Tokico

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Tokico
Tokico
Native name
トキコ
Romanized name
Tokiko
Type Subsidiary
Industry Automotive
Founded1937;86 years ago (1937)
Headquarters,
Japan
Owners
  • Hitachi Astemo (Tokico Auto Parts)
  • Iwatani Corporation (Tokico System Solutions)

Tokico [1] is an automobile parts manufacturer that once existed in Japan. After the acquisition and merger by Hitachi, it is now the Hitachi Astemo brand. It is one of many companies originating from Tokyo Gas Electric Engineering Company.

Tokico Techno, an affiliated company, manufactured and sold measuring instruments for gas stations, fillers for eco-stations, and dispensers, but changed its name to Hitachi Automotive Systems Measurement in 2015. After that, on February 1, 2019, the shares of Hitachi Automotive Systems Measurement were transferred to the investment fund Polaris Capital Group, [2] [3] and the trade name was changed to Tokico System Solutions on September 1.

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References

  1. トキコ, Tokiko
  2. "日立オートモティブシステムズメジャメントの株式譲渡に関するお知らせ". 日立製作所. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  3. "パナや日立が事業を売った投資ファンドの正体 | 金融業界". 東洋経済オンライン (in Japanese). 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2020-03-29.