Established in 1931 to manufacture magnetos for aircraft, the company has evolved and expanded into the development and production of motors, fuel-ignition products, AC generators and more. Under the Group's business unit "Electronics & Mechatronics", the company is further expanding and working on forward-looking solutions that support electrification of the powertrain and e-mobility.
Company Profile
Established: July 1931
Subscribed Capital: JPY1 billion
Representative Director: Kiyoyasu Kawakami
Number of Employees: 457 (FY2021)
Sales: JPY17.8 billion (FY2021)
Business Sector: Development and production of motor and mechatronics
Locations in Japan
- Head Office & Technical Center: 3744 Ooka, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0022
- Tel: +81 55-921-5930
- Numazu Plant: 3744 Ooka, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0022
- Tel: +81 55-921-5930
- Gotemba Plant: 143-1 Jimba, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-0047
- Tel: +81 550-88-3360
Customers
(In alphabetical order, domestic)
- D.Nagata Co.,Ltd.
- Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.
- Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
- Iseki & Co., Ltd.
- Kanematsu Corp.
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Kubota Corp.
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Meiki Engines Co., Ltd.
- Shimano Inc.
- Sojitz Machinery Corp.
- Suzuki Motor Corp.
- Tohatsu Corp.
- Tokai Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Toyo Denso Co., Ltd.
- Triumph Motorcycles Ltd.
- Yamabiko Corp.
- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
- Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
History
- 1931 Company established in Tokyo.
- 1942 Numazu Plant established in Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
- 1949 Headquarters from Tokyo relocated to Numazu.
- 1951 Production of magnetos for motorcycles, agricultural machinery, and general purpose engines.
- 1961 Listing in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Second Section. Production of compact motors for office machine.
- 1969 Production launch of CD igniters.
- 1984 Production of brushless motors and control units for copy machine.
- 1986 Joint venture company, India Nippon Electricals Ltd., established in Tamilnadu, India (18.9% shares invested during establishment).
- 1991 Production of ABS motors for automotive application.
- 1995 Production of engine generator sets for OE application. Production of Fuel Injection (FI) system for snowmobiles and outboard engines.
- 1996 Received ISO9001 certification. Joint venture, Langfang Kokusan Electric Co., Ltd, established in Langfang, Hebei Province, China (40% shares invested during establishment).
- 2000 Received ISO14001 certification.
- 2004 Gotemba Plant established in Gotemba City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
- 2005 Production of EPS motors.
- 2007 Received ISO/TS16949 certification.
- 2013 Hitachi, Ltd. transferred its share to MAHLE Japan Ltd.
- 2014 Capital increase by MAHLE Japan Ltd.; Joint venture, MAHLE Siam Electric Drives Co., Ltd., established in Samut Prakan, Thailand.
- 2015 MAHLE Japan Ltd. acquires majority of shares. De-listing from Tokyo Stock Exchange, Second Section.
- 2016 Company name changed to MAHLE Electric Drives Japan Corporation.
as at April 1, 2022