KARIYA (Japan) - DENSO Corporation today announced that it will build an evaluation facility to strengthen its development of power electronics products, such as inverters used in hybrid vehicles worldwide, on the site of its Anjo Plant in Anjo, Aichi, Japan. With an investment of 11.5 billion yen (approx. US$126 million*), construction of the facility is scheduled to begin on March 1, 2013, and be completed by late November. The facility will begin operations in April 2014.

"At our new facility, we will evaluate the performance of our power electronics products as well as conduct research and development of next-generation products, "said Masahiko Miyaki, senior executive director responsible for DENSO's Powertrain Control Systems Business Group. "The new facility will allow us to evaluate product performance more accurately, and by sharing the evaluation results with the R&D group, we can increase our development efficiency ? and create more competitive products."

Facility Profile

Profile of new facility

Profile of Anjo Plant

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, totaled US$38.4 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.5 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.denso.com/global/en/, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com

*Exchange rate used is 91.14 yen to the US one dollar at the end of January 2013 for convenience only.