Open Menu

History

History

1939 September NHK Spring Co., Ltd is established. 1.5 million yen in capital.
1940 November Yokohama Plant starts operation. (Isogo Ward in Yokohama City)
1943 December Ina Plant starts operation.
1958 May Merger with Daido Spring Co., Ltd. which becomes Kawasaki Plant (Suspension Springs).
1961 May Kawasaki Plant (Precision) is newly established.
June Nagoya Plant (Toyota Plant at present) is newly established.
1962 March Technical assistance agreement related to seat springs is concluded with the American company Rockwell.
December Kawasaki Plant (Seating) is newly established.
1963 December NHK Spring (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a joint venture company, is established in Thailand.
1965 December Rockwell acquires an equity stake.
1969 July Ota Plant is newly established. (Branch factory of Gunma Plant at present)
September Uni Auto Parts Manufacture Co., Ltd., a joint venture company, is established in Taiwan.
1970 May Atsugi Plant (Industrial Machinery & Equipment) is newly established.
November Atsugi Plant (Precision) is newly established. (Relocated from Kawasaki)
1972 September The capital tie-up with Rockwell is dissolved.
1973 November Shiga Plant is newly established.
1975 February NHK Cimebra Indústria de Molas Ltda., a joint venture company, is established in Brazil.
1976 October NHK International Corporation is established in the United States.
1980 September Eguzkia NHK S.A., a joint venture company, is established in Spain.
1981 December Komagane Plant (Industrial Machinery & Equipment) is newly established.
1983 November Komagane Plant (Precision) is newly established.
1986 September NHK-Associated Spring Suspension Components Inc., a joint venture company, is established in the United States.
December Gunma Plant is newly established.
1987 May General Seating of America, a joint venture company is established in the United States.
September New Mather Metals Inc. is established in the United States.
November Yokohama Plant (Suspension Spring) is newly established as the first stage of construction of the Yokohama office.
1989 November Ibérica de Suspensiones, S. L., a joint venture company, is established in Spain.
1990 April Yokohama Plant (Seating) is newly established in Yokohama Office. (Relocated from Kawasaki)
1991 February The main building is newly established at Yokohama Office, and the head office is relocated from Isogo.
1993 March Isehara Plant is newly established. (Relocated from Atsugi)
1994 July NHK Manufacturing (Malaysia) SDN. BHD. is established in Malaysia.
October NHK Precision (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a joint venture company, is established in Thailand.
December NHK Spring (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. is established in Hong Kong.
1995 November Chongqing Qingling NHK Seat Co., Ltd., a joint venture company, is established in China.
1996 July Fabrini, a joint venture company, is established in Brazil.
October General Seating (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a joint venture company, is established in Thailand.
October Yasu Plant is newly established. (Relocated from Komaki)
1998 June Autrans (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a joint venture company, is established in Thailand.
September NHK Spring India Ltd., a joint venture company, is established in India.
September Fabrini and NHK Cimebra Indústria de Molas Ltda. are merged in Brazil, and Rassini-NHK Autopeças Ltda. is established.
2000 April Komagane plant(Precision Spring)become komagane plant (Disk Drive Suspension).
2001 October Faurecia-NHK Co., Ltd. and Faurecia-NHK Kyushu Co., Ltd. are established as joint venture companies with Faurecia, France.
2002 May NHK-Uni Spring (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., a joint venture company, is established in China.
2003 September Ibérica de Suspensiones, S.L. in Spain is merged with Eguzkia NHK S.A.
October NHK Spring Precision (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. is established in China.
November NHK Spring (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. is established in China.
2004 January NAT Peripheral (H.K.) Co., Ltd., a joint venture company, is established in China.
2005 April NHK Spring Precision of America Inc. is established in United states.
May NHK-Associated Spring Suspension Components Inc. becomes a subsidiary, and its name is changed to NHK of America Suspension Components Inc.
October NHK Spring (Taiwan) Co., Ltd., a joint venture company, is established in Taiwan.
2006 September General Seating of America Inc. in United States becomes a subsidiary and its name is changed to NHK Seating of America Inc.
November Topura America Fastener, Inc. in United states a becomes consolidated subsidiary.
2007 July Stocks of Thai Automotive Seating & Interior Co., Ltd. are sold to Toyota Boshoku.
2009 November Tokyo Sales Branch and Yokohama Sales Branch are integrated and relocated to newly established Yokohama Minatomirai Sales Branch.
2010 April Toledo Plant of New Mather Metals, Inc. is integrated to Franklin Plant.
November NHK Seating (Hubei) Co.,Ltd. is established in China.
2011 July NHK Automotive Components India Privete Limited is established in India.
November Regional headquarters NHK Spring (China) Co., Ltd. is established in China.
2012 April NHK Sales Co., Ltd. and Topura Co., Ltd. becomes a subsidiary.
May NHK Seating (Zhengzhou)Co., Ltd. is established in China.
July SUN NHK Philippines., Inc.(SNP) is acquired. NHK Spring Philippines, Inc.(NSP) is established.
July NHK F Krishna India Automotive Seating Private Limited is established in India.
October P.T. NHK F. KBU indonesia Automotive Seating is established in Indonesia.
December PT. NHK Spring Indonesia is established in Indonesia.
2013 May NHK Spring Mexico S.A.DE C.V. is established in Mexico.
2014 March NHK Spring Europe B.V. is established in Netherlands.
September NHK Spring Kyushu Co.,Ltd.is established.
September NHK Seating (Chongqing)Co.,Ltd.is established in China.
2015 April NHK Spring Hungary KFT. Is established in Hungary.
April NAT Peripheral(H.K.) Co., Ltd. in China becomes a subsidiary.
2016 February PT. NHK KBU Seating is established in Indonesia.
2017 July NHK Seating Mizushima Co., Ltd. is established.
2019 March Miyada Plant is newly established.
2019 September 80th anniversary.

Return to Top