Aisin AI Celebrates the Completion of New Plant for FWD MTs

Jan. 16, 2008 -- Aisin AI Co., Ltd. (President: Masahiro Suo; Headquarters: Nishio, Aichi) celebrated the completion of the Kira Plant, its new manufacturing base for manual transmissions built in Kira-cho, Hazu, in Aichi prefecture.

Aisin AI has built the Kira Plant in order to respond to the accelerating demand from vehicle manufacturers worldwide for its manual transmission products. The Kira Plant is the second manufacturing base of manual transmissions for Aisin AI after its first Head Quarter Plant, and it will be exclusively handling the manufacturing of manual transmissions for FWD vehicles of low and middle torque capacities. By the completion of the Kira Plant, Aisin AI’s manual transmission production capability is expected to increase by 50%.

The new plant has taken measures to consider environmental issues for neighboring residents and surrounding nature. For example, truck lanes are placed inside the plant building in order to deter lightings at night and loading and unloading noises to reach the local residents. Also, the plant has improved the rate of recycling wastewaters for use as the necessary water supply in the plant, and is installed with solar panels for generating extra electricity, in order to conserve natural resources.

Together with the improvements of its production system for further efficiency, Aisin AI will continue to take its utmost efforts to contribute to its local communities.

Outline of New Plant
1. Location: 140 Matsushita, Tomokuni, Kira-cho, Hazu-gun, Aichi
2. Site area: 84,000 square meters
3. Building: Two-storied building*
(Part of the building is three stories high)
Total floor space: 40,000 square meters
4. Amount of investment: Approx. 10 billion yen (Land, building, etc.)
5. Production operations Manufacturing and assembly of FWD MTs
6. Unit production: Approx. 700,000 units per year (2010 target)
7. Employees Approx. 500 (2010 target)

(Reference)
Outline of Aisin AI Co., Ltd.
In July 1991, the Manual Transmission Division was spun off from Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. and independently established as Aisin AI Co., Ltd.
Capital: 5 billion yen
Shareholder: 100% owned by Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.
Net sales: 129.1 billion yen (fiscal year ended March 31, 2007)
Employees: 2,434 (as of December 31, 2007)

Source: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

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