Chronology

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

First meeting of the Provisional Commission for Administrative Reform

Established Kuala Lumpur representative office [26th]

Started development of "TIE" internally

Toyo Kogyo established Autorama to sell Ford brand vehicles (and began sales in October 1982)

Established the Daian Plant Admin. Office [2nd]

Isuzu Motors Overseas Distribution Corporation established

Honda began operations at its Ohio plant in the U.S.

Developed the "Global DENSO : TQC for everyone" Campaign

Established London representative office

Established Nippondenso Capital Sdn. Bhd. [13th]

Established Fujitsu Ten Canada Inc. [20th]

Established Nippondenso (U.K.) LTD. (now DENSO AUTOMOTIVE UK LTD.) [1st]

Established Nippondenso Deutschland GmbH (now DENSO AUTOMOTIVE Deutschland GmbH) [1st]

Mitsubishi and Hyundai Motor Company signed technical assistance agreement

Announced sponsorship of Operation Raleigh [9th]

Established the Nukata test course [21th]

Established DENSO TAIYO CO., LTD. (now DENSO TAIYO CO., LTD.) [30th]

Established Tokai Techno System Co., Ltd. (now DENSO TECHNO CO., LTD.) [3rd]

Self-imposed restrictions on passenger car exports to the U.S. continued (1.85 million vehicles per year)

Toyo Kogyo renamed Mazda Motor Corporation

Established CRYOMAX COOLING SYSTEM CORP. [22th]

Daihatsu Motor began production of commercial vehicles in China

Began operation of an integrated management system at the Ikeda Plant (UTOPIA Ikeda) (First in 1984/10 and second in 1985/10)

Mitsubishi Motor Sales merged into Mitsubishi Motors

Established Nippon Denso Manufacturing USA, Inc. (now DENSO MANUFACTURING MICHIGAN, INC.) [1st]

Established SRF NIPPONDENSO LTD. (now DENSO INDIA LTD.) [22th]

Completed the computer center [11th]

Established Subros Limited [14th]

The DENSO production associate skill test became the first in-house skill test authorized by the Ministry of Labour [30th]

Self-imposed restrictions on passenger car exports to the U.S. continued (2.3 million vehicles per year) (up to March 1991)

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation privatized

Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the Group of Five (G5) industrialized nations agreed on coordinated intervention in foreign exchange markets to correct dollar appreciation

Established the Nippondenso Technical Center U.S.A. [10th]

The yen continued to appreciate against the U.S. dollar and surpassed 200 yen to the dollar

Conducted capital participation in Toyotsu Electronics Co., Ltd. (now DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED)

Established Nippondenso America, Inc. (now DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.) [2nd]

Established NDE representative office in France

Completed the Nukata training center [15th]

Conducted capital participation in Shimizu Kogyo Co.,Ltd. (now SHIMIZU INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.)

Established SUAB CO., LTD (now APINES INC.)

Equal Employment Opportunity Law enforced

U.S. government proposed automobile products to Japan as an area for MOSS (Market-Oriented Sector-Selective) talks

FHI and Isuzu formed partnership for joint production in the U.S.

Established Borletti (now DENSO THERMAL SYSTEMS S.p.A.) [3rd]

Established Asmo Manufacturing, Inc. (now DENSO Manufacturing North Carolina, Inc.) [10th]

Announced DENSO Principle for the 1990s [25th]

Fiat announced the acquisition of Alfa Romeo

Established NDE representative office in Italy

Established American Industrial Manufacturing Services, Inc. [20th]

The yen continued to appreciate against the U.S. dollar and surpassed 150 yen to the dollar

FHI announced world's first vehicle equipped with continuously variable transmission (ECVT)

Established the Toyohashi Plant Admin. Office [5th]

Established Nippondenso Taiwan Co., Ltd. (now DENSO TAIWAN CORP.) [27th]

Conducted capital participation in KAKUBUN SANGYO KK (now G.S.Electech., INC.)

Self-imposed restrictions on passenger car exports to the U.S. continued (2.3 million vehicles per year)

Established the Kota Plant Admin. Office [7th]

Established the North American Technical Center (Michigan) [26th]

Incident of foreign exchange law violation concerning Japanese machine tools occurred in the U.S.

Established DAKS Co., Ltd. (Reorganized and integrated on 2022.4.1) [23th]

Established Nippondenso Tool & Die (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (now DENSO INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTION ASIA CO., LTD.) [6th]

Japan-U.S. MOSS (Market-Oriented Sector-Selective) talks on automobile products settled

Market crash occurred on U.S. New York Stock Exchange (Black Monday)

Established Nippondenso Finance (Holland) B.V. [2nd]

Established KOREA WIPER BLADE CO., LTD.

Formulated the DENSO Creed in the English language (The NIPPONDENSO Spirit)

Established ASMO NORTH CAROLINA, INC. [29th]

Japan's first "methanol vehicle," developed by Tokyo Metropolitan Government, began garbage collection

Established Nippondenso Tennessee Inc (now DENSO MANUFACTURING TENNESSEE, INC.) [20th]

Iran-Iraq War ceasefire

Established NDAU R&D center [2nd]

Motor vehicle accident deaths in Japan increased by 1,000 and exceeded 10,000 people

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

Established Michigan Automotive Compressor, Inc. [25th]

Emperor Showa died, new era called “Heisei"

Established Doowon Climate Control Co., Ltd.

Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced continuation of current 2.3 million vehicle quota for self-imposed restrictions on passenger car exports to the U.S. in fiscal 1989

Yokohama City introduced subsidy system for purchase of low emission trucks (Osaka City also decided subsidy on the 22nd)

Consumption tax (3%) introduced

Established VND (now DENSO BARCELONA S.A.) [14th]

Tiananmen Square Incident occurred in China

Established DENSO SERVICE NISHISAITAMA CO., LTD.

Established Australian Automotive Air Pty Ltd [17th]

Established Puro Denso (now TBDN Tennessee Company, LLC) [19th]

Opened the "DMTN Training Center" in Tennessee, U.S.A., the first overseas

Established ASSOCIATED FUEL PUMP SYSTEMS CORPORATION [1st]

Berlin Wall fell

Purchased IMI RADIATORS LIMITED (now DENSO MARSTON LTD.) [2nd]

Government's traffic task force declared a state of emergency regarding motor vehicle accidents

Conducted capital participation in Tomei Piping Company Ltd. (now DENSO AIR SYSTEMS CO., LTD.)

Established FILTRATION MANAGEMENT, INC.

Established Nippondenso Italy (now DENSO ITALY S.R.L.) [1st]

Minister of International Trade and Industry decided continuation of current 2.3 million vehicle quota for self-imposed restrictions on passenger car exports to the U.S. in 1990

Established Fujitsu Ten (Singapore) Pte Ltd. [17th]

Renault and Volvo formed full-scale alliance

Established DENSO TRIM CORPORATION (now DENSO TRIM CORPORATION) [30th]

Established the Agui Plant Admin. Office [10th]

MOSS talks on automobile products agreed on periodic verification of purchases of U.S. products by Japanese manufacturers

Established Fujitsu Ten (Australia) Pty. Ltd. [31th]

Established NIPPONDENSO INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED [17th]

Iraqi Forces took armed control of Kuwait

Established FUJITSU TEN CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (now DENSO TEN PHILIPPINES CORPORATION) [17th]

Established NDM MANUFACTURING LIMITED (now DENSO MANUFACTURING UK LTD.) [21th]

Completed the third technology administration building [13th]

Established APINES INC.

East and West Germany unified

Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. renamed Suzuki Motor Corporation

Joined the 1% Club of the Japan Business Federation

Established DIEZ CORPORATION

Emperor ascended to the throne

Established the Social Contribution Committee