Corporate History
1947
Eiichi Otake
Eiichi Otake established Otake Painting Co., Ltd.
1953
Company Established
Named changed to Yachiyo Painting Co, Ltd.
1968
Rebranding
Named changed to Yachiyo Industry Co, Ltd.
1972
Growth
Established Kashiwabara Plant in Sayama, City
1977
Production Begins
Started Steel Fuel Tank Production
1983
Growth
Established Yokkaichi Plant in Mie Prefecture
1986
New Products
Established Tochigi R&D Facility
Began Sunroof Production
1989
Growth
Established Yachiyo Ontario Mfg., Inc in Canada
1996
Growth
Established Yachiyo Industry UK Ltd. in United Kingdom
Established Siam Yachiyo Co., Ltd. in Thailand
1997
Growth & Expansion
Installed 4-material 6 layer blow mold
Established Yachiyo of America Inc. in Columbus, Ohio
Established AY Manufacturing, Ltd. in Columbus, Ohio
1999
Additional Expansion in North America
ISO 9002 Certified
Established US Yachiyo Inc. in Marion, Ohio
Began Plastic Fuel Tank production
2000
New Certifications
Established Yachiyo Manufacturing of Alabama LLC.
ISO 14001 Certified
2002
Established China
Started Yachiyo Zhongshan Manufacturing Co., Ltd. In China
2005
More Growth in China
Established Yachiyo Wuhan Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in China
2011
Growth in Brazil
Started Yachiyo Do Brasil Industria E Comercio DePacas Ltd. in Brazil
2012
Expanded to Mexico and Indonesia
Established Yachiyo Mexico Manufacturing SA De CV in Mexico
Established PT Yachiyo Trimitra Indonesia in Indonesia
2014
Innovation
Racing Wheelchair development
Established Yachiyo Manufacturing of America, LLC. In Carrollton, Georgia
2017
Additional Styling Parts
Yachiyo styling parts for Honda
S660 development
2018
Transfer
Transfer of the finished vehicle business to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., was completed and consignment production of the mini vehicles was terminated
2021
Driving Simulator
Production of a “driving simulator” for safe driving education started at the Kashiwabara plant.
2024
March
Motherson Group became the parent company of the Company
2024
October
Company name change to Motherson Yachiyo Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.