MITSUBA Corporation Company type Public KK TYO : 7280 Industry Automotive Founded (March 8, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-03-08 ) ) Headquarters 1-2681 Hirosawa-cho, Kiryū, Gunma 376-8555, Japan Key people
Noboru Hino(Chairman and CEO ) Yuichi Nagase(President and COO ) Products Car electrical components Motorcycle components Nursing care equipment Solar car & EV productsRevenue US$ 2.64 billion (FY 2013)
(¥ 272.54 billion) (FY 2013) US$ 68.28 million (FY 2013)
(¥ 7.02 billion) (FY 2013)Number of employees
19,555 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014) Website Official website Footnotes / references [ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
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.[ 4]
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.[ 5]
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 .
1987 - American Mitsuba Corporation was founded in Mount Pleasant, Michigan
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.
Established the first European production base for automobile components in France
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.
Business segments and products
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Auto Electrical Products
Field-of-vision system
Front wiper systems
Rear wiper systems
Windshield washer systems
Door mirrors
Lamps
Convenience and comfort system
Power window motors
Power seat motors
Sunroof motors
Power slide door systems
Winch system
Door lock actuators
Fuel tank lid openers
Relays
Horns
Engine auxiliary module
Starter motors
Fan motors
Intelligent dynamic actuators
Drive control system
Electronic throttle control motors
Electric power steering motors
Active force pedal actuators
Electric servo brake motors
Motorcycle Electrical Products
Starter motors
AC generators
ACG starters
Fuel pump modules
General, starter and flasher relays
Actuators
Horns
Nursing Care Products
Linear actuators
Linear actuator controls and switches
Solarcar & EV Products
Solar Car Products
Motors for small EV
Motors for electric racing carts
Driving motors for small electric vehicles
General Use Products
General-purpose motors
Bicycle lighting systems
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