Brief History
1898-1949
- July 1898
- Established AICHI TOKEI MFG CO., LTD. as a clock maker in Nagoya.
- February 1943
- Separated the aircraft manufacturing division of AICHI TOKEI MFG CO., LTD. and incorporated it into "Aichi Kokuki Co., Ltd."
- April 1947
- Started the production of three-wheeled vehicle "GIANT" and various engines.
- May 1949
- Newly established "Aichi Kigyo Co., Ltd." under the Company Resuscitation Law.
1950-1959
- December 1952
- Renamed to "AICHI MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD."
- November 1959
- Started the Production of light-duty four-wheeler "CONY 360."
1960-1969
- November 1962
- Concluded a technical tie-up with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- March 1965
- Concluded a business tie-up with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- February 1966
- Started the production of Nissan A engines and transmissions for "Sunny."
1970-1979
- February 1970
- Started the production of "Sunny Truck."
- August 1970
- Started the production of Nissan A engines for "Cherry."
- July 1971
- Started the production of "Cherry Cab."
- March 1972
- Started the production of "Cherry Van."
- October 1976
- Total output of Nissan engines reached 5 million.
- April 1977
- Started the operation of Matsusaka Plant.
- November 1977
- Started the production of Nissan A engines for "Pulsar."
- July 1978
- Started the production of "Vanette" series vehicles.
- October 1978
- Total output of manual transmissions reached 5 million.
1980-1989
- February 1981
- Started the production of Nissan E engines designed exclusively for front engine, front drive for "Sunny" and "Pulsar."
- September 1981
- Started the production of manual transmissions designed exclusively for front engine, front drive for "Sunny" and "March."
- August 1982
- Started the production of "Vanette Largo."
- September 1982
- Total output of Nissan engines reached 10 million.
- July 1983
- Total output of the Nissan vehicles reached 1 million.
- December 1983
- Started the operation of Minato Plant.
- September 1985
- Started the production of the new "Vanette."
- November 1985
- Started the operation of Oe Plant.
- March 1986
- Started the production of the new "Vanette Largo."
- June 1986
- Total output of manual transmissions reached 10 million.
- July 1987
- Started the production of Nissan GA engines for "Sunny."
- April 1989
- Total output of Nissan engines reached 15 million.
- May 1989
- Started the production of the limited model "Pao."
1990-1999
- October 1990
- Atsuta Plant and Matsusaka Plant received Awards for PM Excellence.
- May 1991
- Started the production of "Vanette Serena."
- November 1991
- Started the production of CG engines for "March."
- December 1991
- Started the operation of Tsu Plant.
- April 1992
- Total output of the Nissan vehicles reached 2 million.
- Started the production of the new "Largo."
- October 1994
- Minato Plant received Award for TPM Excellence.
- August 1995
- Started the production of "Largo Highway Star."
- November 1995
- Atsuta Plant and Matsusaka Plant received Special Awards for TPM Achievement.
- April 1996
- Started the production of "Serena Highway Star."
- January 1997
- Total output of manual transmissions reached 15 million.
- The Vehicle Division acquired the attestation of "ISO9002."
- March 1997
- The Unit Division acquired the attestation of "ISO9002."
- August 1997
- New head office building completed.
- October 1997
- Minato Plant received Award for TPM Excellence in Consistent.
- February 1998
- Total output of Nissan engines reached 20 million.
- July 1998
- Started the production of Nissan QG engines.
- September 1998
- Started the production of CVT's for mini vehicles.
- October 1998
- Machine Tool Engineering Department received Award for TPM Excellence.
- May 1999
- Started the production of the new "Serena."
- June 1999
- Started the production of manual transmissions designed exclusively for front engine, front drive vehicle applied to "Bluebird" and "Cefiro."
2000年-2009年
- June 2000
- Started the production of manual transmissions for "Datsun Pickup" and "Xterra."
- October 2000
- Started the production of manual transmissions for "X-trail."
- January 2001
- Atsuta Plant and Matsusaka Plant acquired "ISO14001" certification.
- March 2001
- The production of "SERENA" has been transferred to "Nissan Motor Co., Ltd."
- November 2001
- Atsuta Plant, Eitoku Plant, Matsusaka Plant, and Tsu Plant acquired "QS9000" certification.
- December 2001
- Started the production of Nissan "CR" engines for "Micra."
- January 2002
- Tsu Plant acquired "ISO14001" certification.
- April 2002
- Started the production of CVT's for motor scooters.
- May 2002
- Started the production of manual transmissions for Nissan "350 Z."
- August 2002
- Started the production of Nissan "CR" engines for "Cube."
- January 2003
- Oe Plant and Headquarters acquired "ISO14001" certification.
- December 2003
- Acquired "ISO14001" certification for Product Development Process.
- January 2004
- Eitoku Plant acquired "ISO14001" certification.
- August 2004
- Started the production of Nissan "HR" engines for "Tiida."
- February 2006
- Atsuta Plant, Eitoku Plant, Matsusaka Plant, and Tsu Plant acquired "ISO/TS16949" certification.
- October 2007
- Started the production of Nissan "GR6" dual clutch transmissions for "NISSAN GT-R."
- June 2008
- Total output of Nissan engines reached 25 million.
- May 2009
- The West Plant in Atsuta Plant completed.
2010-2019
- February 2010
- Started the production of Nissan "HR" engine parts for Gｌobal compact car "March/Micra."
- March 2010
- Total output of transaxles and transmissins reached 20 million.
- May 2010
- Started the production of Nissan "HR" engine for "Juke."
- November 2010
- Started the production of reducer for BEV "Nissan Leaf."
- July 2012
- Started the production of Nissan "HR12DDR" engines for "Note."
- June 2013
- Started the production of Nissan "QR" engines.
- September 2016
- The production of the HR12DE Engine for power generation and the gearbox for Vehicle "NOTE" e-POWER have commenced.
- June 2019
- Total output of Nissan engines reached 30 million.
2020-
- March 2020
- Certified as 2020 Health and Productivity Management Organization.
- April 2020
- Started the production of Nissan "PR" engines.
- October 2020
- Participated in the Ministry of the Environment's "Yokohama BEV bus demonstration project" with Aichi's large-capacity reducer.
- January 2021
- Started the production of reducer for Mazda "MX-30EV".
- April 2021
- Cumulative production of BEV reducer and e-POWER gearbox reaches 1 million units.
- July 2021
- Started the production of reducer for BEV "Aria".
- July 2022
- Started the production of e-POWER Fr gearbox and e-4ORCE Rr reducer for "New X-TRAIL".
- December 2022
- Started the production of Nissan "HR14DD" engines for "Serena."
