issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message akebono brake industry co. ltd. native name type public traded as tyo 7238 industry brake manufacturing founded 27 january 1929 headquarters hanyu saitama japan number of locations 14 locations in japan 7 locations in europe 7 locations in north america 7 locations in asia products brakes for vehicles motorcycles trains industrial machinery and other fields net income 254.2 billion yen fiscal year ended 31 march 2015 number of employees 9 238 consolidated as of march 2016 website www.akebono brake.com english index.html akebono brake industry co. ltd. akebono bur ki k gy is a japanese manufacturer of components for automobiles motorbikes trains and industrial machinery . first founded on 27 january 1929 it is now a large company with a significant overseas presence . in addition to its headquarters in hanyu saitama and nihonbashi it also has facilities in other locations in japan such as fukushima . in the united states it has facilities in elizabethtown kentucky farmington hills michigan columbia south carolina glasgow kentucky and clarksville tennessee . in china it has plants in guangzhou and suzhou . in indonesia and vietnam it has a partnership with astra . in europe it has facilities in arras and gonesse in france and also has a uk presence for its work with the mclaren formula 1 team . business and products edit automotive brakes are at the core of akebono s business . the main products include automotive disc brakes and drum brakes as well as frictional material based disc brake pads and drum brake linings that are mounted to those brakes . sales of products for automobiles including products for motorcycles account for roughly 90 % of all sales . citation needed akebono controls roughly 50 % of japan s market share for automotive disc brake pads manufactured on an oem basis for assembly on new cars and approximately 20 % of the worldwide oem disc brake pad market . citation needed a mclaren mp4 22 formula 1 car brake manufactured by akebono external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title akebono brake industry & oldid 727718033 categories manufacturing companies of japanmanufacturing companies established in 1929companies based in saitama prefecture1929 establishments in japanhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from january 2014all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles lacking in text citations from january 2014all articles lacking in text citationsuse dmy dates from april 2016articles containing japanese language textall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from april 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 30 june 2016 at 20 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view