1946 | Began as a subcontracting factory of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. in Hachime, Toyosato Village, Inukami-gun, Shiga Prefecture. Manufactured cotton-covered wire, binding wire and cotton insulated wire. |
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1950 | Reorganized as Omi Wiring Co. Ltd. |
1958 | Mass production of polyethylene wiring. |
1960 | Technology tie-up with Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. for wire harnesses (cable assembly for automobiles), began mass production. |
1961 | Capital participation by Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. |
1962 | Partial move of factory to 17,000m² grounds in Takanose, Toyosato-cho. Full factory move completed in June 1967. |
1967 | Took over Sanwa Harness Co., Ltd. subsidiary of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. |
1968 | Moved headquarters to Takanose, Toyosato–cho (current Toyosato Factory). |
1977 | Found a site of 16,000m² in Aisho-cho, Echi-gun in Shiga Prefecture, established a new integrated factory from wire drawing to attachment of disconnected terminals. Set up Hikone Harness Co., Ltd. |
1985 | Established Shiga Factory (current headquarters; site 36,000m²). |
1987 | Established UTF (US) (currently AFI) as a joint venture of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. and UTA (US). |
1988 | Began production in China at LTK (Hong Kong; currently FAPH). |
1993 | Technological tie-up with PERMINTEX (Malaysia). Opened parts logistics center at the Shiga Factory (currently headquarters). |
1995 | Technological tie-up with Tong Hae Electrics Ind., Ltd. (Korea; currently THN). Hikone Harness Co., Ltd. moved into our Toyosato Factory complex. |
1996 | Moved headquarters to current location, opened OEV (currently FAPV) in Vietnam. |
1999 | Opened FAPV Wiring Factory and Factory No. 2 (Vietnam). |
2000 | Changed company name to Furukawa Automotive Parts Inc. Acquired ISO9002:1994 certification. |
2001 | Established FACE (Czech Republic) as a joint venture with Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. |
2002 | Established FPAI (Indonesia) as a joint venture with Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. and PERMINTEX INDUSTRIES (Malaysia). Acquired ISO14001:1996 certification. |
2003 | Acquired ISO9001:2000 certification. |
2004 | Acquired shares in Shikoku Cable Co., Ltd. |
2005 | Established FAPD (Dong Guan, China), FAPH (Hong Kong, China), FESZ (Shenzhen, China). |
2007 | Began wire harness production at TJHE (Tianjin, China), FAST (Thailand), and MFE (India). Took over automotive electronic components division of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., changed name to Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc. |
2008 | Established FASV in Vietnam. Acquired TS16949 certification. |
2009 | Established Yamaguchi Factory. |
2010 | Established FASP (Philippines). |
2011 | Remitted our shares in Shikoku Cable Co., Ltd. |
2012 | Acquired in-car connector division of Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd. Established FALP in the Philippines. Established FAKT in Thailand. |
2013 | Established FASM・FAAM(Mexico)、FASC・FASW(China) |
2014 | Established New head office building、FASE(FASD)、FASB(Brazil)、FAAP(Thailand) |
2018 | AEO Approval/Certification |
2019 | Increased stake of MFE to 75% and changed its name to FME. |
2020 | 70th Anniversary of the establishment of the company Established FAVV (Vietnam). |
2021 | Shiga head office receives a Three-Star Shiga Biodiversity Initiatives Certificate, the Highest Level, for the First Time. |
2022 | ISO 45001:2018 certification. Shiga head office installs solar power system. |