| March 1960 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: Kikuchi Press Industry, Ltd. is reorganized as a stock company with paid-in capital of 10 million yen, while its trade name is changed to KIKUCHI CO., LTD. The headquarters is located in Mitaka City, Tokyo.
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| May 1964 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: Begins doing business with HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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| November 1966 |
TAKAO KINZOKU KOGYO Co., Ltd.: Shiga Plant is established in Tsuchiyama-cho, Koka District, Shiga Prefecture (currently, Tsuchiyama-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture).
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| September 1967 |
TAKAO KINZOKU KOGYO Co., Ltd.: Begins doing business with HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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| January 1969 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: Hamura Plant is established and begins operations at Hamura-machi, Nishitama District, Tokyo (currently Hamura City, Tokyo).
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| May 1984 |
KTH Parts Industries, Inc. is established in the US state of Ohio as a joint venture company involving five companies: KIKUCHI CO., LTD., TAKAO KINZOKU KOGYO Co., Ltd., HIRATA & CO., LTD., HONGO CO., LTD. and American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
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| September 1987 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: Equity investment by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. (investment ratio is 9.52%).
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| May 1988 |
Jefferson Industries Corporation is established in the State of Ohio, as a joint venture company involving three companies: KIKUCHI CO., LTD., TAKAO KINZOKU KOGYO Co., Ltd. and American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
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| April 1990 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: The Technical Center and the Tochigi Plant are established in Kitsuregawa-machi, Shioya District, Tochigi Prefecture (currently Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture) and begin operating.
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| April 1991 |
TAKAO KINZOKU KOGYO Co., Ltd.: Takao C&C (currently C&C Tochigi) is established in Takanezawa-machi, Shioya District, Tochigi Prefecture.
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| September 1991 |
Joint venture by both companies: Pulls out of KTH Parts Industries, Inc. due to start of full-scale operations by Jefferson Industries Corporation.
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| October 1994 |
TAKAO KINZOKU KOGYO Co., Ltd.: Takao (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (currently G-TEKT [Thailand] Co., Ltd.) is established in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand.
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| April 1996 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: Registered shares as an over-the-counter stock with the Japan Securities Dealers Association
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| May 1996 |
TAKAO KINZOKU KOGYO Co., Ltd.: Takao Eastern Co., Ltd. (currently G-TEKT Eastern Co., Ltd.) is established in Rayong Province, Thailand.
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| October 1996 |
Joint venture by both companies: Jefferson Elora Corporation is established in Ontario, Canada.
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| December 1996 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: KP do Brasil Ltda. (currently G-KT do Brasil Ltda.) is established in São Paulo, Brazil as a joint venture company of KIKUCHI CO., LTD. and Honda Motor do Brasil Ltda.
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| January 1997 |
TAKAO KINZOKU KOGYO Co., Ltd.: Stadco Takao Europe Limited (currently G-TEKT Europe Manufacturing Ltd.) is established in Gloucester, UK.
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| July 1998 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: Austin Tri-Hawk Automotive, Inc. is established in the US state of Indiana.
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| March 1999 |
TAKAO KINZOKU KOGYO Co., Ltd.: Takao America Corporation (currently G-TEKT America Corporation) is established in the US state of Michigan.
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| July 2000 |
Joint venture by both companies: Jefferson Southern Corporation is established in the US state of Georgia.
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| October 2001 |
Joint venture by both companies: Auto Parts Alliance (China) Ltd. is established in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in China.
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| June 2002 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: Gunma Plant is established in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture and begins operating.
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| July 2002 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: Headquarters is relocated to Hamura City, Tokyo.
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| May 2004 |
TAKAO KINZOKU KOGYO Co., Ltd.: Thai G&B Manufacturing Ltd. is established in Rayong Province, Thailand.
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| December 2004 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: Cancels over-the-counter registration with the Japan Securities Dealers Association and lists shares on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange (currently the Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ [Standard]).
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| March 2005 |
Joint venture by both companies: Wuhan Auto Parts Alliance Co., Ltd. is established in Wuhan, Hubei Province in China.
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| May 2005 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. acquires an additional 900,000 shares of Kikuchi's outstanding shares to become the largest shareholder (investment ratio is 20.7%).
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| September 2005 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: Conghua K&S Auto Parts Co., Ltd. (currently Conghua Auto Parts Alliance (China) Ltd.) is established in Conghua District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in China.
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| February 2007 |
Joint venture by both companies: Global Auto-Parts Alliance India Private Ltd. is established in the State of Rajasthan in India.
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| February 2008 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: Acquires ISO/TS 16949 certification.
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| September 2009 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD.: Saitama Plant is established in Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture and begins operating.
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| April 2011 |
KIKUCHI CO., LTD. and TAKAO KINZOKU KOGYO Co., Ltd. merge. The trade name is changed to G-TEKT CORPORATION, and the headquarters is relocated to Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture.
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| November 2011 |
For restructuring in India, consolidated subsidiaries are reorganized and G-TEKT India Private Ltd. is established in the State of Rajasthan in India.
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| February 2012 |
PT.G-TEKT Indonesia Manufacturing is established in West Java Province, Indonesia.
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| March 2012 |
G-ONE AUTO PARTS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. is established in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico as a joint company of G-TEKT CORPORATION and H-ONE CO., LTD.
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| April 2013 |
G-TEKT North America Corporation is established in the US state of Ohio.
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| July 2013 |
Shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) following the integration of the Osaka and Tokyo Stock Exchanges.
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| September 2013 |
G-TEKT MEXICO CORP S.A DE C.V. is established in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico.
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| December 2014 |
Listing changes to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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| June 2015 |
G-TEKT (Deutschland) GmbH. is established in the State of Bavaria in Germany.
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| October 2017 |
G-TEKT Shanghai Representative Office is established in Shanghai, China. |
| December 2017 |
G-TEKT Slovakia, s.r.o. is established in Nitra, Slovakia. |
| April 2018 |
G-TEKT TOKYO LAB is established in Hamura City, Tokyo. |
| December 2019 |
G-TEKT Slovakia, s.r.o. in Nitra, Slovakia begins operating. |
| April 2020 |
G-TEKT received "A-" credit rating from Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) |
| December 2021 |
G-TEKT Quality Assurance Center is established in Hamura City, Tokyo. |
| February 2022 |
G-TEKT Shanghai Representative Office in Shanghai, China, becomes our subsidiary and changes its trade name to G-TEKT (Shanghai) Technical & Trading Co., Ltd. |
| March 2022 |
Conghua K&S Auto Parts Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in China, make an investment in kind of all the equity to Auto Parts Alliance (China) Ltd. and become a subsidiary of Auto Parts Alliance (China) Ltd. (our sub-subsidiary) It changes its trade name to Conghua Auto Parts Alliance (China) Ltd. |
| April 2022 |
Shifting from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market due to a review of the market classification of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
