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A Brief History
A Brief History
| Apr. 1954 | Established Tachikawa Spring Co., Ltd. in Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo. |
| Sep. 1959 | Relocated head office and plant to Akishima-shi, Tokyo. |
| Apr. 1961 | Established Tachikawa Hatsujou Co., Ltd. (currently TACHI-S H&P Co., Ltd.) in Akishima-shi, Tokyo. |
| Apr. 1969 | Established Ome Plant in Ome-shi, Tokyo. |
| Oct. 1971 | Established Nihon Pullmaflex Co., Ltd. (later TACHI-S Parts Co., Ltd.) in Ome-shi, Tokyo. |
| Mar. 1973 | Received capital investment from NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Hino Motors, Ltd., and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (All three companies subsequently disposed of all holdings). |
| Feb. 1976 | Established a joint company, Kinryo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in Miyako-gun, Fukuoka. |
| Aug. 1976 | Established Tachikawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently Nui Tec Corporation) in Hiraga-gun Omori-machi (currently Yokote-shi), Akita. |
| Apr. 1977 | Established Aichi Plant in Anjo-shi, Aichi. |
| Jan. 1980 | Established Musashi Plant in Iruma-shi, Saitama. |
| Feb. 1982 | Established Tochigi Plant in Kokubunji-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, (currently Shimotsuke-shi) Tochigi. |
| Jul. 1982 | Established Hiratsuka Plant in Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa. |
| Oct. 1984 | Established Suzuka Plant in Suzuka-shi, Mie. |
| Apr. 1986 | Changed the company name to TACHI-S CO., LTD. |
| Jul. 1986 | Established TACHI-S Engineering U.S.A., Inc. in Michigan, U.S.A. |
| Nov. 1986 | Established a joint company, TechnoTrim, Inc. in Michigan, U.S.A. |
| Dec. 1986 | Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| Sep. 1987 | Established a joint company, SETEX, Inc. in Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Oct. 1987 | TACHI-S Service Co., Ltd. started business operation in Akishima-shi,Tokyo. |
| Jan. 1989 | Made equity investment in Fujitaka Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently Nui Tec Corporation) . |
| Apr. 1991 | Established Industria de Asiento Superior, S.A. de C.V. in Aguascalientes, Mexico. |
| Mar. 1993 | Opened Technical Center in Ome-shi, Tokyo. |
| Aug. 1999 | Opened Technical Center Aichi in Anjo-shi, Aichi. Concluded a capital tie-up with Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd. |
| Jul. 2001 | Established a joint company, Zhengzhou Taixin Interia Co., Ltd. in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. |
| May 2002 | Transferred and changed address of Corporate Headquarters to Akishima-shi, Tokyo. |
| Jun. 2002 | Removal of head plant. |
| Mar. 2003 | Moved to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| Oct. 2003 | Launched real estate leasing business. |
| Mar. 2004 | Established a joint company, Fuji Autotech U.S.A., LLC(currently TF-METAL U.S.A., LLC) in Kentucky, U.S.A. |
| Sep. 2004 | Established TACHI-S Canada, Ltd. in Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| Oct. 2004 | Established TACHI-S Engineering Europe S.A.R.L. in Velizy Villacoublay, France.(currently relocated to Meudon-La-Forêt) |
| Nov. 2004 | Established a joint company, TACLE Guangzhou Automotive Seat Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. |
| Jan. 2005 | Established a joint company, Fuji Autotech Guangzhou Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou,Guangdong, China. |
| Sep. 2005 | Established TACHI-S Trim Guangzhou Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. |
| Dec. 2005 | Established a joint company, TACLE Seating U.S.A., LLC (currently TACHI-S Automotive Seating U.S.A., LLC) in Tennessee, USA. |
| Jul. 2006 | Established Trim Business Headquarter, Nui Tec Corporation. |
| Nov. 2006 | Business collaboration with KASAI KOGYO CO., LTD. |
| May 2007 | Nui Tec Corporation absorbed Tachikawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Fujitaka Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| May 2008 | Opened Advanced Technology Center in Ome-shi, Tokyo. |
| Jun. 2008 | Established a joint company, Wuhan TACHI-S Jonson ControlsAutomotive Seat Co., Ltd.(currently Wuhan Dongfeng TACHI-S Adient Automotive Seating Co., Ltd.) in Wuhan, Hubei, China. |
| Apr. 2010 | Established a joint company, TACLE Seating Thailand Co., Ltd. (currently TACHI-S Automotive Seating (Thailand) Co., Ltd.)in Bangkok, Thailand. |
| Business collaboration with Johnson Controls, Inc.(currently Adient, Inc.) | |
| Oct. 2010 | Established a joint company, Zhejiang Ji Ju Tai Automotive Interior Co., Ltd. in Ninbo, Zhejiang, China. |
| Mar. 2011 | Established a joint company, Zhejiang Fu Chong Tai Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in Jiashan, Zhejiang, China. |
| Apr. 2011 | Established a joint company, Zhengzhou Dongfeng Lear Taixin Automotive Seating Co., Ltd. in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. |
| Sep. 2011 | Established TACHI-S (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand. |
| Oct. 2011 | Established TACHI-S China Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. |
| Jan. 2012 | Established Zhejiang TACHI-S Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in Jiashan, Zhejiang, China. |
| Apr. 2012 | Opened Technical Monozukuri Center in Ome-shi, Tokyo. |
| May 2012 | Established TACHI-S Engineering Latin America, S.A. de C.V. in Aguascalientes, Mexico. |
| Aug. 2012 | Established Fuji Kiko TACHI-S Mexico, S.A. de C.V.(currently TF-METAL Mexico, S.A. de C.V.) in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Removal of Technical Center. Established TACHI-S Brasil Industria de Assentos Automotivos Ltda. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Sep. 2012 | Established SETEX Automotive Mexico, S.A. de C.V. in Guanajuato, Mexico. |
| Jan. 2013 | Established TACHI-S Engineering Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. |
| Feb. 2013 | Established a joint company, APM TACHI-S Seating Systems Sdn.Bhd. in Selangor, Malaysia. |
| May 2013 | TACHI-S China Co., Ltd. was converted from a management company to a foreign-invested holding company. |
| Jul. 2013 | Established a join company, TACHI-S Lear DFM Automotive Seating (Xiangyang) Co., Ltd. in Xiangyang, Hubei, China. |
| Aug. 2013 | Established a join company, Lear DFM TACHI-S Automotive Seating (Dalian) Co., Ltd. in Dalian, Liaoning, China. |
| Oct. 2013 | Established TACHI-S Trim Wuhan Co.,Ltd. in Wuhan, Hubei, China. |
| Apr. 2014 | A joint company, TACLE Seating U.S.A., LLC and TACLE Seating Thailand Co., Ltd. became TACHI-S wholly owned subsidiary companies due to a change in the capital contribution ratio. TACLE Seating U.S.A., LLC was changed to TACHI-S Automotive Seating U.S.A., LLC and TACLE Seating Thailand Co., Ltd. was changed to TACHI-S Automotive Seating (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| Dec. 2015 | Established TACHI-S Engineering Zhengzhou Co., Ltd. in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. |
| Mar. 2016 Nov. 2016 |
Made equity investment in Tachikawa Hatsujou Co., Ltd. Established a joint company, APM TACHI-S Seating Systems Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Da Nang, Vietnam. |
| Mar. 2017 Oct. 2017 |
Business Collaboration with TOYOTA BOSHOKU CORPORATION. Acquired all shares of TF-METAL Co., Ltd. which succeeds to seat business of Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd. by Absorption-type Company Split. (TF-METAL and its 8 subsidiaries became TACHI-S wholly owned subsidiary comnay; TF-METAL Iwata Co., Ltd.,TF-METAL Kyushu Co., Ltd.,TF-METAL Higashi Mikawa Co., Ltd.,TF-METAL Americas Corporation,TF-METAL U.S.A., LLC,TF-METAL Mexico, S.A. de C.V.,Fuji Autotech Guangzhou Co., Ltd.,Zhejiang Fu Chong Tai Automotive Parts Co., Ltd.） |
| Jan. 2018 | Tachikawa Hatsujou Co., Ltd. merged TACHI-S Parts Co., Ltd. and changed to TACHI-S H&P Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2019 Jun. 2019 Jul. 2019 Nov. 2019 Dec. 2019 |
Established a joint company, Hunan TACHI-S Automotive Seating Co.,Ltd. in Hunan, China. Established a joint company, Zhengzhou Taizhixin Automotive Seating Co., Ltd. in Henan, China. FUJI Autotech Guangzhou Co., Ltd changed to TF-METAL Guangzhou Co., Ltd. Established a joint company, Lear Dongshi TACHI-S Automotive Seating (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. in Hubei, China. Established a joint company, TF-METAL Zhejiang Co., Ltd. in Zhejiang, China. |
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