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Toyota Boshoku buys mechanical seat frame component unit

06 Jan '15

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Toyota Boshoku Corporation said it has acquired the mechanical seat frame component business operated by Aisin Seiki and Shiroki, in order to enhance its competitiveness in the business of automotive seats.

Toyota Boshoku believes that it is imperative to enhance engineering capabilities and expertise in the manufacturing of seat frames in order to become a seat supplier that is able to rival world-class seat manufacturers.

Toyota Boshoku considers that the integration of its seat frame business with the mechanical seat frame component business would enable it to further increase its technology development capabilities and to deliver even-better seats with higher added value.

Toyota Boshoku, Aisin Seiki, and Shiroki develop and manufacture seat frame components and these seats are supplied to Toyota Motor Corporation from Toyota Boshoku, which develops automotive interior systems.

Currently mechanical components that make up seat frames, such as recliners, a mechanism for adjusting the backrest angle and slide rails, also a mechanism for adjusting the seating position, are supplied to Toyota Boshoku from Aisin Seiki and Shiroki.

The operations of Aisin Seiki and Shiroki’s development and manufacturing of mechanical seat frame components will be transferred to Toyota Boshoku in stages, in order to establish an integrated system from development to production.

“By the end of 2015, the development operations will be consolidated, and the details of the transfer, including the manufacturing operations, will be determined on the condition that necessary procedures will be followed,” Toyota Boshoku said. (AR)

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