Chronology

NIPPONDENSO filed first patent (utility model) application

Commercial Code enforced (complete revision of the Companies Act)

Signing of the Peace Treaty with Japan and the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America

Stock was listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange [3rd]

Announced the first "Management Policy"

Executive Directors Takaichi Suzuki and Takeaki Shirai went on a study tour of the U.S. electrical components industry [25th]

The Board of Directors decided to invest a total of 160 million yen in plant equipment

Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) decided policy for handling passenger vehicle-related collaboration and assembly contracts

National Police Reserve reorganized into the National Security Forces

Published the first issue of the DENSO Monthly Report for customer service [1st]

Stock was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange [5th]

Hino Diesel Industry Co., Ltd. and France’s Renault Group signed an assembly and manufacturing technology support agreement (Knock-down production of "4CV" began in April)

50% increase in automobile tax approved by Cabinet

Isuzu and Rootes in the UK signed an assembly and manufacturing technology support agreement (Knock-down production of "Hillman" began in October)

Upgraded the Tokyo and Osaka branch offices to Sales Offices and established branch offices in Fukuoka and Sendai [1st]

Received 74 machine tools disposed of from national property by the Tokai Local Finance Bureau [1st]

Held opening ceremony for the Sendai branch office [13th]

Stock was listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange [22th]

Completed a DENSO advertising car and put it into operation [10th]

Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. established (hereinafter called "FHI")

Signed a technical partnership contract with Robert Bosch GmbH [13th]

First toll road opened (Matsusaka to Uji-Yamada)

Announced the first five-year plan [15th]

West German government approved contract with Robert Bosch GmbH [25th]

Established the NIPPONDENSO Technical Training Center (Three-year training for 34 junior high school graduates) based on the technician training order [1st]

Fuji Seimitsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. absorbed Prince Motor Co., Ltd.

Held the first technology and research presentation meeting

First Tokyo Motor Show held

1st Five-Year Road Development Program approved by Cabinet

Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. established

National Security Forces reorganized into the Self-Defense Forces

BOJ implemented preferential treatment for export financing

Started Service Station (SS) designation

Conducted capital participation in Washizu Seisakusho (now HAMANAKODENSO CO., LTD.)

Established the Sapporo Sales Office and Takamatsu branch office [1st]

All Japan Auto Workers Union resolved to dissolve at extraordinary meeting

Spark plugs and fuel injection equipment were added to the technical partnership contract with Robert Bosch GmbH [10th]

Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced a people’s car concept

Held the first general meeting of the DENSO Service Stations [12th]

Five-Year Plan for Economic Self-Support decided by Cabinet

Formulated DENSO Creed

Japan Highway Public Corporation established

Inaugurated the DENSO Engineering Society

Economic white paper stated that the postwar period had ended

Suez War broke out

Approval was received from the Japanese government for an additional clause in the technical partnership agreement with Robert Bosch GmbH for the production of spark plugs [6th]

UN General Assembly approved Japan's accession to the UN

Formulated the DENSO Design Standards (DDS)

Established AICHIDENSO Co., Ltd. [18th]

Ohta Jidosha Kogyo and Nippon Nainenki Seizo merged and established Nippon Jidosha Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Formulated the "Quality products at low cost" slogan

Published the first "DENSO GIHO" (technical report)

New light automobile tax established

Japan External Trade Organization established

Started the DENSO Quality reinforcement month [1st]

Japan Motor Industrial Federation established

Announced a revised five-year plan [1st]

Inaugurated the Denyu-kai.

Conducted capital participation in Nippon Body Co., Ltd. (now DENSO Electronics Corporation)

Renamed the management council to the union-management council

Announced the first fiscal year operation policy

Established the "DENSO Cooperative Association," which was the precursor of the current “DENSO HISHOKAI” [24th]

Hino Diesel Industry Co., Ltd. renamed Hino Motors, Ltd. (hereinafter called “Hino”)

Nippon Jidosha Kogyo renamed Tokyu Kurogane Industries

Metropolitan Expressway partially opened

Merged AICHIDENSO into the company [1st]

All the equipment at the Nagoya Plant was submerged in flooding caused by the Ise Bay Typhoon [26th]

Ise Bay Typhoon caused major damage in Tokai region

Announced the second five-year plan [5th]

The new Japan-U.S. Security Treaty enacted

Established the company song

National Income Doubling Plan decided by Cabinet