nd Hitachi establish JPY 5 billion joint venture for electric vehicle motors Hitachi AMS conducts autonomous driving testing in Ibaraki Hitachi Automotive Systems to develop 48V Lithium-ion battery pack for mild hybrid vehicles Hitachi Automotive Systems' slot-in airflow sensor used in Toyota's new Prius PHV Hitachi AMS to focus on electrification and autonomous driving operations Honda and Hitachi Automotive Systems establish EV motor joint vent...

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order for front lower links for the Serena from Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and started supplying the parts in September 2022. The company’s patented technology “VEHICLE SUSPENSION STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME” is used in the parts. It also received an order for rear lower arms for the Prius and Lexus RX from Toyota Motor Corporation and gradually began supplying the parts in and after November 2022. The company’s patented technolo...

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ming to win orders from a wide range of OEMs. LED light sources, which are becoming increasingly common, are designed exclusively for each car model. The company's newly-developed LED light source unit is the world's first general use product, and has been adopted for Toyota Motor Corporation's new Prius. Through its alliance with Valeo, Ichikoh Industries aims to receive orders for different models and increase its share in the LED market. (From...

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ication and intelligence. Denso will sell all of its Aisin shares (except for the number of shares less than one unit), and Toyota Industry will part of its Aisin shares. On the same day, Aisin announced sales of its shares, and acquisition of its own shares up to JPY 100 billion. In November 2023, Toyota, Toyota Industries, and Aisin announced sales of their stake in Denso. The unwinding of cross-shareholding in the Toyota Group is advancing. (F...

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March 2025 totaled JPY 29,182 million in Japan, JPY 21,624 million in North/Central/South America, and JPY 12,021 million in Asia. Planned New Facilities Plant name Location Details Planned investment amount(in JPY millions) Construction launch date Construction completion date Sanage Plant Toyota, Aichi Prefecture Preparations for new seats and door trims; maintenance and renewal of facilities 16,783 April 2025 March 2026 Kariya Plant ...

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bearings, for which demand is expected to grow in electric vehicle (EV) applications. Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. will increase personnel engaged in development in China. Toyota Boshoku Corporation aims to expand sales in cooperation with an operator engaging in Mobility as a Service (MaaS) business. Toyota, their main customer, estimates that it will need to survive in the Chinese market for several years. The parts manufacturers will solidify the...

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d coating technology for small components Tokai Rika to launch industry's first smartphone digital key with alcohol detection function when starting engine Tokai Rika and Nissan develop in-vehicle child detection assistance system BASF’s special non-coating polyamide resin adopted for new Toyota Prius Tokai Rika invests in Tanaakk to expand digital key operations Tokai Rika announces progress of mid-term business plan focusing on semiconductor...

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td. (Sumitomo Electric) and Toyota have agreed to increase the capital and adjust the share-holding ratio of Advics, Co., Ltd. (Advics), a brake manufacturer in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture. In September 2016, Advics will issue new stocks of JPY 10.338 billion through third-party allocation with Aisin, Toyota, and Denso underwriting the sale. At the same time Sumitomo Electric will transfer a portion of its holdings to Denso. As a result, Aisin's sta...

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kohama Plant this fall, is getting ready to start running early next year. The new equipment is capable of producing 200,000-250,000 springs per month at higher speeds than conventional lines, contributing to improving productivity at the local plant. In Thailand, NHK's coil springs are supplied to Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, as well as Honda Group spring products suppliers, such as Showa. NHK expects sales to these Japanese automakers will increase. ...

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. The site area will be 121,076 square meters and the building area will be 25,000 square meters. The new plant will add 1.2 million units of headlights and 0.6 million units of tail lights to the company’s production capacity. Production operations will begin in April 2026, supplying products to Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Ford, and GM.For the expansion at its existing plant in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Koito Manufacturing will invest abo...

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nd Nissan have already shown interest in such concept and suppliers are aggressively responding as well. A large number of major parts makers are proposing standardized components to automakers beyond the boundaries of the group. JTEKT, a major supplier in the Toyota group, is dealing not only with Toyota, but also with other Japanese and European automakers. Its sales with customers outside of the group account for about 60 percent. Application ...

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lished Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Mexicana, S.A. de C.V in Mexico. 2013 Established PT. Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Indonesia in Indonesia. 2018 Established Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Corp., Europe Branch Office, in France; and Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Tanger Maroc SARL, in Morocco. 2022 Established an innovation center in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. 2025 Became a subsidiary of Hi-Lex Corporation through the conclusion of a share transfer agreement. Mitsui Kinzoku Act...

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uasa, Mitsubishi Corporation set up joint venture for lithium-ion battery Blue Energy supplying batteries for Honda Accord HV and PHV Blue Energy's new lithium-ion battery adopted for Honda Accord GS Yuasa International to raise lead-acid battery profitability GS Yuasa's EN battery selected for new Prius GS Yuasa develops new technology for practical use of silicon-sulfur batteries GS Yuasa to acquire lead-acid battery business from Panasonic GS ...

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m an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on August 31, 2016) Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd. has been awarded a contract from Toyota Motor Corporation to supply headliners and sun visors for the new Corolla that will be released in the U.S. and Mexico in 2019. Kasai Kogyo has served as a Tier 2 supplier to Toyota, but this is the first time that it delivers its products directly to the automaker. The supplier has been chosen for its existing capacity to ...

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ota in February 2011, which include “Excellent quality control,” “Excellent improvement in cost management,” “Excellent VA activities” and “Technical development”. (From a press release on February 28, 2011) Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd. announced that it received six awards from Toyota, including "Excellent Quality Control", "Special Quality", "Excellent Improvement in Cost Management", "Technical Development", "Parts Standard...

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my and driving performance. The parts are standardized components based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform and will be installed in new Corolla Series models that Toyota produces and markets globally. The new Direct-Shift CVT, which was jointly developed by Aisin AW Co., Ltd. and Toyota, incorporates the world's first "launch gear" mechanism. A middle torque capacity FWD 6-speed manual transmission developed by Aisin AI Co., Lt...

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es increased adoption of its high tensile strength glass cord Nippon Sheet Glass to add new production line for automotive windshields at Maizuru Plant Nippon Sheet Glass to enhance production capacity for automotive windshields NSG Group's uniquely shaped rear window glass selected by Toyota's new Prius PHV NSG Group to upgrade glass plant in U.S. Nippon Sheet Glass to invest in PE separator joint venture Pilkington Glass invests CAN 4.4 million...

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s -Daihatsu-Nissan-Fuji Seat-Mitsubishi Motors-NHK Spring   Major subsidiaries and affiliates Company Location Main business Consolidated subsidiaries Kyusyu Shiroki Co., Ltd. Fukuoka Pref.,Japan -Manufacturing and sales of door frames, moldings and window regulators-Major customers are Toyota, Nissan and Daihatsu Matsumi Corporation Aichi Pref.Japan -Manufacturing and sales of door frames and seat adjusters Shiroki North America,...

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o parts supplier in Michigan, to sell shares it holds in ACK Controls, Chuo Spring purchased a 12.7 percent stake on July 11, which increased its equity in ACK from the previous 87.3 percent to 100 percent. ACK was founded in 1989 and manufactures and supplies automobile control cables primarily to Toyota, Honda and the Aisin group. Its sales amounted to 4.1 billion yen in fiscal 2011. Chuo Spring agreed to accept the offer, expecting a 100 perce...

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nding March 2013. On the premises of its existing production facilities, the supplier of heat exchange equipment will build a second factory with annual production capacity of up to 200,000 radiators. In the midst of growing sales of vehicles in the Indonesian market, Japanese automakers, including Toyota, Honda and Daihatsu, are vying to boost their production capacity. T.RAD will deliver locally produced radiators to Japanese-affiliated manufac...

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