Yorozu Corp.
Company Profile
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http://www.yorozu-corp.co.jp/en/
■Address
Business Overview
-Manufactures automotive mechanical components, auto body components and engine components, dies and facilities.
-Nissan accounts for 64.0% of total sales (FY ended Mar. 31, 2025).
-The mid-term management plan YSP2026 includes measures to expand sales globally by strengthening the supply system for electrified vehicles of Toyota Group, Honda and others through introducing new technologies and new production methods.
Shareholders
-Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange | (As of Mar. 31, 2025) |
Name or Company name | Investment Ratio (%) |
Minami Aoyama Hudosan | 8.13 |
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) | 7.25 |
S-GRANT. Co., Ltd | 4.90 |
Shido Holdings Co., Ltd. | 3.64 |
JFE Steel Corporation | 3.47 |
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | 3.47 |
The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. | 3.47 |
Suzuki Motor Corporation | 3.29 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation | 2.81 |
Nissan Trading Co., Ltd. | 2.19 |
Total | 42.62 |
Products
-Front suspension members
-Rear suspension members
-Suspension modules
-Rear beams
-Links
-Brake pedals
-Splash guards
-Oil pans
-Body frames
-Engine Mount
-Body Parts
-Rear cab mount for truck
-Cab link for truck
History
Apr. 1948 | Established Yorozu Jidosha Kogyo with capital of 195,000 yen in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama to enter the automotive repair shop business. |
Apr. 1949 | Began doing business with Nissan Heavy Industries (currently Nissan Motor) by producing and supplying exhaust tubes for Nissan's 180 truck. |
Apr. 1950 | Switched from automotive repair to producing automotive components. |
Dec. 1959 | Established a new factory in Kohoku-ku, Yokohama and started operations there. (current headquarters) |
Jun. 1960 | Moved the headquarters to its current location in Kohoku-ku, Yokohama. |
Jun. 1969 | Nissan Motor obtained a 25% ownership in the Company. |
Jun. 1990 | Changed the name of the Company from Yorozu Jidosha Kogyo to Yorozu Corporation. |
Mar. 1994 | Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
Jul. 1994 | Acquired CYC from Calsonic (Formerly Calsonic Kansei) and made the company into a subsidiary. |
Sep. 1995 | Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
Sep. 2000 | Established Yorozu Automotive North America (YANA) in Michigan, USA. Has 100% ownership. |
Agreed to an all-inclusive strategic tie-up with Tower Automotive (US). | |
Tower Automotive International Yorozu Holdings, Inc. (wholly-owned subsidiary of Tower Automotive Corporation), which took over the share of Yorozu from Nissan Motor, became our largest shareholder. | |
Feb. 2001 | Dissolved Fukushima Yorozu Co. Ltd. and settled accounts in May of the same year. |
Sep. 2001 | Established Yorozu Automotive Mississippi (YAM), in Mississippi, USA. Has 100% ownership. |
Dec. 2001 | Yorozu America received all the shares issued of Yorozu Automotive North America, Inc. and Yorozu Automotive Mississippi, Inc. and made them both its fully owned subsidiaries. |
Nov. 2002 | Established Yorozu Engineering Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (YEST) in Rayong, Thailand under the full investment from both Yorozu engineering and Yorozu (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
Sep. 2003 | Established Yorozu Oita Corporation in Nakatsu-shi, Oita as a manufacturing outsourcing company. Has 100% ownership. |
Nov. 2003 | Established a joint venture, Yorozu Bao Mit Automotive Co., Ltd. (YBM), in Guangdong prov., China jointly with Shanghai Baosteel International Economic & Trading Corporation Ltd. and Mitsui&Co., Ltd. |
Mar. 2004 | Through a share buyback transaction, the Company acquired all the shares that Yorozu's biggest shareholder, Tower Automotive International Yorozu Holdings, Inc. (fully owned subsidiary of Tower Automotive), held; and subsequently dissolved the capital tie-up. |
Mar. 2004 | Established Yorozu Tochigi Corporation in Oyama-shi, Tochigi as a manufacturing outsourcing company. Has 100% ownership. |
Jan. 2005 | Yorozu transferred all the shares of YAT Inc. to Yorozu America Corporation, which subsequently made YAT into a subsidiary. |
Aug. 2005 | Established Yorozu Aichi Corporation in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Has 100% ownership. |
Sep. 2007 | The Company transferred a 10 percent equity share in Yorozu Thailand to Y-Tec Corporation. |
Dec. 2009 | Dissolved Yorozu Automotive Mississippi, Inc. |
Jul. 2010 | Established Whuhan Yorozu Bao Mit Automotive Co., Ltd. (W-YBM) in Hubei Province, China through a joint investment with Bao Steel Metal Co., Ltd. and a Japanese trading house, Mitsui & Co. (W-YBM is included in the Company's consolidated financial statements.) |
Feb. 2011 | Established Yorozu JBM Automotive Tamil Nadu Pvt Ltd. (YJAT) in Tamil Nadu, India through a joint investment with JBM Auto System Private Limited. (YJAT is included in the Company's consolidated financial statements.) |
Feb. 2012 | Established PT. Yorozu Automotive Indonesia (YAI) in Karawang Regency as wholly owned consolidated subsidiary. |
Mar. 2012 | YMEX wholly financed the establishment of Yorozu Automotive Guanajuato de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (YAGM) in Guanajuato, Mexico. |
Apr. 2012 | YTC wholly financed the establishment of Y-Ogura Automotive (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Y-OAT) in Rayong Province, Thailand. |
Sep. 2012 | Esablished Yorozu Automotive Do Brasil Ltda. (YAB) a wholly owned, consolidated subsidiary. |
Apr. 2014 | Started operating the Yorozu Global Technical Center (YGTC) in Oyama, Tochigi prefecture, Japan. |
Aug. 2015 | Established Yorozu Corporation Europe Office in the suburbs of Paris, France. |
Oct. 2015 | Established Yorozu Automotive Alabama, Inc. (YAA) in the USA (a consolidated subsidiary) |
Sep. 2016 | Acquired the stock shares that Sumitomo Corporation, Shonai Bank, Ltd., and Yorozu Service Corporation held in Shonai Yorozu Corporation (SY), turning SY into a wholly owned subsidiary. |
Sep. 2017 | Expanded the production plant and installed additional production facilities at Yorozu Engineering Corporation. |
Sep. 2018 | Expanded the production plant and installed additional production facilities at Yorozu Oita Corporation. |
Mar. 2020 | Turned Yorozu Automotive do Brasil Ltda. into a wholly owned subsidiary after acquiring the company’s stock shares from Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. (The Brazilian company previously had been a consolidated subsidiary.) |
Apr. 2022 | Moved from the First Section to the Prime Market due to a review of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
Apr. 2024 | Changed name of Yorozu Aichi Co., Ltd. to Yorozu Sustainable Manufacturing Center Co., Ltd. (YSMC), relocating the head office from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture to Wanouchi, Anpachi District, Gifu Prefecture. |
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Archives of Past Exhibits
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