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| Corporate name | Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. |
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| Corporate address | Headquarter and Plant 6-2-1 Somejidai, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, 434-0046 Japan TEL: +81-53-587-2111 FAX: +81-53-586-5080 Iwata Plant 473-10 Ohkubo, Iwata City, Shizuoka, 438-0002 Japan TEL: +81-538-38-3830 FAX: +81-538-38-3892 |
| President | Kazuki Yamada |
| Date of foundation | August 8, 1961 |
| Capital | 80,000,000 JPY |
| Details of Business | Development, design, manufacture and marketing of switches, locks, and electrical equipment used in motorcycles, automobiles, boats, PWCs, ATVs, snowmobiles, construction machinery, agricultural machinery, industrial machinery and other equipment. |
| Annual Sales | 21,100,000,000 JPY (as of December, 2023) |
| Employees | 595 (615 group total) |
| Group Company | Asahi Tech Co., Ltd. 2386 Shinpara, Hamana-Ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, 434-0003 Japan This company is in charge of manufacturing key set parts for ignitions, tanks, and locks, which are Asahi Denso’s bread-and-butter products. |
| Main customers | Domestic: Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, Kawasaki Motors, Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., JATCO Ltd., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Aisin AW Co., Ltd., KUBOTA Corporation, Toyota Industries Corporation, Yanmar Co., Ltd., Foreign: Triumph Motorcycles Ltd., Bombardier Recreational Products Ins., Polaris Industries Inc., Arctic Cat Inc., Mercury Marine, KTM-Sportmotorcycle AG, PIAGGIO & C. S.p.A., MV Agusta Motor S.p.A., Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., Harley-Davidson Inc., Warn Industries Inc. and others |
| Overseas Bases |
Thai / THAI ASAHI DENSO CO., LTD. |
History of Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.
| 1947 | Founded in Osaka City as Asahi Dengyo Co., Ltd. Started business with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation |
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| 1955 | Started business with Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. upon the latter’s foundin. |
| Aug., 1959 | Hamamatsu Factory built and operations started at the present site in Hamakita-cho （presently Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu City）. |
| Aug., 1961 | Incorporation of Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. |
| Apr., 1962 | Established own Development Department for own brand products. |
| Oct., 1965 | Started business with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
| Feb., 1967 | Capital increased to 15,000,000 JPY. |
| Aug., 1968 | Started business with SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION. |
| Dec., 1971 | Capital increased to 20,000,000 JPY. |
| Jul., 1972 | Capital increased to 40,000,000 JPY. |
| Jun., 1982 | Capital increased to 80,000,000 JPY. |
| May, 1987 | Founding of Asahi Tech Co., Ltd. |
| Dec., 1987 | Founding of CHAO-YANG ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS CO., LTD.（Taiwan） |
| Feb., 1997 | Founding of THAI ASAHI DENSO CO., LTD.（Thailand） |
| May, 1997 | Acquisition of ISO9001 |
| Mar., 1999 | Started business with JATCO Ltd. |
| Oct., 2000 | Started business with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
| Feb., 2002 | Completion of Iwata Plant / Technical Center |
| Jun., 2003 | Acquisition of ISO14001. |
| Jul., 2004 | Founding of PT. ASAHI DENSO INDONESIA. (Indonesia) |
| Dec., 2004 | Founding of ASAHI DENSO VIETNAM CO., LTD. (Vietnum) |
| May., 2008 | Headquarter moved to Somejidai, Hamakita-ku（presently Hamana-ku）, Hamamatu City. |
| Jan., 2016 | Founding of ASAHI DENSO R&D ASIA CO., LTD.（Thailand） |
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