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Denso Ten

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Denso Ten, Limited.
Kabushiki gaisha デンソーテン
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Electronics
Founded25 October 1972[1](as Fujitsu Ten)
Headquarters
Kobe
,
Japan
Key people
Keijiro Katsumaru (Chairman)
Satoshi Iwata (President)[1]
ProductsAutomotive electronics, home audio equipment, mobile communication radios[1]
Number of employees
3,836 (consolidated: 11,410) (end March 2012)[1]
ParentDenso(51%)
Toyota(35%)
Fujitsu(14%)
Websitedenso-ten

Denso Ten Limited(Kabushiki gaisha デンソーテン,Kabushiki-gaisha Denso Ten)is a Japanese company developing and manufacturingcar audio,video,navigationand control systems. The headquarters is located inKobe,Hyōgo Prefecture,Japan.As its name shows, Denso Ten belongs to theDensogroup led by Denso Corp., which is the second-largest auto parts supplier in the world.

Originally the company was established asFujitsu Ten Ltd.(Phú sĩ thông テン kabushiki gaisha,Fujitsu Ten Kabushiki-gaisha),a subsidiary company of Denso Ltd. which is one of the leading electronics companies in Japan. The parent company was changed from Fujitsu to Denso on November 1, 2017.

The major products of Denso Ten are theEclipsebrand car audio and navigation systems. It is also a supplier ofOEMproducts to major automobile companies in Japan and the U.S.

DENSO TEN AMERICA Limited, the U.S. headquarters, is located inNovi, Michiganis a subsidiary of Denso Ten that supplies products to the U.S. market and industry.

History

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Fujitsu Tenwas created in 1972 when it was spun out byFujitsu.It took with it the automotive and radio electronics departments. The intention was that creating a separate company would give more focus to these areas.[2]The automotive and radio departments were themselves the result of a merger between Fujitsu Limited andKobe Industries Corp.in 1968.[2]In 1974, Toyota invested in the company.

In September 2016, Denso agreed with Fujitsu to purchase the stock of Fujitsu Ten. The deal was made on November 1, 2017, and its name was changed to Denso Ten. This resulted in Denso increasing its share from 10% to 51%, Fujitsu reducing from 55% to 14% and Toyota remaining at 35%.[3]

Brands

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Eclipseis a brand name for its GPS car navigation and audio system products, including some withTraffic Message Channel.

Some car radios were branded asTenvoxduring the 1980s.[4]

References

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  1. ^abcd"Company outline"(PDF).Fujitsu Ten.Retrieved2 December2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ab"History of FUJITSU TEN".Retrieved21 November2012.
  3. ^"DENSO Increases Stake in FUJITSU TEN, Company Renamed DENSO TEN".Denso.1 November 2017.Retrieved9 May2024.
  4. ^"Nobody in the world makes more car audio systems".Motor:42. 22 May 1982.
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