| Toyota Boshoku Corporation (President: Masanao
Motonami; Headquarters: Kariya, Aichi) and Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (President:
Yasuhito Yamauchi; Headquarters: Kariya, Aichi) have established a
company that will manufacture seat frames and functional parts in
Tianjin, China.
Based in Tianjin city, the new company, TIANJIN FENG AI AUTOMOTIVE
SEAT PARTS CO., LTD., will undertake integrated manufacturing of
automotive seat frames and functional parts for seats.
To the present, Toyota Boshoku and AISIN have maintained a cooperative
relationship in the joint development and production of frame functional
parts. The new company becomes the second joint venture established
by the two companies in China following the establishment of a joint
venture in Guangzhou. Toyota Boshoku and AISIN will combine their
capabilities in their respective fields of strength to manufacture
high-quality, low-cost seat frames and related functional parts.
The parts manufactured by the new company will be delivered to
Toyota Boshoku subsidiaries Tianjin Intex Auto Parts Co., Ltd. and
Tianjin Kahou Automobile Decoration Co., Ltd., both of which are
engaged in the manufacture of interior parts. After assembly, the
seats will be delivered to Tianjin Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
[Company profile]
1. Company name: TIANJIN FENG AI AUTOMOTIVE SEAT PARTS CO., LTD.
2. Location: Tianjin Tianjin Economy and Technology Development
Zone
3. Date of establishment: November 1, 2005
4. Capital: US$16.5 million (approximately 1.9 billion yen)
5. Land area: 51,000 square meters
6. Building site area: 18,000 square meters
7. Equity stake: Toyota Boshoku Corporation: 51%; Aisin Seiki Co.,
Ltd.: 49%
8. Manufactured products: Various types of automotive seat frames,
seat adjusters, rails and related parts
9. Capital investment: Approximately 3.7 billion yen (1.0 billion
yen for land and building site and 2.7 billion yen for facilities
and related costs)
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