History

1950s

Jul. 1954

Establishment of Torii Painting Co., Ltd.

1970s

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

1980s

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.

1990s

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. in London, U.K.

Jun. 1996

Establishment of Unipart Yutaka Systems Ltd. (UYS Ltd.) 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.

2000s

Feb. 2001

Cancellation of Unipart Yutaka Systems Ltd.’s joint-venture agreement with the Unipart Group and change of trade name to UYS Ltd.

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

Aug. 2004

Establishment of FOSHAN YUTAKA AUTO PARTS CO., LTD. in Foshan, China

Dec. 2004

Cancellation of registration with the Japan Securities Dealers Association to be listed in the over-the-counter market and subsequent obtaining of a listing on the JASDAQ stock exchange (currently Tokyo Exchange. Inc. (Standard Market))

Mar. 2005

Establishment of WUHAN JIN FENG AUTOPARTS CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Wuhan, China, in accordance with the joint-venture agreement with Chongqing Jin Lun Gong Ye Gu Fen Co., Ltd.

Feb. 2006

Closure of the Moroyama Plant and transfer of its operations to the Ranzan Plant in Saitama, Japan

Aug. 2006

Cancellation of joint-venture agreement with Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd. and Tata Yutaka Autocomp Ltd. (Yutaka Autoparts Pune Private Ltd.) made into a wholly owned subsidiary

Oct. 2006

Integration of the Hamamatsu Technology Institute into the Tochigi Research and Development Center

Dec. 2006

Establishment of ALABAMA CULLMAN YUTAKA TECHNOLOGIES LLC in Alabama, U.S.A.

Mar. 2007

Establishment of YUTAKA AUTOPARTS INDIA PRIVATE LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in the city of Gurgaon, Haryana, India

May 2007

Closure of the Suzuka Plant and transfer of its operations to the Mie Plant in the Chusei Hokubu Science City of Tsu, Mie

Mar. 2008

Acquisition of additional shares in Shinnichi Kogyo Co., Ltd. in Aichi, Japan, to make it a consolidated subsidiary

Jun. 2008

Signing of a master agreement for the sale of automotive parts with Suzuki Motor Corp.

2010s

Jan. 2011

Selling of all shares in Yutaka Autoparts Pune Private Ltd.

Mar. 2012

Selling of all equity in Chongqing Jin Feng Mechanical Co., Ltd.

Mar. 2012

Establishment of YUTAKA TECHNOLOGIES DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Guanajuato, Mexico

Jun. 2013

Closure of the Takaoka Plant

Jun. 2014

Liquidation of SOUTH CAROLINA YUTAKA TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Jan. 2016

Start to Motor parts production for four-wheel motor vehicles.

Sep. 2016

A portion of Foshan Yutaka Auto Parts Co., Ltd.’s shares were transferred to Shinnichi Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary), forming a joint venture.

Sep. 2017

A portion of Foshan Fengfu Autoparts Co., Ltd.’s (currently a consolidated subsidiary) shares were received by Foshan Yutaka Auto Parts Co., Ltd.

Jun. 2018

Relocation of the Head Office of Shinnichi Kogyo Co., Ltd. in Aichi (currently a consolidated subsidiary) from Gamagoori, to Mito-cho, Toyokawa.

Apr. 2019

Relocation of Sumirex Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) from Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu to Miyakoda-cho, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.

2020s

Dec. 2020

Foshan Fengfu Auto Parts Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) merged with Foshan Yutaka Auto Parts Co., Ltd., whereby Foshan Fengfu Auto Parts Co., Ltd. is the surviving company.

Apr. 2021

Cardington Yutaka Technologies Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) merged with Alabama Cullman Yutaka Technologies LLC., whereby Cardington Yutaka Technologies Inc. is the surviving company.