AAPICO Hitech Public Co., Ltd.
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Business Overview
-The Company is an automotive parts manufacturer based in Thailand. It manufactures pressed and stamped parts, forged and machined parts, plastic parts, dies and jigs for automotive manufacturers, and car navigation systems.
-The Company is organized into the following six business units:
- OEM Auto Parts Manufacturing
- Car Dealership
- Design & Manufacture of Assembly Jigs
- Design & Manufacture of Stamping Dies
- IoT Connectivity & Mobility
- Other
Shareholders
| -Listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. |
Products
Pressed parts
-Floor parts
-Cross members
-Pillars
-Brackets
-Clips
-Mountings
-Body panels
Fuel tanks
-Steel fuel tanks
-Plastic fuel tanks
-Fuel tank senders
Tubes and lines
-Brazed steel tubing
-Fuel lines
-Brake lines
Electronics
Chassis frames
Plastic components
-Interior trim parts
-Plastic washer tanks
Forged and machined parts
-Steering systems
-Suspension systems
-Wheel frames
-Hubs
-Ball joint axles
-Axles
-Engine parts
-Connecting rods
-Gears
-Shaft balances
-Clutches
-Companion flanges
-Wheel hubs
-Knuckles
-Pistons
-Tube shafts
-Yoke welds
-Tube yokes
Decorative and structural parts
-Door trims
-Door sashes
-Roof racks
-Roof ditch moldings
-Belt line moldings
-Spoilers
-Protectors
-Body side moldings
-Radiator covers
-Tail lamps
-Seat components
Mechanisms
-Hinges
-Door checks
-Parking brake levers
-Pedal boxes
Car navigation systems
-“POWERMAP” 3D car navigation and digital map solutions with voice activation software
-trackSynq - fleet tracking solution
-3D navigation software
History
| 1985 | Registered Able Industries Co., Ltd. |
| 1995 | Signed technical agreement with Keylex Corporation of Japan to manufacture fuel tanks for Ford and Mazda pickups. |
| 1997 | Established a joint venture with Sanoh Industiral Co., Ltd. of Japan named Able Sanoh Industries (1996) Co., Ltd. in Ayuthaya, Thailand. |
| 2002 | Listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). |
| 2003 | Acquired Parish Structural Products company from Dana Corporation, USA and changed its rename to AAPICO Amata Co., Ltd. |
| 2004 | Expanded to China by acquiring Kunshan Chaitai-Xincheng Precision Forging Co., Ltd. |
| Established a 30% joint venture with Fischer Tech, a plastic injection manufacturing company. | |
| 2005 | Established strategic global partnership with Sojitz Corporation which invested 15% equity in the Company. |
| Established AAPICO Shanghai Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China. | |
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2006 |
Acquired 60% of Able ITS Co., Ltd., a car navigation system company and renamed AAPICO ITS Co., Ltd. |
| Established a new strategic joint venture in Thailand with Mitsuike Co., Ltd. of Japan, changed its name to AAPICO Mitsuike Co., Ltd. | |
| Invested in Jackspeed Co., Ltd., Singapore based listed company. | |
| Established AAPICO Hitech Parts Co., Ltd. in Ayuthaya, Thailand. | |
| 2007 | Acquired of KPN PLC. and renamed it AAPICO Forging PLC. and AAPICO Plastics PLC. |
| Signed technical agreement with Edscha of Germany for technical collaboration to manufacture door-checks, hinges and parking brakes. | |
| Signed technical agreement with Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG of Germany to manufacture plastic fuel tanks. | |
| 2008 | Established Minth AAPICO (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Minth Corporation of China to manufacture door sash. |
| 2009 | Established AAPICO Structural Products Co., Ltd. in Chonburi, Thailand. |
| 2010 | Commenced operation of AAPICO Hitech PLC's second factory at Rayong Province. |
| Established Thai Takagi Seiko Co., Ltd., a joint venture between AAPICO Hitech PLC., Takagi Seiko of Japan and Sojitz, to manufacture plastics parts | |
| 2011 | Acquired 49% of AAPICO ITS (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. to expand car navigation business in Malaysia. |
| 2013 | Established four joint ventures with Edscha, Sodecia, Sumino Kogyo and Lemtech Holdings, respectively. |
| 2014 | The ground opening of Sumino AAPICO (Thailand) Co., Ltd. factory in Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate Chonburi. |
| Cooperated with Quantum Inventions Pte. Ltd. in Singapore to expand car navigation business toward the Smart City Technology. | |
| Established AAPICO Training Center to support training activities with AAPICO Group. | |
| May 2017 | Formed strategic partnership with Sakthi Automotive Group. |
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