ikuchi will add production and sales of automated machineries and transportation equipment, which is Takao Kinzoku’s domain, to its scope of business. The two companies agreed to merge in May last year based on the decision that strengthening of its profit structure through management integration should bring benefits in competing as a global player in the automotive body stamping business. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on Febr...

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o utilize the new plant as a core base in Asia to supply forged parts. The site is 101,000 m2 with the building area of 16,000 m2. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on May 12, 2012)   Aichi Steel Corp., Aichi, Japan announced it has started commercial production of its new magnet that should greatly reduce use of rare earth.  While neodymium magnets are generally alloyed with a rare earth, dysprosium (Dy), in order to raise their m...

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ESC production. In Japan, installation of the ESC technology will be made mandatory on all new non-mini, passenger vehicles effective October 2012. Further, from October 2014, the ESC system will become compulsory on all non-mini passenger vehicles on Japanese roads, including used vehicles, which should expand demand for ESCs significantly. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on October 28, 2011) Bosch Corporation headquartered in To...

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s different from those for gasoline and hybrid vehicles are required. Especially supply of the latest data concerning the cell management and charging stations, which affect the driving distance, is essential. A communication function such as those for cell phones and personal computers, therefore, should be integrated in the EV car navigation system and Clarion is working toward establishment of an always-connected system. EVs' travelling featur...

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suffered a flooding damage last fall. TEP completely returned to normal operations after taking measures to protect the facility from possible flooding risks at the end of February this year. However, to prepare for a worst-case scenario, Aisin Takaoka mapped out a new contingency plan. In case TEP should be affected by flooding again, Aisin Seiki’s “Aisin Thai Automotive Casting Co., Ltd., which is engaged in aluminum casting in Thailand, wo...

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o devote two-thirds of its advanced research investment to these innovations. The company expects to double its sales for such technologies by 2013, to 1 billion euros, and over 5 billion euros in 2020. Valeo plans to devote 60% of its investments to emerging countries. Its sales in China and India should amount to 1 billion euros in 2013 and 3 billion euros in 2020. As a group, it is aiming at achieving sales of 10 billion euros in 2013 and 15 b...

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mpany, which now supplies around 40 percent of its products to the Nissan Group, will also work on expanding business with other customers. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on Mar. 17, 2009) Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd. has almost transformed its management position so that it should put the finest focus on profit earning. Its break-even point last month has been decreased almost to half the FY 2007 level, when the sales wer...

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company’s management, but it had not been passed on to the workers. A top executive from one parts manufacturer also said, “It is a matter of life and death for suppliers that have been supporting (Nissan), and if Nissan wants to survive, it must seek survival with its suppliers. Such policies should be established and explained clearly.”  (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on May 20, 2025) Topre Corporation's first quarter re...

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hod that does not use a press machine to produce chassis frames. The frame, the skeleton of the truck, is mostly composed of parts made by press-molding steel plates. President Tetsuji Mino commented that the introduction of the new construction method of the chassis frame is for orders the company should receive, even if it is a small-scale production, so as to meet the goal of popularizing electric vehicles (EV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV). In...

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tion is going to expand its product portfolio in the automotive division, its mainstay business. The company's Product Development Planning Division, which was established this spring based on the expansion strategy, will conduct an extensive market research to decide what kind of items the company should add to its lineup. By fiscal year 2016, the new product will be positioned as Shiroki's sixth most important product line following its existin...

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formed a work-restructuring promotion committee within the company on Dec. 1 to start developing specific action plans for manufacturing cost reduction as well as operational improvement. The target of its streamlining efforts is to establish itself so as to be profitable even if the monthly sales should drop down to the high 700 millions of yen through 800 million yen. The work-restructuring promotion committee will clarify the problems by Marc...

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erate development. By optimizing materials and raising processing accuracy, it will provide high quality products. At the same time, Kiriu plans to reinforce its production capacities in emerging countries in order to respond to globally increasing demands from automakers and parts suppliers, which should help achieve the objective. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on May 28, 2012) Kiriu Corporation announced on April 18 that Kiriu ...

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ment, Hachinohe, Aomori Pref., is its only affiliated company in Tohoku.  Chuo Spring will start searching for a site and a business structure for the most efficient supply operation to Toyota’s plants in Tohoku.  It will begin a feasibility study in FY2012 and work out details of the plan that should include local production of chassis springs, precision springs and control cables. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on January 19...

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ts in Japan and halve its facility investment in the new fiscal year. Although Mazda Motor Corp. will ease its Friday shutdown at the end of March and resume the five-day workweek, Nishikawa Rubber, which does business with almost all the automakers in Japan, predicted that domestic auto production should continue to decline for some time and has decided to stop operations at least on Fridays till the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year e...

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roup forging manufacturer, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of FHI as of August 1. Suffering financially from the global recession, Ichitan recorded a consolidated net loss of JPY28 million for FY 2008 ended on March 31, 2009. For FY 2009, the company is expecting that its business performance should improve in response to favorable sales of engine and drivetrain parts for the "Subaru Legacy, " which, however, will not be enough to resolve i...

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at Toyo Tire Corporation started the construction works for the plant in the municipality of Indija, Serbia. The investment is worth approximately EUR 380 million, and the intention for the Serbian plant is to produce five million tires a year and have EUR 240 million of exports. Construction works should be done by April 2022, and soon after the production could be initialized. Furthermore, the future Toyo Tires factory in Serbia should employ a...

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State of Paraná on May 31.  The joint venture will be capitalized at R$ 24.4 million (approx. 1.28 billion yen).  The parent companies, which both have an automotive shock absorber business, have decided that sharing their management resources and know-how in the growth-expected Brazilian market should generate synergy effects to help expand their businesses. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on April 25, 2011) Mando Corporation w...

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nil Ewa by transferring shares in Hanil Ewa's group company in China to their privately owned companies at an inadequate price. Due to this, the group company's shares were suspended from being traded as of March 21, 2013. The stock is now subject to audit by authorities, who will decide whether it should be delisted from the stock market. (From a press release, March 21, 2013) After the tax investigation by the Seoul Regional Tax Office, Hanil E...

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State of Paraná on May 31.  The joint venture will be capitalized at R$ 24.4 million (approx. 1.28 billion yen).  The parent companies, which both have an automotive shock absorber business, have decided that sharing their management resources and know-how in the growth-expected Brazilian market should generate synergy effects to help expand their businesses. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on April 25, 2011) KYB Co., Ltd. annou...

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on is a common target in raising profitability. Pioneer, however, aims to achieve even more drastic cost reduction, with this project team playing a leading role. It plans to enhance its presence in the growing China market by improving the price competitiveness so that its car electronics business should achieve a 5% profit margin in the next fiscal term. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on Nov. 7, 2009) Pioneer Corporation announc...

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