Sango Co., Ltd.

Tsunekawa Ironworks founded. Stamping business begun

Began business relationship with Toyoda Automatic Loom Works

Began business relationship with Toyota Motor Corporation

Added facilities for drawn and cold finished steel bar

Name changed to Sango Manufacturing

Incorporated to form Sango Co., Ltd.

Completed Takakura Plant (later called Nagoya Plant, current site of ECO 35 facility)

Began manufacture of exhaust systems (mufflers, exhaust assemblies)

Established muffler and exhaust system technical center at Nagoya Plant and head office

Completed Toyota City Plant

Tooling Department reorganized as an independent company, Sanko Seiki Co., Ltd.

Completed Miyoshi Plant

Shipping Department reorganized as an independent company called Sanai Unyu Co., Ltd.

Sanwa Koki was founded

Began business relationship with Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.

Bulge processing department reorganized as an independent company called Shinwa Bulge Co., Ltd.

Sanritsu Co., Ltd. was founded

Completed Muffler and Exhaust System Technical Center at the Toyota Plant

Introduced the Toyota Production System in Sango operations

Tube mill installed

Completed Takaoka Plant

Completed Toyohashi Plant

Joint venture (Arvin Sango, Inc.) was founded in the United States

Completed Yawatayama Plant

Completed Technical Center at Yawatayama Plant

Takaoka Plant received the Director-General Award from the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology

TPM Prize of Excellence (highest rank) awarded to Automotive Parts Division

Joint venture (YS Pund) was founded in Thailand

Fukuta Plant received certification for ISO 14001 (Environmental Management)

Sango Komeno Co., Ltd. was founded

Commencement of the construction.

Sango Turkey, Inc. (STI) was founded in Turkey

Starting the production of Toyota Corolla exhausts and door impact beam.

Completed the No. 3 Miyoshi Plant

Sanpuku Co., Ltd. was founded in Kyushu

Starting the production of Toyota Corolla instrument panel reinforcement.

Tianjin Sango Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. was founded in China

Starting the production of Toyota Verso exhausts, door impact beam, IPR and manifolds.

Guangzhou Sango Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. was founded in China

Group businesses Sanko Seiki and Shinwa Bulge were integrated into Sango Co., Ltd.

Starting to export the Toyota Yaris door impact beams.

Starting the production of Honda Civic door impact beams.

Starting the production of pipe tubing.

Sango Hokkaido Co., Ltd. was founded

Starting the production of Toyota Auris TK exhausts, door impact beams, IPR and braces.

Starting to export the Toyota Auris UK door impact beams.

Starting to export the Faurecia mufflers for the Toyota Auris UK project.

Sango Mie Co., Ltd. was founded

80th anniversary of company founding was celebrated

Beginning the press line.

Sango Kanto Co., Ltd. was founded

Sango Mie and Sango Komeno merged (The new company was named Sango Mie)

Arvin Sango Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Arvin Sango, Inc. was founded in Canada

Starting the production of seat pipes to the JCI for the Ford Transit project.

PT. Sango Indonesia was founded in Indonesia

Xiangyang Sango Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. was founded in China

Starting to export the Toyota Yaris exhausts.

Sango India Automotive Parts Prv. Ltd. was founded in India

Starting to export the Toyota Camry exhausts and door impact beam.

Starting to produce manifold for Toyota Corolla, Auris and Yaris.

Starting to produce catalytic converter for Toyota Corolla, Avensis, Auris and Yaris.

Starting to produce door impact beam, IPR, suspension bracket and gusset for Toyota CHR.

Starting to 3-shift manufacturing from 2-shift manufacturing.

Starting to produce catalytic converter for Toyata Yaris.

Starting to produce door impact beam, exhaust and muffler for Toyota Camry RU.