Company Information
August | 1953 | Established Yachiyo Painting Co., Ltd. to engage in the baking finish of metals Appointed as a designated plant by Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
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May | 1960 | Established Suzuka Plant in Suzuka City in Mie Prefecture to engage in the buffing and painting of motorcycle parts and components |
September | 1968 | Changed company name to Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. |
August | 1972 | Established Kashiwabara Plant in Sayama City in Saitama Prefecture and started commissioned production of mini vehicles for Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Accepted an investment from Honda and became its affiliated company |
November | 1974 | Jointly established Goshi Giken Co., Ltd. with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Sankei Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
February | 1976 | Started commissioned production of buggies for overseas markets for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
August | 1977 | Started production of fuel tanks for vehicles |
June | 1983 | Established Yokkaichi Factory in Yokkaichi City in Mie Prefecture to engage in the pressing and welding of automotive parts |
August | 1985 | Expanded Yokkaichi Factory and started commissioned production of mini trucks for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
January | 1986 | Established Tochigi R&D Center in Sakura City in Tochigi Prefecture |
June | 1986 | Started production of sunroofs for vehicles |
January | 1989 | Established first overseas production base in Canada (currently the entire business has been transferred) |
October | 1994 | Registered stock of the Company as over-the-counter stock with the Japan Security Dealers Association |
May | 1996 | Started commissioned production of mini passenger vehicles at Yokkaichi Factory for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
June | 1996 | Established Yachiyo Industry (UK) Limited in the UK |
January | 1997 | Established Siam Yachiyo Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Thailand |
May | 1997 | Moved head office to Sayama City in Saitama Prefecture |
September | 1997 | Established Yachiyo of America Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in the U.S.A. |
October | 1997 | Jointly established AY Manufacturing Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in the U.S.A. with other local corporations |
May | 1998 | Established Kameyama Branch in Kameyama City in Mie Prefecture as an integrated processing and shipping plant for service parts |
January | 1999 | Established US Yachiyo, Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in the U.S.A. |
September | 2000 | Established Yachiyo Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC (name changed to Yachiyo Manufacturing of America, LLC (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in October 2014) in the U.S.A. |
April | 2002 | Established Yachiyo Zhongshan Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in China |
August | 2002 | Additionally acquired shares in Goshi Giken Co., Ltd. to make it a subsidiary of the Company (currently a consolidated subsidiary)Made also Uemura Tec Co., Ltd., a domestic subsidiary of Goshi Giken Co., Ltd., Siam Goshi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Thailand) and Goshi-Thanglong Auto-Parts Co., Ltd. (Vietnam), overseas subsidiaries of Goshi Giken Co., Ltd., subsidiaries of the Company (All three companies are currently consolidated subsidiaries of the Company.) |
December | 2004 | Listed the shares of the Company on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange currently the Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (standard)) |
July | 2005 | Established Yachiyo Wuhan Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in China |
October | 2005 | Additionally acquired equity interest in AY Manufacturing Ltd. (U.S.A.) (currently a consolidated subsidiary) to make it a subsidiary of the Company |
December | 2006 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. became the parent company of the Company by means of tender offer of the shares in the Company |
May | 2007 | Established Goshi India Auto Parts Private Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in India |
April | 2008 | Established Yachiyo India Manufacturing Private Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in India |
September | 2009 | Established Yachiyo do Brasil Industria e Comercio de Pecas Ltda. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Brazil |
February | 2012 | Established Yachiyo Mexico Manufacturing S.A. de C.V. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Mexico |
April | 2012 | Established Saitama R&D center in Sayama City in Saitama Prefecture |
May | 2012 | Established PT. Yachiyo Trimitra Indonesia (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Indonesia |
December | 2014 | Established Yachiyo Germany GmbH (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Germany |
April | 2016 | In line with the business transfer of MSD Corporation, Goshi-Tec Co., Ltd. (merged with Goshi-Giken Co., Ltd. in April 2020), Goshi-Tec Corporation of Kumamoto Prefecture, and Goshi-Philippines-affiliated and Laguna Associe Realty-affiliated companies of the Philippines, both of which are currently consolidated subsidiaries of the Company |
April | 2018 | Transfer of the finished vehicle business to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., was completed and consignment production of the mini-vehicles was terminated |