year's JPY 11.8 billion. Net income decreased 6.0% YoY to JPY 7.0 billion. This was a JPY 445 million decrease from the previous year's net income. Click here for details Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced on Feb. 25 its 2008 sales target for China of 500,000 units. With three new passenger car models including the Qashqai, whose production started at the Huadu Plant in Guangzhou, Nissan aims to raise sales by 50,000 units or 11% from the 200...

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acts Lighting Products Launched in Passenger VehiclesMood Lamp, Spot/Head/Rear/Roof Lamps, DRLs (Top and Bottom), High Mount Stop Lamp, MAP Reading Lamp, Side Reflector, Halogen Projector, Front and Rear Combination Lamps, Mirror Side Turn Indicators (TGL and BSO – BV and High variants) Supported Models: Maruti: Grand Vitara, E Vitara, Dzire, Swift Mahindra: Scorpio, Thar Roxx, BE6, XEV9 Toyota: Urban Cruiser Tata: Tiago, Tigor Skoda: Kushaq P...

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missioned supplies to Yamaha Motors and Suzuki Motorcycles from the last mile assembly operation at Manesar. During the last fiscal year, Gabriel India has increased focus on OEMs like TVS Motors, Honda Motorcycles, Yamaha Motors, Suzuki Motorcycles, Piaggio Vehicles and Royal Enfield, to serve new models and win new business. Gabriel India is the flagship company of the Anand Group. (From Gabriel India annual report for FY 2016-17) Anand Group i...

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eyor assembly line of 4-Way switch assembly process. Expanded product portfolio with fresh designs including ambient lighting, logo projectors, illuminated badges, and upgraded interior lighting by shifting from traditional bulbs to advanced LED technology. First time EV wheel development in house (Model- M310). Utilized aluminum coil material for the K-95 mechanical horn series, enhancing product quality and performance. A strong focus remains o...

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y Innovation Alliance" was jointly established to conduct research on common technologies for rubber materials and products. Patents -The Company obtained 1,090 patents as of December 31, 2023. Among them, 259 are patents outside China, 135 are Chinese domestic invention patents, 653 are utility model patents, 10 are design patents, and 33 are software copyrights. Certifications -The Company obtained ISO/IATF16949, ISO14001, ISO/IEC17025 and o...

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, carbon neutrality will be achieved throughout for the entire business. Order Customer Details Changan Continental AG (Continental) announced that it has supplied its new electronic brake systems for Electronic Stability Control (ESC), the MK 120 ESC, to Changan’s Oshan X5 Plus and Uni-T models, which has firstly entered series production worldwide in Shanghai, China. The MK 120 ESC offers over-the-air (OTA) functionality and cyber sec...

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ying promising services, and enable the collection and analysis of various data that meet objectives for cross-industrial ecosystems based on Hitachi Group’s Internet-of-Things (IoT) platform. The Company intends to help create new value with SDVs, and support automakers to convert their business models. While SDVs have benefits of development efficiency and a post-sale billing model for vehicles, there are challenges such as the revamping of e...

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will be suspended and its total production operations will be moved to its another subsidiary, Yorozu Automotive Tennessee Inc. YANA located in Battle Creek, Michigan has been supplying suspension components to GM, Honda, Subaru and Mitsubishi Motors. Given moving of the production of GM's leading model, the Chevrolet Malibu, from the Orion plant in Michigan to the Fairfax plant in Kansas, Yorozu has decided to reorganize the structure of produc...

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rpretation of the scene around the vehicle and contribute to achieving level 3 autonomy, even at high speeds. (Based on Company social media updates dated March 20, 2024) Valeo Smart Safety 360 smart #3 -The Company announced that Valeo Smart Safety 360 (VSS 360) has been equipped on the smart #3 model, which has been awarded 5 stars in the 2023 Euro NCAP safety Assist test. The VSS 360 includes sensors, detection systems, advanced functionalit...

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ffiliated Companies under the Equity Method Toyota Motor Corp. Aichi Pref., Japan Manufacture and sale of automobiles and automotive parts 24.61 Nov. 1926 Toyota Industries Corporation was established. Sep. 1933 Automobile Division was organized. May, 1935 Completed the prototype of the Model A1 passenger car. Aug. 1937 Spun off the Automobile Division as Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (Now Toyota Motor Corporation.) Mar. 1940 Spun off th...

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n the Chinese market for several years. The parts manufacturers will solidify their business foundations and wait for Toyota to launch an aggressive campaign. Therefore, they will face the Chinese market with various initiatives such as promoting high value-added products during a changeover to new models and finding customers with new products for which demand is generated particularly due to a tightening of regulations. (From an article in the ...

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n the Chinese market for several years. The parts manufacturers will solidify their business foundations and wait for Toyota to launch an aggressive campaign. Therefore, they will face the Chinese market with various initiatives such as promoting high value-added products during a changeover to new models and finding customers with new products for which demand is generated particularly due to a tightening of regulations. (From an article in the ...

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te-of-the-art equipment to the aged assembly lines of rims and paint lines. It will also introduce a predictive maintenance system and energy- and labor-saving equipment using IoT and other technologies. This will help the company meet growing demand for large-sized wheels for pickup trucks and SUV models. The new facilities are scheduled to begin operation in 2020. (From a press release on November 2, 2017) Wheels India Limited (WIL) informed th...

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nal revitalization and an aging population, aiming to achieve sales of more than JPY 10 billion within 10 years. Tokai Rika plans to offer a noncontact display switch function jointly developed with Alps Alpine Co, Ltd., and a shift-by-wire selector for shift levers, which has a track record in car models such as the Prius, to automakers other than Toyota Motor Corporation. It is especially aiming to increase its global shift-by-wire selector mar...

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n the processes from casting through rolling. Sumitomo Electric Industries will market the new parts material for both its high strength and light weight to receive orders for high grade vehicles from Japanese automakers by as early as 2020, and is aiming to gradually expand adoption in mass-market models. The company expects the material to be used for automotive applications like seat frames, shift knobs, and around horn buttons. (From an artic...

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on control u‑blox, Switzerland acquires full ownership in Sapcorda joint venture Mitsubishi Electric builds power device factory development prototype building Mitsubishi and UTA to form laboratory to enhance regional production Five Japanese automotive and five parts manufacturers participate in Model-Based Engineering Center Mitsubishi Electric to integrate 6 software design subsidiaries Mitsubishi Electric to enter e-axle market Japanese gov...

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osha Shimbun on January 17, 2024) NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (NHK Spring) is promoting self-operating production lines for metal substrates used in power semiconductors. The company has built unmanned pilot lines at its Komagane Plant in Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture, positioning it as the company’s model factory. NHK Spring has already confirmed that these lines can effectively cut the workforce by almost 80% compared to conventional production l...

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ant and new research facility in Thailand Koito Manufacturing to set up manufacturing and sales subsidiary in Indonesia Koito develops headlamp to automatically control low and high beams Fire breaks out at Koito Manufacturing's plant in India Koito wins orders for LED headlamps of Honda's global model, Civic Koito to put OLED tail lights into practical application by 2018 Koito aims to increase sales to JPY 900 billion by FY 2018 Koito to shar...

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lectric hydraulic power steering, EVs, and industrial machinery. Founded in 2019, ACI Groupe provides subassembly manufacturing, service, and maintenance for industries such as aviation, railways, and new energy solutions. (From a press release dated April 3, 2024) Contracts Product Equipped Model Details Intelligent Torque Controlled Coupling SUBARU Crosstrek -This coupling can be installed inside the transmission for the e-BOXER. -Th...

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0 will increase 32 percent from the previous term to around 320 billion yen exceeding the original plan." Bosch is confident sales are certain to surpass the initial forecast because of factors such as increased sales of variable speed belts manufactured by the Bosch Group spurred by an increase in models installed with CVTs (Continuously Variable Transmission) and a rebound in sales of diesel fuel injection systems. The sales of the Bosch Group ...

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