ADVICS Co., Ltd.
Company Profile
■URL
https://www.advics.co.jp/eng/index.html
■Address
Business Overview
-The Company is a subsidiary of Aisin, a company which is partly owned by the Toyota Group.
-It is a specialized brake system manufacturer in the Aisin Group, which is led by Aisin Seiki.
-The Company was established jointly by Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., Denso Corporation, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., and Toyota Motor Corporation in 2001.
Shareholders
| -Unlisted company | (As of Mar. 31, 2023) |
| Name or Company Name | Shareholding (%) |
| Aisin Corporation | 51.1 |
| Denso Corporation | 34.0 |
Products
Brake systems
Safety
-ABS: Anti-lock Brake Systems
-BA: Brake Assist
-ESC: Electronic Stability Control
-AEBS: Autonomous Emergency Brake System
-Improving vehicle control
-Autonomous emergency brake
-Lane keep assist system
Comfort
-ACC: Adaptive Cruise Control
-A-TRC: Active Traction Control
-HAC: Hill-start Assist Control
-DAC: Downhill Assist Control
-Electric parking brake
-Crawl control
Environment
-Regenerative brake systems
Components
ABS & ESC
-ABS modulators
-ESC modulators
-High-perfomance ESC modulator
-Hydraulic booster with built-in ESC
Actuations
-Brake boosters & Master cylinders with brake assist
-Hydraulic booster
-Load sensing proportioning valves
Foundations
-Disc brakes
-Drum brakes
Parking brakes
-Electric parking brakes
-Foot release parking brake pedals
History
| Jul. 2001 | Established with registered capital of 1 billion yen. |
| Oct. 2001 | Commercial operations started. |
| Jan. 2002 | Established ADVICS North America, Inc. in USA |
| Feb. 2002 | Won a contract from GM to supply full brake systems for the Hummer H3. |
| Apr. 2003 | Acquired two U.S. facilities from Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. and established both ADVICS Manufacturing Ohio, Inc and SAFA L.L.C. |
| May 2003 | Established ADVICS Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. in Thailand |
| Sep. 2003 | Established PT. ADVICS Indonesia in Indonesia |
| Feb. 2004 | Established ADVICS Tianjin Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. in China |
| Nov. 2004 | Established ADVICS Guangzhou Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. in China |
| Jan. 2005 | Acquired ISO14001 certification |
| Dec. 2005 | Established ADVICS Taiwan Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in Taiwan |
| Sep. 2006 | Started mass production of world's first electric parking brake (EPB) system with a shift linked function. The EPB was featured on the the Lexus LS460. |
| Oct. 2006 | Started mass production of the next-generation ABS ADS-A2 and ESC ADS-V2G for the new Toyota Corolla. |
| Sep. 2007 | Launched mass production of the world's first Crawl Control Systems for the new Toyota Land Cruiser. |
| Apr. 2008 | Established ADVICS Europe Office in Belgium. |
| May 2008 | Launched mass production of of ESC systems in the U.S.A. |
| July, 2008 | ADVICS Tianjin Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. merged with Tianjin AISIN Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. 2008 | Started mass-production of the world's smallest and lightest ESC modulator (ADS-V2P) for the new Toyota iQ. |
| May 2009 | Started mass-production cars with regenerative brake system. |
| Nov. 2009 | Started delivering control brake to Nissan Motor (ADS-V2G). |
| Apr. 2010 | Acquired Kariya plant and AS Brake Systems Inc. from Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. |
| July 2010 | Acquired AISIN Brake & Chassis Inc. from Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. and altered its company name to ADVICS Manufacturing Indiana, L.L.C. |
| June 2011 | Established ADVICS Changzhou Administration Co., Ltd. in China. |
| July 2011 | Established ADVICS Fuzhou Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. in China. |
| Aug. 2011 | Established ADVICS Europe GmbH in Germany. |
| Dec. 2011 | Established ADVICS Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Thailand. |
| Apr. 2012 | Established ADVICS Yunfu Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. in China |
| Aug. 2012 | Established ADVICS North India Private Limited and ADVICS South India Private Limited in India. |
| Sep. 2012 | Acquired ISO9001, ISO/TS16949 certification. |
| Nov. 2013 | Awarded the Deming Prize. |
| Mar. 2014 | Established ADVICS Manufacturing Czech s.r.o. in Czech Republic. |
| Established ADVICS Automotiva Latin America LTDA. in Brazil. | |
| Established ADVICS South Africa (Pty) Ltd. in South Africa. | |
| Jun. 2015 | Constructed the building of Technical center. |
| Jan. 2016 | Constructed the Handa Plant. |
| Feb. 2018 | Turned into a subsidiary, as the result of an increase in a third-party allotment of shares of Hosei Brake Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2018 | Hosei Brake Industry Co., Ltd. acquired Nissinbo Brake Company's drum-brake business (AH Brake Co., Ltd.) |
| Apr. 2021 | ADVICS North India Private Limited and ADVICS South India Private Limited merged and became ADVICS India Private Limited. |
| Apr. 2022 | Hosei Brake Industry Co., Ltd. merged with AH Brake. |
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Archives of Past Exhibits
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