Aisin AW
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1949 as Tokai Aircraft Company |
| Headquarters | Kariya, Aichi, Japan |
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Key people
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Kiichiro Toyoda: Founder Kanshiro Toyoda: Chairman Fumio Fujimori: President |
| Products | Automotive parts |
| Revenue |
 US$24.9 Billion 2013 |
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US$764 Million 2013 |
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Number of employees
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100,000 |
| Parent | Toyota Group |
| Website | www.aisin.com |
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (アイシン精機株式会社 Aishin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha?), also known as Aisin, is a Japanese corporation which develops and produces components and systems for the automotive industry. Aisin is a Fortune Global 500 company, ranked 442 on the 2015 rankings.
Aisin Seiki was founded in 1949 and currently supplies engine, drivetrain, body and chassis, aftermarket, and other main automotive parts for various major OEMs. In addition to partaking in the automotive markets, Aisin also offers life & amenity products (e.g. furniture and sewing machines), energy systems, welfare products, and other products/services.
Aisin is 30% owned by the Toyota Group of companies.
There are various 'brands' in the holding, spawned from the companies which received recognition in their area of specialisation:
Aisin AW is a major automotive technology manufacturer. Established in 1969, it developed the Prius transmission and the world's first speaking navigation system.
Additionally, the two-axis Aisin AW hybrid design has been adapted to the 2016– Prius (excepting the Prius c), and has also been employed on "Gen 1" (2005-2007) and "Gen 2" (2008-2012) Ford Escape Hybrids (Aisin T-030 and T-031 eCVTs, respectively), both FWD and AWD models, with Ford providing the Atkinson Cycle engine, hybrid battery, and all software control systems, and with Ford developing the AWD functionality; and on 2017– Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans (Aisin T-032 eCVT). The two-axis design eliminates the second planetary gearset ("motor speed reduction device") found in the 2010–2015 Prius and the Prius c, and which reduces the width and weight of the eCVT and improves its overall efficiency.
It is based in Anjō, near Nagoya, Japan. Another major division is located in Okazaki.
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