History

'21Otsuka Kosakusho was founded in Kameido, Koto-Ku, Tokyo.
'39Started business with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
'47Otsuka Kosakusho was reorganized as Otsuka Koki Co.,Ltd.
'55Started business with Nissan Shatai Co.,Ltd.
'61Relocated the head office to Kohoku-Ku, Yokohama-Shi.
'65Started business with Suzuki Motor Corporation.
Started business with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Started business with UD Trucks Corporation.
Started business with Daihatsu Motor Co.,Ltd.
'73Started business with Komatsu Ltd.
'76Started business with TCM Corporation.
'82Started business with Isuzu Motors Limited.
'88Started business with Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
Established Otscon Inc., a joint venture in USA and started selling parking brake systems.
'91Started business with Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
'92Established Haruna Plant in Yoshioka-machi, Kita Gunma-Gun, Gunma as a mass production plant.
'93Otscon Inc. opened a plant in Columbia, Missouri, USA and started the production of parking brake systems.
'96Dissolved the joint venture for Otscon Inc. and acquired its 100% shares.
'97Started business with Toyota Industries Corporation.
'00Started business with Nippon Yusoki Co., Ltd.
'02Established Wuxi Yu Chong Autoparts Industry Co., Ltd., a joint venture in Wuxi City, Jiangsu, China.
Started business with Toyota Motor Corporation.
'04Established Summit Otsuka Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a joint venture in Bangkok, Thailand.
'06Started business with Hino Motors, Ltd.
'10Established Otsuka Brano s.r.o., a joint venture in Olomouc, Czech.
'11Established Otsuka Venus Automotive India Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture in Faridabad, India.
'11Established Otscon Mexico Manufacturing, S.A. de C.V., a joint venture in Sun Luis Potosi, Mexico.
'13Established PT. Otscon Safety Indonesia, a joint venture in Karawang, Indonesia.
'20Established Kyushu Plant in Tagawa-Shi, Fukuoka.