Ceremony marking the opening of Thai Yazaki Electric Wire (1962)
In this section, see various episodes in Yazaki’s
global expansion at a time when few Japanese companies did business overseas.
HOMEEpisodes in Yazaki’s global expansion
1962 THAILAND
July 10, 1962, two years before the Tokyo Olympic Games. An opening ceremony took place under a glaring tropical sun at Thai Yazaki Electric Wire Co., Ltd. (capital: 180 million yen), which had just been completed at Phra Pradaeng, a district 17 kilometers south of Bangkok that is situated next to the Chao Phraya River (known as the “Mother River”).
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1964 THAILAND
One day in August of 1964, just two months before the Tokyo Olympic Games began, a send-off party for employees being sent to Thailand was held in the courtyard of Yazaki’s headquarters in Tamura-cho, Tokyo (now Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato Ward).
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1966 U.S.A.
On December 8, 1966, American Yazaki Corporation (AYC) was born in Chicago, Illinois. It was established with $50,000 (18 million yen) in capital, the entire amount of which was supplied by Yazaki Corporation.
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1966 SWITZERLAND
On April 19, 1966, Yazaki Oerlikon Corporation (YOC) was officially launched as the first European business foothold to be established by a Japanese automobile parts manufacturer. The new corporation was formed as a joint venture between Yazaki Corporation and the Oerlikon conglomerate of Switzerland.
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1983 MEXICO
Upon entering the 1980s, orders from American car manufacturers suddenly increased. Yazaki responded by building a North American factory and beginning local production of wire harnesses.
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1986 PORTUGAL
In the 1980s, the wave of globalization began having a sudden effect on Japan’s automobile industry.
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1995 VIETNAM
Yazaki EDS Vietnam was established on March 14, 1995, twenty years after the end of the Vietnam War.
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