| 1973-07 |
Shigenobu Nagamori established Nidec Corporation in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto City, with capital of 20 million yen |
| 1974-10 |
An agency was established in the United States |
| 1975-01 |
Agencies were expanded in Asian and European countries |
| 1976-04 |
Nidec Japan Inc. established a local subsidiary, Nidec America Corporation |
| 1978-11 |
Established a joint venture with U.S. fan manufacturer Trin Co., Ltd., to advance into the fan blower field |
| 1979-10 |
Started production of 8-inch hard disk drive spindle motors |
| 1982-06 |
A new Mineyama factory was established in Mineyama Town, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture |
| 1983-11 |
Relocated the head office to Karasuma Oike, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City |
| 1984-02 |
Acquired the axial fan division of Trin Co., Ltd., in the U.S., and established a local subsidiary, Nidec Trin Corporation |
| 1988-11 |
Osaka Securities Exchange listing certification ceremony: listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange Market Second Section and Kyoto Securities Exchange |
| 1989-01 |
Participated in Capital of D.C. Pack Co., Ltd., and entered the power supply device field with Ibaraki Nidec Co., Ltd. |
| 1990-08 |
Established a local subsidiary, Thai Nidec Co., Ltd. |
| 1991-04 |
Opened a Taiwan representative office. |
| 1992-02 |
Established a local subsidiary, Nidec (Dalian) Co., Ltd., in China. |
| 1993-04 |
Established a local subsidiary, European Nidec, in Germany. |
| 1995-02 |
Acquired a stake in Kyoritsu Machinery Co., Ltd. through a third‑party allotment of shares. |
| 1997-03 |
Acquired a stake in Tosuk Co., Ltd. |
| 1998-02 |
Established a local subsidiary, Nidec Indonesia Co., Ltd. |
| 1999-03 |
Established a local subsidiary, Nidec Precision Thailand Co., Ltd. |
| 2000-03 |
Acquired a stake in Y‑I Drive Co., Ltd. |
| 2001-01 |
Established a local subsidiary, Nidec Precision Philippines Co., Ltd. |
| 2002-04 |
Established a local subsidiary, Nidec (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., in China. |
| 2003-03 |
The headquarters and Central Development Technology Research Institute building was completed in Nakanoshima, Kyoto City. |
| 2004-04 |
Renamed Sankyo Distribution Industry Co., Ltd. to Nidec Logistics Co., Ltd. |
| 2005-10 |
Established a local subsidiary, Nidec Vietnam Co., Ltd. |
| 2006-02 |
Established a local subsidiary, Nidec Automotive Motor (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., in China. |
| 2007-02 |
Acquired Brilliant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Singapore. |
| 2009-09 |
Established Nidec Technomotor Holdings Co., Ltd., bringing Nidec Shibura Co., Ltd. and Nidec Power Motor Co., Ltd. under its umbrella. |
| 2010-01 |
Acquired the appliance motor business of Italian appliance parts manufacturer Appliances Components, leading to the establishment of Nidec Soler Motor Ltd. |
| 2011-07 |
Acquired a stake in Sanyo Precision Co., Ltd. |
| 2012-03 |
Established SC Wadō Component (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. in Cambodia. |
| 2013-04 |
Established Nidec Automotive Motor America Inc. in the United States. |
| 2014-01 |
Nidec Sankyo acquired Mitsubishi Materials CMI. |
| 2015-02 |
Acquired Geräte- und Pumpenbau GmbH Dr. Eugen Schmidt. |
| 2016-05 |
Delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. |
| 2017-01 |
Acquired Emerson Electric Co.'s motor drive and generator businesses in the United States. |
| 2018-02 |
Phase one of the new Production Technology Research Institute opened in Sekka Town, Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture. |
| 2019-02 |
Acquired German press equipment peripheral manufacturer Zisteme Stöierungen. |
| 2020-04 |
Signed a business transfer agreement for Secop Austria's delta-type compressor manufacturing business. |
| 2021-04 |
Established a new corporate philosophy for the Nidec Group. |
| 2022-02 |
Acquired renowned small machining center company 'OKK'. |
| 2023-02 |
Acquired Italian machine tool manufacturer PAMA S.p.A. |
| 2024-02 |
Jointly developed eVTOL motors with AIR VEV. |
| 2025-04 |
Merged Nidec Mobility into Nidec Elysis as the surviving company. |