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Brief History
Brief History
1893Established as a private company at the present place of Naka-ku, Yokohama.
1935Named an associated plant of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
1939Established an annex plant at the current location of the head office.
Aug.1943Company was incorporated.
Jan.1957Capital is increased to \10 million. Company is designated a model plant of small and medium-sized companies.
Jul.1965Technical Assistance Agreement with Atwood of the U.S.A.
May.1969Honmoku Plant started the operation.
Mar.1970Technical Center was completed for the purpose of unifying product development and testing.
Nov.1971Technical Assistance Agreement with Hsin Chong Machinery Works Co.,Ltd. of Taiwan.
Nov.1975Technical Assistance Agreement with Siam Parts & Engineering Co.,Ltd.,Thailand.
Jul.1976Joint venture company was established with Hsiung Hwa Machinery Co.,Ltd. in Taiwan.
Mar.1977Kyushu Plant started the operation. The third expansion of Honmoku Plant has been completed.
Nov.1983Company was awarded the Nissan Quality Control Prize.
May.1988Ohi-Atwood Automotive Corporation, a joint venture with Atwood, was established.
Jul.1990Akita Ohi was established.
May.1991Ohi Automotive Corporation was renamed to Ohi-Atwood Automotive of America.
Nov.1991Registered on over-the-counter market of the Japan Securities Dealers Association.
Mar.1994Investment in HSIN Hwa Machinery making capital investment in Hsin Chong's stock.
May.1994Fujisawa Logistics Center was founded.
Dec.1995Henan Ohi Xing Guang Autoparts was established in China.
Mar.1997The Oppama Plant was integrated into the Honmoku Plant.
Jul.1997The Honmoku Plant and the head office acquired ISO 9001 certification.
Aug.1998The Ishikawa Plant and the Kyushu Plant acquired ISO 9001 certification.
Aug.1999The head office, Honmoku Plant, Ishikawa Plant and Kyushu Plant acquired QS 9000 certification.
Nov. 2000Cooperation Agreement with Inalfa in Sun roof business was signed.
Dec. 2000The Joint Venture called "Wuxi Da Chong Industry Co.,Ltd." Hsin Chong Machinery Works Co., Ltd. of Taiwan was estaglished in Kiangsu of China.
Apr. 2001Cooperation Agreement with Edscha in Check Link and Door Hinge business was signed.
Apr. 2001The Honmoku Plant,the Ishikawa Plant,The Kyushu Plant acquired ISO 14001 certification.
Oct. 2001The Joint Venture called "Ohi Inalfa roof systems Co.,Ltd." Inalfa Co.,Ltd. of Netherlands was established.

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