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Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd.

Hitachi

History

History
2000
  • Launched the delivery 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.
2001
  • Fukushima works (then TOKICO, Ltd.) acquired ISO14001 certification.
2002
  • 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.
  • Invested additional capital in Unisia Jecs Corporation for transformation into a wholly-owned subsidiary (renamed Hitachi Unisia Automotive, Ltd.).
  • Low m road test courses were constructed in Sawa works.
2003
  • 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 - Sachsan works, in Sachsan, Germany.
  • Established Hitachi Highly Automotive Products (Shanghai), Ltd. in Shanghai, China.
2004
  • Acquired ISO/TS16949 certification, which is an integrated automotive industries product quality system standards of European countries based on QS9000.
  • Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd. was established in a joint venture of Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. and Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., to develop, manufacture, and market the lithium-ion secondary batteries exclusively for hybrid electric vehicles.
  • Hitachi Automotive Products, Europe Ltd., was renamed Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe, Ltd.
  • NAS battery introduction/operation was commenced in Sawa works.
  • Hitachi, Ltd., merged TOKICO, Ltd., and Hitachi Unisia Automotive, Ltd.
  • Acquired 14.52% stock of Clarion Co., Ltd., resulting in Hitachi being its largest stockholder.
  • Commenced the operation of Guangzhou Hitachi Unisia Automotive Parts, Co., Ltd, in China.
  • Established Unisia Steering Systems, Inc., in Georgia, U.S.A.
2005
  • 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.
  • Completed the construction of Hokkaido Tokachi test courses.
  • Succeeded in the development of a grip-type finger vein authentication technology that enables personal identification just by holding a door knob.
2006
  • Acquired the whole stock of Hitachi Mobile Co., Ltd, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.
  • Acquired 63.3% stock of Clarion Co., Ltd. through a takeover bid, making it a consolidated subsidiary.
  • Transferred the stock of Xanavi Informatics Corporation to Clarion Co., Ltd., resulting in being a wholly owned subsidiary of Clarion.
  • 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.
2007
  • Achieved one hundred million units in cumulative production of airflow sensors.
  • Commenced the mass-production of Variable Valve Event and Lift Control System (VEL).
  • 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.
  • Released Japan's first traffic information providing service system that uses control information of taxi locations.
  • 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.
  • HCX Corporation was merged with Clarion Group as an effort to restructure and strengthen subsidiaries toward reinforcement the business of In-vehicle information systems.
  • Established JECS, Ltd.
2008
  • 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.
  • Sawa works achieved class-5 accident-free record.
2009
  • Small compressor business was transferred to Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
  • Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. was established by the split-off of Automotive Systems from Hitachi, Ltd.