SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- To support future
growth and strengthen its product line-up for North American
customers, DENSO has invested approximately $53.6 million and added 100 new jobs at its DENSO
Manufacturing Michigan, Inc. (DMMI) facility in Battle Creek, Michigan. The investment allows
DENSO to develop new manufacturing lines for advanced thermal
systems, add additional labs for new product testing and
validation, and expand logistics and packaging operations. The
investment began in late 2014 and will continue throughout
2015.
"DENSO's Battle Creek facility
is the hub for all of our thermal production in North America," said Shingo Kuwamura, president of DMMI and CEO of
DENSO Thermal Systems North American Center. "This investment
allows us to expand our 'next generation' manufacturing and testing
capabilities, while also creating space to lead our training and
leadership programs as we develop our employee's 'next generation'
job skills."
Expansion of Logistics and Validation Testing in Battle Creek, Michigan:
DENSO purchased
two buildings in the Fort Custer Industrial Park, which increases
DMMI's footprint to include over 1.3 million square feet of space
for manufacturing, warehousing, product testing, and other support
functions. One building will support with warehousing parts and
packaging, as well as shipping and receiving for some customers.
The other building will be dedicated to new product testing,
engineering process changes and other product reliability testing
for its Battle Creek, Arkansas, Canada and Mexico thermal plant locations.
The DMMI announcement is part of DENSO's expansion plans, which
were announced in January 2013, to
invest nearly $1 billion in
North America – more than
$750 million in the United States – to strengthen and expand
its product development and manufacturing capabilities across the
region.
About DENSO
DENSO Corporation, headquartered in
Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan,
is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology,
systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control,
electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all
the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than
200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 38 countries and regions and
employs nearly 140,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the
fiscal year ending March 31, 2014,
totaled US$39.8 billion. Last fiscal
year, DENSO spent 9 percent of its global consolidated sales on
research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the
Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges.
About DENSO in North
America
Currently in North America, DENSO
employs more than 17,000 people at 32 consolidated companies and
affiliates. Of these, 28 are manufacturing facilities located in
the U.S., Canada and Mexico. In the U.S. alone, DENSO employs more
than 14,000 people in California,
Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio,
Alabama and Arkansas. DENSO's North American consolidated
sales totaled US$7.9 billion for the
fiscal year ending March 31,
2014.
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Company Profile: DENSO Manufacturing Michigan, Inc.
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Location:
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One Denso Road,
Battle Creek, MI 49037-1056
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Founded:
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Nov. 1,
1984
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Products/Business
Activities:
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Production of
automotive air conditioning and engine cooling components and
systems, including condensers, radiators, CRFMs (condenser,
radiator, fan modules), heater cores, evaporators and HVAC
units.
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Key
Management:
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Shingo Kuwamura,
president DENSO Manufacturing Michigan, Inc. and CEO, DENSO Thermal
Systems North American Center (TAC)
Yoshihiko Yoshikawa,
senior vice president, Finance and Administration
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Employees:
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2,762 (March 1,
2015)
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Ownership:
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100 percent DENSO
International America, Inc.
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Facilities:
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1,350,000 square feet
of manufacturing and administrative floor space on more than 96
acres of land. The campus also includes a 5,500 square-foot
recreation center and an on-site employee pharmacy.
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New
Investment
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Reliability and
Development Center—36,000 square feet of laboratory and training
space
North Logistics
Center—216,390 square feet of warehouse space on 5 acres of
land
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OEM
Customers:
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Toyota, Honda,
General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, Fiat, Subaru, Hyundai, John Deere,
CNH Global, and Cummins
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SOURCE DENSO Corporation