Denso

Denso Corporation is a global automotive components manufacturer headquartered in the city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.After becoming independent from Toyota Motors, Nippon Denso Co. Ltd., the former name of Desno, was founded in 1949. About 25% of the company is owned by Toyota Motor. Despite being a part of Toyota Group of companies, as of year ended March 2016, sales to Toyota Group accounts for less than 50% of the total revenue (44% of the revenue originate from other car manufacturers in Japan, Germany, U.S. and China). Currently, Denso ranks the second largest auto parts supplier in the world.As of 2016, Denso Corporation consisted of 189 subsidiaries (63 in Japan, 34 in the Americas, 34 in Europe and 58 in Asia/Oceania) with a total of 151,775 employees. The company is further escalating its global production structure by establishing manufacturing complexes in India, Mexico and Indonesia in order to accommodate further global demand for their products. In 2013 Denso was listed at #242 on the Fortune Global 500 list with a total revenue of $43.1 billion.Name MeaningThe word Denso 電装 is derived from the two Japanese words Den-Ki and So-Chi .SalesThe company is known for developing and manufacturing various auto-parts including but not limited to: Gasoline/Diesel Engine Components, Hybrid Vehicle Components, Climate Control Systems, Instrument Clusters, Air-Bag Systems, Pre-Crash Radar Systems and Spark Plugs. Moreover, Denso also develops and manufactures non-automotive components such as Household Heating Equipments, Industrial Robots and QR Code. The Denso Industrial Robot gained wide public attention in Japan when it conducted a game of Shogi (Japanese Chess) against professionals players.