Mitsuba Corporation

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Type Public KK Industry Automotive Number of employees 19,555		Traded as TYO: 7280 Founded 8 March 1946

Key people Noboru Hino(Chairman and CEO)Yuichi Nagase(President and COO) Products Car electrical componentsMotorcycle componentsNursing care equipmentSolar car & EV products Revenue US$ 2.64 billion (FY 2013)(¥ 272.54 billion) (FY 2013) Stock price 7280 (TYO) JP¥ 2,199 +15.00 (+0.69%)14 Mar, 3:00 PM GMT+9 - Disclaimer Headquarters Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, Japan Subsidiaries RYOMO SYSTEMS CO., LTD., TATSUMI Corp

MITSUBA Corporation (株式会社ミツバ, Kabushiki-gaisha MITSUBA) or simply MITSUBA, is a Japanese manufacturer of automobile parts including electrical components for wiper systems, door mirrors, power window motors, fuel pumps, and pressure regulators.

Mitsuba is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and as of March 2014, comprises 47 companies.

The company was involved in development of Tokai Challenger project, a solar car built by Tokai University. Mitsuba manufactured the car's brushless DC direct drive motor.

History

1946 - Mitsuba Electric Mfg. Co., Ltd. was founded in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture. Production and sale of generator lamps for bicycles began.

1951 - Production and sale of auto horns began as the first auto related business.

1956 - Production and sale of wiper motors began.

1960 - Production and sale of starters for small motorcycles began.

1970 - Ryomo Computing Center Co., Ltd. was founded. (Renamed to Ryomo Systems Co., Ltd. in 1982)

1977 - Initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

1986 - American Mitsuba Corporation was founded in Illinois, U.S.A.

1988 - Mitsuba shares were listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

1989 - Listing of Mitsuba shares was changed to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

1996 - Business name was changed to Mitsuba Corporation.

1997 - Mitsuba announced the New Mitsuba Environmental Declaration and Guidelines for Action.

2006 - MITSUBA WAY was established.

2007 - The Jidosha Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Jideco) merged with Mitsuba.

References

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