History
| 1930 |
- Advancement into domestic production of automotive electric parts.
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| 1936 |
- Delivered sample electric parts to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corporation.
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| 1938 |
- Acquired Tokyo Gas Electric Industry, Ltd. stock (owner of approx. 78% stock of now-defunct TOKICO, Ltd.), as a result TOKICO became a subsidiary of Hitachi Group.
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| 1964 |
- Established Automotive Products Division.
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| 1968 |
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| 1970 |
- Produced the world's first IC-regulator-integrated alternators.
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| 1978 |
- Produced the first electronic-control carburetors in Japan.
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| 1979 |
- Produced the world's first engine central control units.
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| 1980 |
- Produced the world's first photoelectric crank angle sensors and semiconductor pressure sensors.
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| 1981 |
- Produced the world's first hot-wire airflow sensors.
- Produced the world's first turbo chargers for rotary engines.
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| 1982 |
- Produced the world's first idle speed control valves.
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| 1985 |
- Received "IR100" Award in the year 1984 (100 selections of new technologies in the world) for the hot-wire airflow sensor.
- Established Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc. (automotive parts manufacturing company) in Kentucky, U.S.A.
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| 1986 |
- Established Hitachi Farmington Hills Technical Center in Michigan, U.S.A.
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| 1991 |
- Established Xanavi Informatics Corporation (on-board information system manufacturer) in a joint venture with Nissan.
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| 1992 |
- Nissan released the first electric passenger cars in Japan. Hitachi delivered motors and controllers for these electric cars.
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| 1993 |
- Acquired ISO9001 certification of quality assurance stipulated by the International Standardization Organization.
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| 1994 |
- Established SIAM HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS LTD. (automotive products manufacturing company) in a joint venture with Siam Auto Parts in Thailand.
(Relocated to Bangpakong from Samutprakan in 1997)
- Established Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
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| 1995 |
- Established Changsha Hitachi Automotive Products, Ltd. (automotive products manufacturing company) 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.
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| 1996 |
- VICS™ service was commenced. Delivered on-road equipments and in-vehicle units for this service.
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| 1997 |
- Established Hitachi Automotive Products Europe, Ltd. (automotive parts manufacturing company) in Bolton, U.K.
- Gasoline Direct-injection systems were mounted on Nissan Leopard passenger cars.
- Acquired QS9000 certification for all the products.
- Sawa works acquired ISO14001 certification.
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| 1998 |
- 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).
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| 1999 |
- Capitalized 16.7% stock of Unisia Jecs Corporation to solidify cooperation and collaborative development of ITS drive control technology.
- Yamanashi works (then TOKICO, Ltd.) acquired ISO14001 certification.
- Automotive Products Division was renamed Automotive Products.
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