Toyota Boshoku’s U.S. affiliate begins production of seat components for Toyota Corolla Cross Toyota Boshoku Corporation (Toyota Boshoku) announced that Toyota Boshoku AKI USA LLC. (TBAKI) has started production of seat components for Toyota's compact crossover SUV, the Corolla Cross. TBAKI is a company established in September 2019 by Toyota Boshoku's regional headquarters in the U.S., Toyota Boshoku America, Inc., and AKI USA Corporation, a U...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/12

Toyota Boshoku to supply seat mechanism components for Mazda CX-8 On November 14 Toyota Boshoku Corporation announced that its seat mechanism components were chosen by Mazda Motor Corporation for the Mazda CX-8 for the first time. The components enable automatic reclining and sliding adjustments of second-row seats. In addition, the feature includes a power walk-in mechanism that automatically tilts the seat-back forward while sliding the seat fo...

News  Updated at: 2019/11/15

Toyota Boshoku, Delta Kogyo, and Toyo Seat establish seat joint venture in Alabama, U.S. On September 3, Toyota Boshoku Corporation (Toyota Boshoku), Delta Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Delta Kogyo), and Toyo Seat Co., Ltd. (Toyo Seat) announced that they have established TOYOTA BOSHOKU AKI USA, LLC in Alabama, the U.S. The new company will supply seats to a joint venture plant that is being built by Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation starti...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/04

Toyota Boshoku, Delta Kogyo, and Toyo Seat to establish automotive seat joint venture in U.S. Toyota Boshoku Corporation, Delta Kogyo Co., Ltd., and Toyo Seat Co., Ltd. announced on May 27 that they have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture for automotive seat production in the U.S. The new joint venture between Toyota and Mazda group parts suppliers will start production from 2021 with about 400 employees for Mazda Toyota Manufactur...

News  Updated at: 2019/05/28

Toyota Boshoku, Delta Kogyo, and Toyo Seat to set up automotive seat joint venture in U.S. Toyota Boshoku Corporation (Toyota Boshoku), announced on November 29 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Delta Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Delta Kogyo), and Toyo Seat Co., Ltd. (Toyo Seat), for the establishment of an automotive seat production joint venture in the U.S. Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have established a ...

News  Updated at: 2018/11/30

Toyo Tire & Rubber dissolves Chinese joint venture for urethane products Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that it has sold its entire 60 percent stake in its Chinese joint venture, Toyo TGPM Automotive Parts Foshan Co. Ltd. (TAF), to its joint venture partner, Guangdong TGPM Automotive Industry Group Co., Ltd. The joint venture, which was established in December 2012, manufactures and sells urethane seat cushions for automobiles and other t...

News  Updated at: 2014/11/20

Toyo Tire & Rubber to form joint venture for urethane parts in China Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. has announced that it has agreed to establish a joint venture company in Foshan, Guangdong province, China to manufacture and distribute urethane seat cushions for transportation machinery such as automobiles, with Guangdong TGPM Automotive Industry Group Co., Ltd. of China. TGPM manufactures and distributes body sealers, car dealerships and so on. T...

News  Updated at: 2012/01/27

Toyo Tire & Rubber to reorganize seat cushion business Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that it will transfer the seat cushion business of its subsidiary, Toyo Soflan to Chubu Soflan, which is also Toyo's subsidiary as of April 1. 2006. Seat cushions of the Toyo Tire & Rubber Group for use in passenger cars are being produced at three facilities at Toyo Soflan, Chubu Soflan and the Hyogo Plant of Toyo Tire & Rubber. Profitability of the seg...

News  Updated at: 2006/03/29

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that it will transfer the seat cushion business of its subsidiary, Toyo Soflan to Chubu Soflan, which is also Toyo's subsidiary as of April 1. 2006. Seat cushions of the Toyo Tire & Rubber Group for use in passenger cars are being produced at three facilities at Toyo Soflan, Chubu Soflan and the Hyogo Plant of Toyo Tire & Rubber. Profitability of the segment, however, is deteriorating due to a surge in price...

News  Updated at: 2006/03/29

f its personnel as top management. Out of 1 trillion yen in domestic component cost, Mazda purchases half (500 billion yen) from the local suppliers. The core companies after the realignment are expected to be GP Daikyo-Nisikawa Kasei group, Keylex, Hirotec, Y-Tec, Ondo Corporation, Delta Kogyo and Toyo Seat, etc.(From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on June. 14, 2005)...

News  Updated at: 2005/06/14