as tyo 7280 industry automotive founded march 8 1946 ; 70 years ago 1946 03 08 headquarters 1 2681 hirosawa cho kiry gunma 376 8555 japan key people noboru hino chairman and ceo yuichi nagase president and coo products car electrical components motorcycle components nursing care equipment solar car & ev products revenue us 2.64 billion fy 2013 272.54 billion fy 2013 net income us 68.28 million fy 2013 7.02 billion fy 2013 number of employees 19 555 consolidated as of march 31 2014 website official website footnotes references 1 2 3 mitsuba corporation kabushiki gaisha mitsuba or simply mitsuba is a japanese manufacturer of automobile parts including electrical components for wiper systems door mirrors power window motors fuel pumps and pressure regulators . 4 mitsuba is listed on the tokyo stock exchange and as of march 2014 comprises 47 companies . the company was involved in development of tokai challenger project a solar car built by tokai university . mitsuba manufactured the car s brushless dc direct drive motor . 5 contents 1 history 2 business segments and products 2.1 auto electrical products 2.2 motorcycle electrical products 2.3 nursing care products 2.4 solarcar & ev products 2.5 general use products 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit 1946 mitsuba electric mfg. co. ltd. was founded in kiryu gunma prefecture . production and sale of generator lamps for bicycles began . 1951 production and sale of auto horns began as the first auto related business . 1956 production and sale of wiper motors began . 1960 production and sale of starters for small motorcycles began . 1970 ryomo computing center co. ltd. was founded . renamed to ryomo systems co. ltd. in 1982 1977 initial public offering on the tokyo stock exchange . 1986 american mitsuba corporation was founded in illinois u.s.a. 1988 mitsuba shares were listed on the second section of the tokyo stock exchange . 1989 listing of mitsuba shares was changed to the first section of the tokyo stock exchange . 1996 business name was changed to mitsuba corporation . established the first european production base for automobile components in france 1997 mitsuba announced the new mitsuba environmental declaration and guidelines for action . 2006 mitsuba way was established . 2007 the jidosha denki kogyo co. ltd. jideco merged with mitsuba . business segments and products edit 6 auto electrical products edit field of vision system front wiper systems rear wiper systems windshield washer systems door mirrors lamps convenience and comfort system power window motors power seat motors sunroof motors power slide door systems winch system door lock actuators fuel tank lid openers relays horns engine auxiliary module starter motors fan motors intelligent dynamic actuators drive control system electronic throttle control motors electric power steering motors active force pedal actuators electric servo brake motors motorcycle electrical products edit starter motors ac generators acg starters fuel pump modules general starter and flasher relays actuators horns nursing care products edit linear actuators linear actuator controls and switches solarcar & ev products edit solar car products motors for small ev motors for electric racing carts driving motors for small electric vehicles general use products edit general purpose motors bicycle lighting systems see also edit tokai challenger a solar car equipped with mitsuba electric motor references edit company overview . mitsuba corporation . retrieved august 20 2014 . mitsuba annual report 2014 pdf . mitsuba corporation . retrieved august 20 2014 . mitsuba company profile . bloomberg . retrieved august 20 2014 . mitsuba corporation snapshot . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved august 20 2014 . motonobu kawai september 8 2009 . tokai university unveils solar car with sharp solar cells . nikkei business publications . retrieved august 20 2014 . mitsuba products . mitsuba corporation . retrieved august 20 2014 . external 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