Jul. 1954 |
Establishment of Torii Painting Co., Ltd. |
Dec. 1976 |
Establishment of Press Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd. in Shizuoka, Japan to manufacture and sell automotive parts |
May. 1977 |
Start of automotive parts production for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
Aug. 1979 |
Start of Exhaust catalytic converters production for four-wheel motor vehicles |
Aug. 1981 |
Installation of high-frequency heat forming press quenching machines to produce high-precision, high-quality brake discs for two-wheel motor vehicles |
Sep. 1982 |
Start of AT torque converter production for four-wheel motor vehicles |
Jul. 1983 |
Change of the trade name of Torii Painting Co., Ltd. to Takaoka Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
Jul. 1985 |
Establishment of what is (now the Tochigi Research and Development Center) in Tochigi, Japan in order to expand the company’s research and development system |
Nov. 1986 |
Merger of Takaoka Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Press Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd. to form Yutaka Giken Co., Ltd. |
Feb. 1988 |
Acquisition of Yokota Industry Co., Ltd. (currently Sumirex Co., Ltd.) in Shizuoka, Japan as a consolidated subsidiary |
Jun. 1988 |
Absorbed Kokan Giken Co., Ltd. |
Apr. 1994 |
Establishment of YUTAKA MANUFACTURING (PHILIPPINES), INC. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Laguna, the Philippines |
Oct. 1994 |
Signing of a master agreement for the sale of automotive parts with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
Feb. 1995 |
Establishment of CARDINGTON YUTAKA TECHNOLOGIES INC. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Ohio, U.S.A. |
Jun. 1995 |
Establishment of CHONGQING JIN FENG MECHANICAL Co., LTD. in Chongqing, China, in accordance with a joint-venture agreement with Chongqing Jin Lun Hong Xiao Shang Qi Chang (current Chongqing Jin Lun Gong Ye Gu Fen) |
Mar. 1996 |
Establishment of P.T. YUTAKA MANUFACTURING INDONESIA (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Bekasi, Indonesia, in accordance with a joint-venture agreement with P.T. Federal Motor |
Jun. 1996 |
Establishment of YUTAKA GIKEN (U.K.) LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in London, U.K. |
Jun. 1996 |
Establishment of Unipart Yutaka Systems Ltd. (currently UYS Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary) in Oxfordshire, U.K. |
Oct. 1996 |
Increase of equity participation in Shinnichi Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Aichi, Japan |
Nov. 1996 |
Signing of a master agreement for the sale of automotive parts with Isuzu Motors Ltd. |
Oct. 1997 |
Registration with the Japan Securities Dealers Association to be listed on the over-the-counter market |
Nov. 1997 |
Establishment of Moroyama Plant at Saitama, Japan |
Feb. 1999 |
Establishment of SOUTH CAROLINA YUTAKA TECHNOLOGIES INC. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in South Carolina, U.S.A. |
Feb. 2001 |
Cancellation of Unipart Yutaka Systems Ltd.’s joint-venture agreement with the Unipart Group and change of trade name to Unipart Yutaka Systems Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
Mar. 2001 |
Establishment of TATA YUTAKA AUTOCOMP PRIVATE LTD. (Yutaka Autoparts Pune Private Ltd.), a joint venture with Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd., in Pune, India |
Oct. 2001 |
Beginning of operations of Mito Plant of Shinnichi Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Aichi, Japan |
Dec. 2001 |
Establishment of YUTAKA DO BRASIL LTDA. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in São Paulo, Brazil |
Jul. 2002 |
Making an equity participation in Quan Hui Auto Parts Co., Ltd., in the city of Foshan, China. Subsequently, in April 2003, change of trade name to FOSHAN FENGFU AUTOPARTS CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
Aug. 2002 |
Establishment of YS TECH (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary), a joint venture with Shinnichi Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary), in Prachinburi, Thailand |
Nov. 2003 |
Acquisition of additional shares in UYS Ltd. to make it a consolidated subsidiary |