LS Automotive Technologies (Formerly LS Automotive Corp.)

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.lsautomotive.com/en/main.do

■Address

AFC Blg 11F, Simindae-ro 260, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. 14067

Business Overview

-The Company manufactures automotive electronic components including switches and relays.

Shareholders

(As of Dec. 31, 2022)

Major Shareholders Investment Ratio (%)
LSA Holdings Co., Ltd. 100.0

Products

Switch
Power Window Switch
-Power Window Switch
-Touch type power window switch

Console Switch
-Multimodal Console Switch
-Front Console Switch
-Rear Armrest Controller
-Luminous Haptic Controller
-Concave touch pad type CCP

Interior Switch
-Instrument Panel Switch
-Multi-Level COOL/HEAT Switch for the Seat
-CIM(Center fascia Integration Module)
-Fingerprint Identification Start Switch

Combination Switch
-Multi Function Switch
-Steering Roll Connector

Remote Controlling Switch
-Multi-Remote Controlling Switch
-Haptic & Non-Haptic Steering Wheel Remote Controlling Switch
-Remote Controlling Switch
-Optical Finger Sliding Switch

Inhibitor Switch
-Contact & Non-Contact

Shift By Wire
-Button Type SBW

 

Lamp
Overhead Console Lamp (LED/BULB)
-Touch Interior Lamp
-Overhead Console Lamp (LED/BULB)
-OHCL with Dash Camera

ETC
-Vanity Lamp, High Mounted Stop Lamp
-Mood Interior Lamp
-High Mounted Stop Lamp

 

Body Controls System
ATAS
-Burglar Alarm Siren / UIP

BCM
-iBTCM
-Smart Junction box/ Junction box

ECU
-Power Seat Module
-Steering column module
-Stop Lamp Unit
-Power Sliding Door

VESS

ETC
-BCS

ROA (Rear Occupant Alert)

 

Sensor

-Steering Angle Sensor
-Torque Only Sensor
-Torque Angle Sensor
-Resolver
-Current Transducer Sensor
-Rain Sensor
-Yaw & G Sensor/Biometrics ECU

  

Power
DC/DC Converter
-48V DC/DC Converter
-ISG DC/DC Converter

HID Ballast

Inverter

 

Mechatronic Components
-E-Relay
-Plug-in Relay
-PCB Relay
-Ring Shape Terminal
-ABS/ESC Coil Housing

History

Mar. 1973 The Company was established.
Jan. 1974 The Company launched commercial production of switches.
Mar. 1976 The Company launched commercial production of relays.
Apr. 1980 The Company began manufacturing car audio systems.
Nov. 1982 The Company started commercial production of automotive control units.
Jul. 1986 The Company formed a technical alliance with Niles Co., Ltd.
Jun. 1987 The technical research center was established.
Mar. 1988 The Ansan Plant No.2 became operational.
Nov. 1991 The Company established Qingdao Daesung Electronics Co., Ltd. in China.
Oct. 1996 The Company established Deltech Co., Ltd.
Dec. 1996 The Company acquired ISO9001 certification
Mar. 1997 The Company signed a technical partnership with Delphi of the U.S.
Apr. 1997 The Company moved its headquarters from Seoul to Ansan.
Jun. 1997 The Company launched commercial production of hands-free systems.
Jul. 1997 The Bussed Electrical Center began commercial production.
Nov. 1997 The Company acquired QS9000 certification
Dec. 1998 Delphi Automotive System (Holdings) Inc. of the U.S. gained a 45 percent share in the Company.
Jun. 2002 The Company acquired ISO14001 certification
Dec. 2003 The Company established Delphi Daesung Wuxi Electronics Co., Ltd. in China.
Jul. 2004 The Company acquired ISO/TS16949 certification.
Mar. 2003 The Company established India Daesung Electric Private Ltd. in India.
Nov. 2008 The Company made Qingdao Daesung Electronics Co., Ltd. its wholly owned subsidiary.
Nov. 2008 The Company established Delphi Electrical Centers (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in China by investing 40.0 percent of the needed capital.
Dec. 2008 LS Mtron Ltd. of Korea acquired 50.5 percent shares of the Company's stock. The Company thereby became a subsidiary of LS Mtron.
Apr. 2009 The Company acquired the remaining shares in Delphi Daesung Wuxi Electronics Co., Ltd. in China, making it into its wholly owned subsidiary. The Chinese facility thereby adopted a new corporate name, Wuxi Daesung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Dec. 2010 The Company divested all 40.0 percent shares of Delphi Electrical Centers (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Jan. 2011 LS Mtron Ltd. acquired a 49.5 percent equity stake in the Company from Delphi of the U.S., making the Company its wholly owned subsidiary.
Mar. 2012 Established Daesung Electric Japan Ltd.
Dec. 2012 Obtained ASPICE CL 2 certification.
Jun. 2016 Obtained ISO 27001 (Information security management systems) certification.
Oct. 2016 Changed corporate name to LS Automotive Co., Ltd. from Daesung Electric Co., Ltd.
Nov. 2016 Established LS Automotive Mexico S.A de C.V., a production plant in Mexico.
Aug. 2017 Transferred the automotive parts business to LS Automotive Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary.
Jan. 2018 The Company acquired 100 percent equity stake in LS Automotive Technologies Wuxi Corp.
Feb. 2018 The Company gained the automotive parts business from Sindaesung Electric Co., Ltd. (Formerly LS Automotive Co., Ltd.)
The Company acquired 100 percent equity stake in LS Automotive Qingdao Corp.
The Company acquired 100 percent equity stake in LS AUTOMOTIVE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED.
Apr. 2019 The Company established LS AUTOMOTIVE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.

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