History

Clarion, Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Hitachi Automotive Systems Measurement and Commercial Vehicle Steering Business are transferred.

Acquires Chassis Brakes International, aiming to create a platform for advanced safety system.

Announces management integration with Keihin, Showa and Nissin, aiming to be a new global mega supplier providing competitive solutions.

Conducts autonomous driving system verification test drive on ordinary roads in Ibaraki, Japan.

Conducts verification test drive for the realization of autonomous driving in model town in Ibaraki.

Establishes a joint venture company for electric vehicle motors, Hitachi Automotive Electric Motor Systems, Ltd.

Hitachi Automotive Systems Mexico, S.A. de C.V. becomes a Regional Headquarters in Latin America.

Develops world's smallest class 77GHz millimeter-wave radar as a long-range, forward-direction Sensor for autonomous driving.

Establishes Hitachi Automotive Electric Motor Systems (Guangzhou), Ltd. in China for the electric vehicle motor business.

Conducts verification test drive for an Autonomous Driving System on a public road in Ibaraki, Japan.

Appointes executive officers for realization of prompt decision making and reinforcement of governance as well as clear responsibilities on management supervisory and execution of business.

Establishes Hitachi Automotive Systems (Chongqing) Ltd. in Chongqing City, China.

Establishes Information & Safety Systems Division to strengthen advanced safety driving systems business.

Merges Hitachi Automotive Systems Steering, Ltd. and Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd into Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.

Conducts verification test drive for an autonomous driving system on an expressway in Ibaraki, Japan.

Ibaraki University and Hitachi Automotive Systems sign a cooperation project implementation agreement promoting joint research into autonomous driving technology.

Developes semi-active suspension electronic control technology that reduces both vibration and position changes during driving by approx. 10 %.

Wins "Ultra Monozukuri Excellence prize: automotive component grand award" for environment-conscious car traction inverter.

Hitachi Automotive Systems Mexico, S.A. de C.V., merges Hitachi Automotive Systems Queretaro, S.A. de C.V. in Mexico.

Commences testing at "Mcity", a North American project for testing autonomous and connected cars in a simulated urban environment.

Developes inverter for eco-friendly cars that applied a double-sided-cooling full-SiC power module.

Developes basic technology for preventing collisions by predicting changes in pedestrian movement, aiming to commercialize autonomous driving on local roads.

Hitachi Automotive Systems Mexico begins the construction of a new plant in Lerma City, Mexico to manufacture automotive systems.

Deliveres anti-seismic oil dampers for Asahi Kasei Homes Corporation's "Hebel Haus™ FREX", three storied house with heavy gauge steel structure.

Establishes PT Hitachi Automotive Systems Indonesia in the Republic of Indonesia.

Transferres the CIS Division to the Information & Telecommunication Systems Company of Hitachi, to drive expansion and growth of the CIS business within Hitachi group.

Establishes Hitachi Automotive (Guangzhou) Ltd. in Guangzhou, Guangdong China as R&D, design and manufacturing base.

Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe GmbH acquires all shares of Germany-based HUECO Automotive GmbH in order to strengthen its aftermarket products business in the European Market.

Establishes Hitachi Highly Automotive Systems (Shanghai) Ltd. in Shanghai, China.

Establishes HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED in India.

UNISIA MEXICANA, S.A. de C.V. establishes 2nd plant in Lerma, Mexico for manufacuturing ignition equipment.

Establishes Hitachi Automotive Systems Queretaro, S.A. de C.V. in Queretaro, Mexico.

Acquires all shares of Germany-based HUECO Automotive GmbH strengthen its aftermarket products business in the European Market.

Establishes HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED in India.

Establishes Hitachi Automotive Systems (China) Ltd. as a regional headquarter for the Automotive Systems Business in China.

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc. establishes Berea Motor Plant for manufacuturing HEV motors in Berea, Kentucky, U.S.A.

Regional Headquarters (RHQs) are established in four overseas regions: the Americas, Europe, China, and Asia.

Hanshin Electric Co., Ltd. becomes a consolidated subsidiary.

Initiates mass production of Electrically-assisted Actuation Brake Systems.

HCX Corporation was merged with Clarion Group as an effort to restructure and strengthen subsidiaries toward reinforcement the business of in-vehicle information systems.

Unisia JKC Steering System Corporation and Niigata Technos Co., Ltd. were consolidated.

Released an electronic map conversion/distribution service system that uses the technology of map data difference updating to enable prompt updating of the latest map information.

CIS Division acquired TS16949/ISO9001 certification.

Gunma Works achieved class-3 accident-free record.

Commences deliveries of Stereo Cameras.

Transferred the stock of Xanavi Informatics Corporation to Clarion Co., Ltd., resulting in being a wholly owned subsidiary of Clarion.

Achieved one hundred million units in cumulative production of airflow sensors.

Unico Corporation, Unitas Corporation, and TOKICO SOFTSANGYO Ltd. were consolidated to establish HiAS Corporation.

Released a commercial vehicle navigation system "Solid Navi" with high durability and business communication functionality, which is the first product to be developed through collaboration of Hitachi and Clarion.

Succeeded in the development of a wheel-integrated finger vein authentication technology that enables personal identification just by holding a steering wheel of an automobile.

Acquired the whole stock of Hitachi Mobile Co., Ltd, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Unisia North America, Inc. was merged with Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc.

TOKICO (USA)'s sales department (Detroit office) and repair parts department (Los Angeles office) were merged with Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc.

Concluded a comprehensive business ties agreement regarding CIS business with Clarion Co., Ltd.

Established CIS Division as a business department of in-vehicle information terminal.

Completes construction of Tokachi Test Course in Hokkaido, Japan.

Succeeded in the development of a grip-type finger vein authentication technology that enables personal identification just by holding a door knob.

Acquired ISO/TS16949 certification, which is an integrated automotive industries product quality system standards of European countries based on QS9000.

NAS battery introduction/operation was commenced in Sawa Works.

TOKICO and Hitachi Unisia Automotive merge with Hitachi Ltd.

Commenced the operation of Guangzhou Hitachi Unisia Automotive Parts, Co., Ltd, in China.

Automotive Products was renamed Automotive Systems.

Established Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe GmbH as a R&D and sales company for electromechanical products, Bayern, Germany.

Established Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe GmbH - Sachsen works, in Sachsen, Germany.

Established Hitachi Highly Automotive Products (Shanghai), Ltd. in Shanghai, China

Commercialized a map/route distribution service system for in-vehicle information terminals using mobile phones, which was the world's first service system of this kind.

Launched the mass-production of world's first electric-powered 4WD systems.

Established Hitachi Automotive Products (Suzhou), Ltd. in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Invests additional capital into Unisia Jecs Corporation, making it a wholly owned subsidiary, and changes company name to Hitachi Unisia Automotive, Ltd.

Low road test courses were constructed in Sawa Works.

Fukushima Works (then TOKICO, Ltd.) acquired ISO 14001 certification.

Commences deliveries of Hybrid Car Systems.

Established a joint venture HCX Corporation with Clarion Co., Ltd. and Xanavi Informatics. Corporation.

Invested additional capital in Xanavi Informatics for transformation into a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Sagami works (then TOKICO, Ltd.) acquired ISO14001 certification.

Launched the production of world's first direct injectors for battery drive type.

Atsugi Works, Gunma Works (then Unisia Jecs Corporation), Unisia JKC Steering System - Akita Works, Unisia Kyushu, and Unisia Iwaki (dissolved in 2005) acquired ISO14001 certification (multiple-certification).

Commences production of Semi-Active Suspension Systems.

Established UNISIA OF GEORGIA Corporation in Georgia, U.S.A.

Establishes Hitachi Automotive Products Europe, Ltd. in Bolton, UK.

Commences production of Direct Injection Gasoline System.

Acquired QS9000 certification for all the products.

Sawa Works acquired ISO14001 certification.

VICS™ service was commenced. Delivered on-road equipments and vehicle-mounted units for this service.

Establishes Changsha Hitachi Automotive Products, Ltd. in Changsha, Hunan, China.

Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc. was awarded QS9000 certification for the first time as an automotive transformer plant of Japanese origin.

SIAM HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS LTD. is established in Thailand in a joint venture with Siam Auto Parts Co., Ltd.

Established Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.

Acquired "ISO9001" certification of quality assurance stipulated by the International Standardization Organization.

Atsugi Unisia merges with Nihon Denshi Kiki Co., Ltd. to form Unisia Jecs Corporation.

Nissan released the first electric passenger cars in Japan on the domestic market. Hitachi delivered motors and controllers for these electric cars.

Established Xanavi Informatics Corporation (on-board information system manufacturer) in a joint venture with Nissan.

AInitiates mass production of Anti-lock Brake Systems (ABS).

The Hitachi Farmington Hills Technical Center is established in Michigan, USA.

Initiates production of Valve Timing Control Systems.

Received "IR100" Award in the year 1984 (100 selections of new technologies in the world) for the hot-wire airflow sensor.

Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc. is established in Kentucky, USA.

Produces world's first Hot-wire Air Flow Sensors.

Produced the world's first turbo chargers for rotary engines.

Produced the world's first photoelectric crank angle sensors and semiconductor pressure sensors.

Produces world's first Electronic Concentrated Engine Control Units.

Produced the first electronic-control carburetors in Japan.

Nihon Denshi Kiki Co., Ltd. is established.

Produced first IC-regulator-integrated alternators.

The Sawa Works is established in Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki, Japan.

Tokyo Kiki Kogyo Ltd. changes its company name to TOKICO, Ltd.

Hitachi Ltd. establishes the Automotive Products Division.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Atsugi Plant is spun off to form Atsugi Automotive Parts.

Produces Pistons, Water Pumps, Propeller Shafts, Clutches, etc.

Tokyo Kiki Kogyo, Ltd. becomes a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. after all shares held by Tokyo Gas Electric Industry, Ltd. are purchased.

Commences deliveries of cylindrical twin-tube Shock Absorbers.

The Measurement Equipment Division of Tokyo Gas Electric Industry, Ltd. is spun off to form Tokyo Kiki Kogyo, Ltd.

Delivered sample electric parts to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corporation.

Manufactures Japan's first Brake Cylinders and begins full-scale production.

Manufactures Japan's first impeller-type Lever Arm Shock Absorbers.

Hitachi Ltd. advances into domestic production of automotive electric parts.