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Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (Formerly Alps Electric Co., Ltd.)
Company Profile
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1-7, Yukigaya-otsukamachi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, 145-8501, Japan
Business Overview
-The Company is a manufacturer of electronic components. Its business is organized into three business areas: Components, Sensor & Communication, and Mobility. In addition, the Company possesses a wide range of core technologies, including mechatronics design, magnetics, high-frequency, electrostatics, acoustics, IC design, and software.
-In January 2019, Alpine Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary through a share exchange, and the Company changed its name to Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. In April 2020, the Company absorbed and succeeded to all of Alpine's businesses, except for certain asset holding and management businesses, through an absorption-type merger.
-The automotive business accounts for approximately 65% of the Company's total sales. Among automotive products, the Company holds the largest global market share in power window switches, door opening/closing switches, and charger connection detection switches, based on the Company's own research conducted in 2024.
-The business segments are listed below:
| Business Segment | Main Products | Sales breakdown by percentage in the fiscal year ended March 2026 |
| Component Business | Switches Actuators Haptic reactors |
35% |
| Sensor & Communication Business | Sensors Communication devices |
8% |
| Mobility Business | In-vehicle modules IT communication equipment/devices (Infotainment, Displays) Sound |
54% |
| Other Businesses | Systems development Office services Finance and leasing business Travel business |
2% |
Shareholders
| -Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. | (As of Mar. 31, 2026) |
| Name or Company Name | Investment Ratio (%) |
| The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) | 20.52 |
| S-Grant Co., Ltd. | 8.83 |
| Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) | 8.70 |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) | 3.22 |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505103 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) | 2.91 |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) | 2.84 |
| TAIJU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED | 1.84 |
| Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (Investment Trust Account) | 1.79 |
| J.P. Morgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd. | 1.58 |
| Nippon Life Insurance Company | 1.40 |
| Total | 53.69 |
Products
Components
-Switches
-Variable resistors
-Haptic reactors
Sensors and communication devices
-Electric-current sensors
-Magnetic sensors
-Millimeter-wave sensors
-Wireless communication devices
Modular systems
-Integrated displays
-Sound systems
-Electronic shifters
-Power-wind switch
-Cabin controllers
-Functional surfaces
-Alpine premium sound systems
ALPINE Products
-Car navigation systems
-Display audio systems
-Monitors
-Cameras
-Speakers
-Car audio systems
-Drive recorders
-Rear safety cameras
-Digital mirrors
History
| Nov. 1948 | Established as Kataoka Electric Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 1961 | Placed on the over-the-counter market of Tokyo. |
| Oct. 1961 | Listed on the 2nd section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (moved to the 1st section in August 1967) |
| Sep. 1964 | Furukawa Plant established in Furukawa City, Miyagi Prefecture. |
| Dec. 1964 | Company name changed to Alps Electric Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 1966 | Wakuya Plant established in Tohda-gun, Miyagi Prefecture. |
| Sep. 1967 | Listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange (Delisted in February 2004) |
| Jul. 1970 | Its Central Laboratory was established at its Furukawa Plant (It has since been relocated to Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in August 1991) |
| Sep. 1979 | Alps Electric Europe GmbH established in Germany. |
| Nov. 1984 | Established Alps Electric (UK) in England. |
| Feb. 1987 | Alps Electric Korea established in Korea. |
| Mar. 1988 | Alps Electric (Ireland) established in Ireland. |
| Dec. 1993 | Dalian Alps Electronics established in China. |
| Apr. 1995 | Alps Automotive Inc. established in the U.S. |
| Mar. 1998 | All domestic divisions awarded ISO9001. |
| May, 1998 | Precision Machine and Tool Center Kitahara Plant established in Furukawa City, Miyagi Prefecture. |
| Apr. 1999 | Cryodevice Inc., a joint venture with Denso, established. |
| Dec. 1999 | All domestic divisions awarded ISO14001. |
| Mar. 2007 | Concluded basic agreement upon transfer of facilities and intellectual property rights of HDD head business to TDK Corporation. |
| Apr. 2010 | Alps Electric (North America), Inc. absorbed Alps Automotive, Inc. and Alps Electric (USA), Inc. |
| Aug. 2011 | Established Alps Electric (India) Private Limited. |
| Aug. 2013 | Established Alps de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. as an sales location. |
| Aug. 2015 | Established Alps Electric Vietnam Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2016 | Changed company structure to one operating under an audit and supervisory committee |
| Oct. 2016 | Absorbed operations of Alps Green Devices, Co., Ltd. |
| Jan. 2019 | Conducted a stock transfer, which made Alpine Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary, and changed the company name to Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2020 | Acquired and merged all the business operations of Alpine Electronics Company. |
| Mar. 2022 | Alpine Electronics of America, Inc. was merged into Alps Alpine North America, Inc. |
| Jun. 2022 | Alps Logistics Co., Ltd. and 25 subsidiaries were changed from consolidated subsidiaries into subsidiaries based on the equity method of accounting. |
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>>>FY ending Mar. 31, 2021 Business Report
>>>FY ending Mar. 31, 2022 Business Report
>>>FY ending Mar. 31, 2023 Business Report
>>>FY ending Mar. 31, 2024 Business Report
>>>FY ending Mar. 31, 2025 Business Report
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