Chronology

Established DENSO SERVICE AKITA CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION)

Rolls-Royce nationalized in the U.K.

Established NIPPONDENSO OF LOS ANGELES, INC. (now DENSO PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AMERICAS, INC.) [1st]

Announced DENSO Princiole for Globalization [1st]

Automobile capital liberalization implemented

Established the Nagoya Sales Office [10th]

Liberalization of truck and bus imports implemented. Automobile tariffs reduced to a flat 10%

Completed the second phase of construction at the Nishio Plant Admin. Office (405, 407) [14th]

Mitsubishi and Chrysler signed capital alliance agreement

Established the Osaka Service Center

Established the Kira training center [17th]

Liberalization of engine and engine part imports implemented

Conducted capital participation in Tsuda Industries Co., Ltd. (now Tsuda Industries Co., Ltd.)

Isuzu and GM signed a capital alliance agreement

Conducted capital participation in Katsuyama Denso Co., Ltd. (now DENSO KATSUYAMA CO., LTD.) [19th]

U.S. President Richard Nixon announced measures to protect the dollar (Nixon Shock)

Established DENSO SERVICE FUKUOKA CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION)

Yen shifted to a floating exchange rate system

Kazuhiko Hoshino won the first gold medal for a DENSO employee at the 9th National Skills Competition, in the "Milling Machine" category [16th]

Central Council for Environmental Pollution Control established

Received PM Excellence Award [16th]

Established the Bangkok representative office in Thailand

FHI launched "LEONE"

Established Shinmei Seisakusho Co., Ltd. (Reorganized and integrated 2022.4.1) [1st]

New automobile weight tax established

Introduced the Toyota Production System

U.S.-China joint statement released

Established the Kanagawa Sales Office and Tokyo Service Center [2nd]

Established Premier Instruments & Controls Ltd. [6th]

Established the Detroit sales office

Completed the third phase of construction at the Nishio Plant Admin. Office (404)

Established the Australia representative office

Okinawa's administrative rights returned

Established NIPPONDENSO (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. (now DENSO AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.) [21th]

Minister of International Trade and Industry Tanaka announced "Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago"

Established DENSO SERVICE KOCHI CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION)

JAMA established an environmental task force

Completed the third phase of construction at the Nishio Plant Admin. Office (403)

Established Nippondenso (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (now DENSO (THAILAND) CO., LTD. [22th]

Established Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.

Established the Amsterdam representative office

Established DENSO SERVICE HAKODATE CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION)

Japan-China Joint Communiqué signed and diplomatic relations established

Established DENSO SERVICE OBIHIRO CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION)

Established the Kobe Sales Office [22th]

Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers’ Unions (JAW) formed

Obligation to attach a newly-licensed driver mark established

Import duties on automobiles lowered

Established Nippondenso Canada Ltd. (now DENSO MANUFACTURING CANADA, INC.) [19th]

Environment Agency announced exhaust gas regulation values for fiscal 1973

Established DENSO SERVICE OKINAWA CO., LTD.

Paris Peace Accords signed

Established Nippondenso Europe B.V. (now DENSO International Europe B.V.) [9th]

Established Kariya Kikou Co., Ltd. (now DENSO Presstech Co., Ltd.) [5th]

Established DENSO SERVICE NUMAZU CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION)

Conducted capital participation in FUJITSU TEN LIMITED (now DENSO TEN CO., LTD.)

Application of fiscal 1973 exhaust gas regulations to new model vehicles started

Established DENSO SERVICE MIE CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a one-year postponement of Muskie Act 1975 regulations

Established the Okayama branch office [21th]

Established Fujitsu Ten España S.A. (now Denso Ten España S.A.U.)

Completed the technology administration building [19th]

Agency for Natural Resources and Energy established

Held the first in-house production associate competition with 224 participants (soldering with an electric soldering iron and burner soldering) [26th]

Established Nippondenso Thailand Sales Co., Ltd. [3rd]

Yom Kippur War broke out

First oil crisis occurred

Light vehicle inspection system implemented

Established the Utsunomiya Sales Office [5th]

Petrol stations closed on Sundays and public holidays

The YOKO-NIRAMI (cross check) circle (DENICHI Manufacturing Division) won the QC Circle Grand Prize Gold Medal at the 3rd All-Japan QC Circle Conference [19th]

The YOKO-NIRAMI (cross check) QC sub-circle from the DENICHI Division won the QC Circle Grand Prize Gold Medal at the 3rd All-Japan QC Circle Conference

1974 Motor Show cancelled

Act on Emergency Measures for Stabilizing Living Conditions of the Public and Petroleum Supply and Demand Adjustment Act enforced

Established DENSO SERVICE SAPPORO CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION)

Established DENSO SERVICE NAGANO CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION)

Environment Agency announced exhaust gas regulation values for fiscal 1975

Honda signed domestic sales cooperation agreement for Ford vehicles

Conducted capital participation in General Aircon Co., Ltd. (now DENSO AIRCOOL CORPORATION)

Established Marcon Denso Co., Ltd. (now DENSO YAMAGATA CO., LTD.) [1st]

Established the Takatana Plant Admin. Office [23th]

United Automobile Workers (UAW) urges Japan to implement self-imposed regulation on exports to the U.S.

Conducted capital participation in NAGOYA JIKEN KOGYO KK (now G.S.Electech., INC.)

Completed the Hamanako company recreation facilities [5th]

Diesel vehicles also made subject to exhaust gas regulations

Established DENSO SERVICE OSAKA CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION)

Ministry of Transport revised vehicle safety standards (mandated three-point seat belts for front seats)

Environment Agency held hearing on 1976 exhaust gas regulation values

U.S. Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act passed (1976 exhaust gas regulations postponed)

Established DENSO SERVICE EHIME CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION)

Watergate Incident occurred in the U.S.

Announced DENSO Principle for New Management Structure [5th]

Established Toronto representative office

Established “Top Management Seminar”

Established NIPPONDENSO SERVICE IBARAKI CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION) [15th]

Cabinet council on automobile exhaust gas countermeasures inaugurated

Established Manila representative office

Regular gasoline converted to unleaded

Environment Agency announced exhaust gas regulation values for fiscal 1976

Established DENSO SERVICE TOKYO CO., LTD. (now DENSO SOLUTION CORPORATION)

Application of fiscal 1975 exhaust gas regulations to new model vehicles started

Established PT Nippondenso Indonesia Incorporated (now PT.DENSO INDONESIA) [12th]

Established Nippondenso Sales, Inc.

Established Jakarta representative office

U.S. Treasury Department launched investigation into dumping of imported vehicles

Shozo Kai won a bronze medal in the lathe at the 22nd WorldSkills Competition in Spain [13th]

Established Nippondenso do Brasil [4th]

First summit of industrialized nations (G6 summit) held

Established the Nagano branch office [1st]

Established Fujitsu Ten (Europe) GmbH [29th]

Published the first issue of the “Journal of Nippondenso Technical Disclosure” [20th]

10-mode fuel consumption publication system started

Lockheed Incident occurred

Established Nippondenso Philippines Corporation [11th]

Established Washington representative office

Established Brussels representative office

Application of fiscal 1976 exhaust gas regulations to new model vehicles started

Established SYSTEM KIKI HANBAI CO., LTD. (now DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED) [18th]

Established Poongsung Precision Co., Ltd. [23th]

Established Fujitsu Ten Corp. of America (now DENSO TEN AMERICA Ltd.) [20th]

Number of vehicles owned nationwide exceeded 30 million

Conducted capital participation in Asahi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (now DENSO WIPER SYSTEMS, INC.)

Held the first DENSO QC annual convention [11th]

Established Durban representative office

Environment Agency announced exhaust gas regulation values for fiscal 1978

Started the second "100% good products" Campaign

Government postpones application of 1978 exhaust gas regulations to imported vehicles for three years

Established Jeddah representative office [4th]

Inaugurated the Einsteller system

Established Detroit representative office [1st]

U.S. President Carter announced comprehensive energy policy (tax on large vehicles, gasoline tax increase)

Established Lima representative office

U.S. Department of Transportation announced fuel economy standards (improvement of 2 miles per gallon each year through the 1980s)

Yoshikazu Murakami won a gold medal in trimming die at the 23rd WorldSkills Competition in the Netherlands [4th]

Conducted capital participation in JECO CO., LTD.

Automobile import tariffs became 0%

Application of fiscal 1978 exhaust gas regulations to new model vehicles started

Completed the Hamanako training center [1st]

Established Athens representative office

Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China signed

Established Panama representative office

Established Munich representative office

Established logistics center in Bottle Lake, Michigan State

U.S. announced emergency dollar defense policy

Second oil crisis occurred

The U.S. and China established diplomatic relations

Announced DENSO Principle for the 1980s [24th]

Established the Chiba Sales Office [16th]

Established NIPPONDENSO OF LOS ANGELES, INC. (NDLA) and Chicago Sales Division [1st]

The NIPPONDENSO Quality Control Award system was launched

Started the third "100% Good Products" Campaign

Held the first labor and management roundtable meeting

Established Nippondenso (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (now DENSO (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.) [3rd]

Established NIPPONDENSO Compressores LTDA (now DENSO DO BRASIL LTDA.) [14th]

UAW filed a complaint with the ITC (U.S. International Trade Commission) regarding imported vehicle regulation

U.S. increased import tariffs on cab chassis for light trucks

Established NDE Munich office

Iran-Iraq War broke out

Established the Software Center

Established Taipei representative office

Japan ranked first in automobile production quantity globally, at just over 11 million vehicles