Shimbun on May 24, 2011) Automakers and auto parts manufacturers, which had been balking at predicting their sales and profit for the year ending in March 2012 in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake, have begun to announce their business forecasts, as vehicle production is picking up. Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. is projecting its sales to reach 208 billion yen, a decrease of 4.0 percent from the year earlier, and operating prof...

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Shimbun on June 11, 2011) Automakers and auto parts manufacturers, which had been balking at predicting their sales and profit for the year ending in March 2012 in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake, have begun to announce their business forecasts, as vehicle production is picking up. Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. is projecting its sales to reach 208 billion yen, a decrease of 4.0 percent from the year earlier, and operating prof...

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ishing a new manufacturing company for coil springs and stabilizers in Hungary, and the new company is scheduled to start operations in December 2015. Tsubakimoto Chain Co. is considering building a plant for timing chain drive systems in Eastern Europe with an aim to start operations in two years. Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. will start production at a brake caliper plant in Slovakia in August. Another brake supplier, Advics Co., Ltd. of the...

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s moved up the plan significantly to coincide with the launch of the car, and started production in August 2021. (From a press release dated October 14, 2021) Japanese auto parts suppliers are accelerating their partnership with Chinese automakers. Geely Automobile Group (Geely Automobile) has used Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. (Akebono Brake Industry)’s brake parts for the high-end model brand "Lynk & Co.” Renesas Electronics Corporation ...

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pany has implemented various strategic initiatives, including establishing joint ventures with leading component suppliers from the United States, China, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Taiwan, such as PT Advics Indonesia, Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd, Aisin Takaoka Co., Ltd, Akashi Kikai Seisakusho Co., Ltd, Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd., Aktiebolaget SKF, Asano Gear Co., Ltd, Daido Steel Co., Ltd., Denso International Asia Pte.Ltd., DIC Corporation, Gem...

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Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. Japan Hiroshi Nagaoka (Representative Director & Member of the Board, President & CEO) -The Company is Japan's largest brake manufacturer. The Company has a 38% market share disk brake-pads in the OEM market in Japan, according to the Company’s announcements.-The Company's main line of business is producing automotive brakes and related products. It also delivers products for motorcycles, railway cars, and indus...

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ning preparations for resuming production. Furukawa Electric, Hitachi Construction Machinery and Yokohama Rubber have completed inspection at their production equipment and partly resumed production. While expecting production at its subsidiary’s plant in Fukushima plant will begin on March 18.  Akebono Brake Industry is providing restoration support to its material suppliers, as well as seeking alternative sourcing. According to Japan Auto Pa...

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ctive parking-space management can reduce the number of kilometers driven in search of parking spaces by 480 million, while highly automated driving can also save fuel. (From a press release on November 21, 2017) Germany-based Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch) announced that it has sold its entire stake in Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. (Akebono Brake) through a group company. The company was a major shareholder of Akebono Brake with a 12.13 percent st...

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Electric Co., Ltd. will establish a new joint venture company in North America for design, production, and sale of wire harnesses. Jul. 2005 Sold its battery product line, with the exception of two U.S. operations, to Johnson Controls, for USD 202.5 million. Jul. 2005 Sold all shares it held in Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. Oct. 2005 The Company's Chapter 11 cases were filed out in the US Bankruptcy Court. Mar. 2006 Established a joint...

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ning preparations for resuming production. Furukawa Electric, Hitachi Construction Machinery and Yokohama Rubber have completed inspection at their production equipment and partly resumed production. While expecting production at its subsidiary’s plant in Fukushima plant will begin on March 18.  Akebono Brake Industry is providing restoration support to its material suppliers, as well as seeking alternative sourcing. According to Japan Auto Pa...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/28

by the UNR155 by developing products that are compliant with the ISO/SAE 21434 standards. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on October 14, 2021) Japanese auto parts suppliers are accelerating their partnership with Chinese automakers. Geely Automobile Group (Geely Automobile) has used Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. (Akebono Brake Industry)’s brake parts for the high-end model brand "Lynk & Co.” Renesas Electronics Corporation ...

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