Corporate History COMPANY HISTORY

HISTORY

January 1, 1956

Aichi Kiki Co., Ltd. was established with capital of 1 million yen.
Started manufacturing parts for Auto Tricycles and Agricultural Engines for Aichi Machinery Industry Co., Ltd.

March, 1956

Merged with Yamada Iron Works Limited Partnership

December, 1958

Started manufacturing motorcycle parts for Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

November, 1959

Started manufacturing parts for Light Four-Wheeled Vehicles for Aichi Machinery Industry Co., Ltd.

June, 1961

Anjo Plant established in Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture

May, 1963

Started manufacturing parts for light and small four-wheeled vehicles for Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

April, 1968

Started manufacturing four-wheeled vehicle parts for Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

June, 1987

Seki Plant established in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture

August, 1992

Started manufacturing four-wheel transmission parts for Aisin AW Co., Ltd.

January, 1998

ISO 9001:1994 Certification Achieved

February, 1998

Establishment of North American Subsidiary, Richmond Auto Parts Technology, Inc. (RAPT)

March, 1998

Capital increased to 499.95 million yen

May, 1999

ISO 14001:1996 (Seki Planet) Certification Achieved

June, 2002

Established Indonesian Subsidiary, PT. Aichikiki Autoparts Indonesia (AAI)

April, 2006

Changed company name to “Aikitec Co., Ltd.”

April, 2006

Relocated headquarters to Kanayama, Naka Ward
Established a new headquarters plant in Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, relocated head office functions and the Nagoya Plant.

May, 2006

Closed Nagoya Plant Following Completion of Relocation to the Headquarters Plant

June, 2007

Opened Higashiura Plant adjacent to the Headquarters Plant

September, 2007

Closed Anjo Plant following completion of relocation to the headquarters Plant

September, 2007

Established Chinese subsidiary, Aikitec Autoparts Foshan (AAF)

February, 2009

ISO 14001:2004 certification has been updated to cover all domestic locations.

July, 2011

Started manufacturing Four-Wheeled Vehicle Parts for Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.

December, 2018

Established Chinese subsidiary, Aikitec Autoparts Suzhou (AAS)

March, 2019

Relocated headquarters functions to Higashiura Town, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture

June, 2023

Started manufacturing Four-Wheeled Vehicle parts for OTICS Corp.

July, 2023

Started manufacturing reduction gear components for four-wheeled vehicles for Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG

June, 2024

IATF 16949:2016 certification obtained (all domestic sites)