spring. Through weight reduction, the spring contributes to realizing longer range and superior vehicle driving performance with the lightweight chassis required for electric vehicles (EVs). The new product is about 40% lighter than conventional steel springs, while maintain...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/07

ed by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing with the Copen, a minivehicle, neither of which are in Toyota's product lineup. Specifically, development has focused on body rigidity and suspension tuning. Optimal body rigidity balance is achieved by adding the front brace and changing the shape of the center brace. The suspension spring rate was optimized for the body rigidity, requiring time and effort, and in combination with a dedicated shock absorber, a smooth ri...

News  Updated at: 2019/10/15

Mitsubishi Steel MFG to acquire Gebruder Ahle Mitsubishi Steel MFG. Co., Ltd. (Mitsubishi Steel MFG) announced that it will acquire Gebruder Ahle GmbH & Co. KG (Gebruder Ahle), a German automotive suspension spring maker, and join the European automotive spring market. Mitsubishi Steel will acquire all of the Gebruder Ahle's issued shares at the end of February 2018 to make it a wholly owned subsidiary. Mitsubishi Steel has set a goal for expandi...

News  Updated at: 2017/12/22

Mitsubishi Steel to establish suspension spring subsidiary in Mexico Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd. announced on February 25 that it will establish a subsidiary for automotive suspension springs in Mexico. Mitsubishi Steel will establish the subsidiary on April 1, after which the company will promptly construct a plant and install equipment in order to meet parts suppliers' procurement needs there. The company is aiming to further expand its sus...

News  Updated at: 2016/02/29

NHK Spring to establish new company in Hungary for producing suspension springs NHK Spring Co., Ltd. will set up a new company to produce suspension springs in Hungary in March 2015. The new company, tentatively named NHK Spring Hungary Kft., will be capitalized at EUR 1 million or JPY 135 million. The new company will be fully owned by NHK Spring's subsidiary in the Netherlands, NHK Spring Europe B.V. NHK Spring will build a plant with a floor s...

News  Updated at: 2015/03/05

Guangzhou Huade Automobile Spring to construct suspension spring and stabilizer production lines in Zhengzhou Guangzhou Huade Automobile Spring Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Guanzghou Automobile Group Component, announced that it will establish new production lines to produce suspension springs and stabilizers in Zhengzhou. Products made on the new lines will be supplied to Zhengzhou Nissan and other companies. (From a press release on September 29,...

News  Updated at: 2013/09/29

Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group begins operations at Shiyan Economic Development Zone Dongfeng Motor Suspension Spring Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group Co., Ltd., completed the first phase of its plant construction project at the Shiyan Economic Development Zone and started new operations there on June 28, 2013. This construction project on 178,000 square meters of land was launched on November 21, 20...

News  Updated at: 2013/07/02

NHK Spring to establish suspension spring manufacturing company in Mexico NHK Spring Co., Ltd. announced on April 16 that it will establish a new automotive suspension spring manufacturing company in August this year in Guanajuato, Mexico. Production operations are scheduled to begin in October 2015. The new subsidiary, NHK Spring Mexico S.A. de C.V., will be capitalized at 22 million dollars (approximately 2.09 billion yen), fully invested by a ...

News  Updated at: 2013/04/18

mpany will establish new seat production facilities in India and Indonesia through a joint investment with Faurecia, its partner company based in France. The seats produced at the new plants will be used in low-priced vehicles Nissan is assembling in emerging markets. NHK Spring, known as a leading suspension spring supplier, is positioning the seat products as an equally important product line. The company aims to win more programs from Japanese...

News  Updated at: 2012/11/26

NHK Spring wins first order from Volkswagen NHK Spring Co., Ltd. was awarded a contract for supplying suspension springs to Volkswagen of Germany. The products will be delivered to VW's Tennessee plant in the U.S., starting January 2013. This is the first time for the Japanese spring manufacturer to do business with a European company in the area of seating and suspension springs business, and its coil springs will be used in the current Volkswag...

News  Updated at: 2012/11/21

NHK Spring to increase suspension spring production in Thailand by 50% NHK Spring Co., Ltd. is boosting production of automotive suspension springs in Thailand. By having transferred the most-up-to-date production equipment from Japan to Thailand, NHK is poised to produce 50 percent more coil springs for passenger cars, demand for which is growing rapidly in the local market. NHK Spring (Thailand), which makes suspension springs and seating produ...

News  Updated at: 2012/11/07

ant buildings were completed. Equipment installation will soon begin at the power assembly plant of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle, where its external wall and roof were already completed and interior finishing is on the final phase. Floor and wall construction is now underway at a 20,000-square-meter suspension spring factory. Production equipment is being installed at the welding factory, which was completed in June 2012. (From a press release, Oc...

News  Updated at: 2012/10/24

DMS Spring to start producing stabilizers for PV Dongfeng Motor Suspension Spring Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. Parts & Components Business Unit, launched the passenger vehicle suspension business on December 28, 2011 by starting operation on its new stabilizer production line with an annual production capacity of 300,000 units. For the company, which has specialized in the commercial vehicle sector so far, the expansion mar...

News  Updated at: 2012/01/17

NHK showcasing new hollow coil spring at Tokyo Motor Show 2011 NHK Spring Co., Ltd. is exhibiting its hollow coil spring, a new suspension spring technology, at the Tokyo Motor Show 2011. Unlike conventional coil springs made from spring steel, the new product is made from high-strength pipe offering a 25 percent reduction in weight, while achieving the same level of performance as steel products. The company is presenting the hollow coil spring ...

News  Updated at: 2011/12/08

NHK Spring to transfer suspension spring business of Yokohama Kiko to new subsidiary NHK Spring Co., Ltd. announced on February 8 that Yokohama Kiko Co., Ltd., one of its consolidated subsidiaries, will spin off its spring business and transfer it to a new subsidiary. The separation and establishment of the new entity, which will be called Nippatsu Kiko Co., Ltd., will become effective on April 1, 2011. The new subsidiary will be owned 100 percen...

News  Updated at: 2011/02/09

Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group to establish new industrial park in Shiyan Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group Co., Ltd. will build a new industrial district in Shiyan, Zhangwan District. The company is investing more than 2.5 billion yuan to construct a suspension spring plant, a fastener plant, and a wheel plant. Within three to five years, the industrial park is expected to become a production and supply hub for components used...

News  Updated at: 2011/01/30

d car components in Asia. The new plant capable of increasing production at short notice to meet surging demand will be integrated in the already existing BASF site in Shanghai. A spring aid is an auxiliary spring to boost performance of a suspension spring. In most cases, a resin-made spring aid is thick and in a cylindrical shape, integrated with a damper rod. ...

News  Updated at: 2008/10/16