by automakers for fiscal year 2011, GKN Driveline will actively involve its suppliers in its initiatives to improve its production and development capabilities. Aiming for a drastic cost innovation, the company will make a collective approach together with its suppliers rather than just negotiating prices of materials and components with them. In order to cope with future cost reduction requests from automakers, GKN intends to further strengthen ...

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TN Corp. announced development of a resource-saving, lightweight Hub-Bearing, approx. 10% lighter than its previous model by using 20% less materials. Of this new product the company aims to achieve annual sales of 10 billion yen. From the perspective of environmental protection and rising resource prices, lighter auto parts for fuel efficiency and reduction of material usage have been demanded in the auto industry. In hub-bearing manufacturing, ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/09/02

ironment. The range of the company’s customers is narrow, and the company’s structure is susceptible to changes in the external environment. Kasai Kogyo will gain a foothold for regrowth by seeking to stabilize its management through the diversification of sales channels and improvement of unit prices, while aiming for an improvement in the operating rate. This was revealed by Kasai Kogyo’s President Koji Furukawa in an interview by the Nik...

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tion (Denso), Aisin Corporation (Aisin), and Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (Toyoda Gosei) estimate a decrease in profits. Sales of automotive parts are likely to expand according to the high-level production volume plan of Toyota Motor Corporation, their main customer. On the other hand, high raw material prices will put a strain on profits due to the situation in the Middle East. The estimated financial impact announced by five companies totaled to alm...

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rate business with Renault-Nissan Alliance Aisan Industry to raise approximately JPY 5.1 billion through public offering Aisan Industry aiming to be CNG fuel injection system supplier Aisan Industry to establish new plant in Cheonan Aisan Industry to launch development system aimed at halving sales prices of core products Aisan Industry’s North American subsidiary suffers JP’800 million cash outflow Fiem, India exists from JV Aisan Fiem Auto...

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nasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors Inc. have signed an agreement for cooperating on construction of a large-scale battery manufacturing plant in the U.S., known as the Gigafactory. The plant will produce lithium-ion batteries for use in the electric vehicles (EVs). The two companies aim to reduce prices for the lithium-ion batteries through mass production and to eliminate costs for transportation and inventory management. According to the agre...

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billion for Denso, JPY 27.3 billion for Aisin Seiki, JPY 14 billion for Toyota Industries Corporation, and JPY 13.4 billion for JTEKT Corporation. The exchange losses pushed down the seven suppliers' profits with the exception of Aichi Steel Corporation, which has benefited from lower raw materials prices resulting from the yen's appreciation. Denso's President Koji Arima explained, "Sales and profit dropped due to the strong yen despite producti...

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shifted from cutting-edge, high-performance systems for higher class models to general systems, which offer optimum balance between cost and performance. In the medium and long terms, ESC systems are expected to be used more widely also in the compact vehicle segment, which put a higher priority on prices than on absolute performance. In order to meet needs for a variety of vehicle models, the company aims to expand its product lineup of standard...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/08/25

  FY ended Dec. 31, 2025 FY ended Dec. 31, 2024 Rate ofchange (%) Factors Sales 10,883,728 9,998,723 8.9% ‐ Increase in sales volume and favorable foreign currency translation. Operating income 270,372 95,537 183.0% - Company-wide cost reduction initiatives and measures to maintain constant prices with customers Net income (197,268) (358,596) 45.0%     Projected to Reach Record-High Sales of 10 Trillion Won in 2025- The Company has...

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na and Europe for many years. Because they eliminate soldering defects, they offer stable quality. Their special spring shape makes them highly durable and reliable. A variety of plate thicknesses are also available. Proposals for electrical wires using aluminum and steel to cope with rising copper prices. High-voltage shielded aluminum wires can reduce harness weight by 70% and cost by 30% through the use of aluminum. TE Connectivity's copper co...

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technology. Currently, the only hollow springs used in automotive suspensions are those used in stabilizers or torsion bar springs. The company, which intends to provide this spring to mass production vehicles, will make proposals to automakers, targeting all vehicle classes without regard to their prices. It is expecting the new hollow spring to be used in models coming to the market a few years from now. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha S...

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romote health and productivity management. Carbon Neutrality Global: Reduce CO2 emissions from plants by at least 50% by FY2030 compared with FY2019. Japan: Aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. Financial and Capital Strategy Manage the Company with an awareness of capital costs and share prices to improve PBR.   R&D Expenditure (in JPY million)   FY ended Mar. 31, 2026 FY ended Mar. 31, 2025 FY ended Mar. 31, 2024 Ove...

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nd lower production volume because of the depressed market for Japanese vehicles in China, the company had to make a downward adjustment to its operating profit forecast for the current fiscal year. During the 2013 fiscal year, the company foresees lower production volumes in Japan, reduced selling prices of products, and a continued deterioration in profitability. By further expanding its cost-reduction efforts throughout its global operations s...

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from the KRW 1,660.9 billion generated in the same period the previous year. Operating profit was KRW 201.1 billion, a fall of 19.9 percent from the KRW 251.2 billion posted in the same quarter in 2014. Performances were impacted by the economic slump in both Korea and China, and by falling product prices amid fiercer competitions in the tire market. Meanwhile the company achieved a 12 to 14 percent increase in its tire sales in Europe and North ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/08/10

s not require the use of rare earth metals and is specifically designed for high ranges, faster driving on highways, and thus for future long-distance electric vehicles. Instead of magnets, the rotor here has coils. In addition to efficiency at high speeds, this offers the advantage of avoiding the prices for permanent magnets, which have now risen to a 10-year high. In addition, the CO2 footprint of the drive is reduced by the portion attributab...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/08/07

tral Japan. The Tohoku Plant now generates around 1.5 billion yen in yearly sales. Pacific Industrial aims to achieve sales of 2.5 billion yen generated from the two facilities by fiscal 2017. The Wakayanagi Plant has 175,000 square meters of land and 3,600 square meters of building space. Purchase prices of land and the building, which are now under negotiation, are expected to be finalized by the end of this year. The current facility that was ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/08/06

tion (Denso), Aisin Corporation (Aisin), and Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (Toyoda Gosei) estimate a decrease in profits. Sales of automotive parts are likely to expand according to the high-level production volume plan of Toyota Motor Corporation, their main customer. On the other hand, high raw material prices will put a strain on profits due to the situation in the Middle East. The estimated financial impact announced by five companies totaled to alm...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/08/05

s-Flame-retardant material Financial Overview (in KRW millions)   FY ended Dec. 31, 2025 FY ended Dec. 31, 2024 Rate of Change(%) Factors Overall Sales 45,932,167 48,916,104 (5.7) Revenue decreased due to the continued slump in the petrochemical market, and also due to lower selling prices of batteries and battery materials that resulted from lower metal prices. Operating income 1,180,900 916,798 35.0 Despite the depressed petro...

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Denso and JERA begin demonstration testing of hydrogen production using SOEC systems Denso and TÜV Rheinland Japan sign memorandum of cooperation to promote Digital Product Passport Denso Corporation's second quarter results (cumulative) Parts suppliers to steadily pass U.S. tariffs on to trading prices Denso to transfer automotive air conditioner hose and piping business to Maruyasu Denso to introduce next-generation automotive computer in 202...

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nducting negotiations to revise the unit price with three subcontractors who were its contractors. The parts in question are connectors used in car navigation systems and other devices, totaling approximately 100,000 units across 16 different types. Alps Alpine has stated that it will now negotiate prices with its contractors and pay the costs. Although the Subcontracting Act was amended to become the Proper Transactions Act in January 2026, the ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/08/04