Decline in sales of vehicle interior materials due to a slowdown in the automotive market and natural disasters
First written in FY2019-Q3. 12 of 24 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2020-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-09-28.
Achilles moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 36 of 68 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「Vehicle materials for aircraft performed steadily, but vehicle materials for automobiles were below the previous year's sales level due to declining production by Japanese automakers in the Chinese market.」
Under the risk of a slowdown in the automotive market and declining production, declining production by Japanese automakers in China has continued to appear as lower previous-year sales of vehicle materials. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Vehicle materials for aircraft performed steadily, but vehicle materials for automobiles were below the previous year's sales level due to declining production by Japanese automakers in the Chinese market.」
The decline in previous-year sales of automotive vehicle materials due to declining production by Japanese automakers in China has continued. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of vehicle interior materials were below the previous year's level due to declining production by Japanese automakers in the Japanese, Chinese and North American markets.」
The disclosure states that, rather than difficulties previously concentrated in the Chinese market and elsewhere, declining automaker production affected vehicle interior materials in each of the Japanese, Chinese and North American markets. - FY2025-H1Recovery and challenges by marketAnnual report
「Although automakers' production recovered in the domestic market, sales of vehicle interior materials were below the previous year's level because production declined in the North American and Chinese markets.」
While production recovered in the domestic market, production also declined in the North American market, which had previously been described as performing well, as well as in China, leaving vehicle interior materials sales below the previous year's level. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although the Chinese market was challenging, vehicle interior materials performed well in the domestic and North American markets as automakers' production recovered.」
The disclosure states that the Chinese market continued to face difficulties, while the domestic and North American markets performed well as automakers' production recovered. - FY2024-Q1Recovery and challenges by marketAnnual report
「Although the Chinese market was challenging, vehicle interior materials performed well in the domestic and North American markets as automakers' production recovered.」
The disclosure states that the Chinese market continued to face difficulties, while the domestic and North American markets performed well as automakers' production recovered. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although domestic automakers' production moved toward recovery despite the semiconductor shortage and other factors, sales of vehicle interior materials were below the previous year's level due to continued production cuts in the North American and Chinese markets.」
While domestic automotive production was recovering, vehicle interior materials sales remained below the previous year's level due to continued production cuts in the North American and Chinese markets. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of vehicle interior materials were below the previous year's level, affected by continued production cuts by automakers caused by the semiconductor shortage and parts shortages resulting from China's zero-COVID policy and other factors.」
In addition to the ongoing semiconductor shortage, parts shortages caused by China's zero-COVID policy and other factors, as well as continued production cuts by automakers, were cited as reasons for vehicle interior materials sales falling below the previous year's level. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Production stoppages and production cuts by automakers affected by the semiconductor shortage and parts shortages resulting from the spread of the novel coronavirus continued, causing difficulties domestically, while sales recovered in the North American and Chinese markets.」
The factors behind automakers' production cuts have expanded from the infectious disease to semiconductor and parts shortages. While the North American and Chinese markets recovered, vehicle interior materials continued to face difficulties domestically. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Vehicle interior materials were affected by automakers' production cuts due to the semiconductor shortage and difficulty procuring parts from Southeast Asia, but sales recovered both domestically and overseas compared with the previous year, when automakers' production had halted due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.」
The disclosure notes the recovery in automakers' production while explicitly identifying production cuts caused by difficulty procuring parts from Southeast Asia as a new factor, in addition to the semiconductor shortage. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although vehicle interior materials were affected by automakers' production cuts due to the semiconductor shortage, sales moved toward recovery as automakers whose production had halted the previous year due to the spread of the novel coronavirus significantly resumed production.」
The disclosure continues to describe a situation in which the semiconductor shortage and resulting production cuts constrain the recovery of vehicle interior materials, despite the recovery in automakers' production. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「Vehicle interior materials moved toward recovery as the automotive industry recovered, but sales remained substantially below the previous year's level both domestically and overseas because the business had not recovered from the sharp decline caused by automakers' production stoppages and production cuts due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. In the second half, sales were also affected by the semiconductor shortage.」
The disclosure notes the recovery trend in the automotive industry while adding the semiconductor shortage in the second half to production stoppages and production cuts caused by the infectious disease as a factor affecting results. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although the automotive industry was on a recovery trend, sales of vehicle interior materials remained substantially below the previous year's level both domestically and overseas, as the business had not recovered from the sharp decline in the first half caused by automakers' production stoppages and production cuts due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.」
While the automotive industry was recovering, vehicle interior materials sales remained substantially below the previous year's level both domestically and overseas because the impact of production stoppages and production cuts caused by the infectious disease had not been recovered. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of vehicle interior materials were substantially below the previous year's level both domestically and overseas, due to continued production stoppages and substantial production cuts by automakers resulting from the spread of the novel coronavirus.」
In addition to lower sales caused by the previous slowdown in the automotive market, production stoppages and substantial production cuts by automakers due to the spread of the infectious disease affected sales of vehicle interior materials both domestically and overseas. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of vehicle interior materials were substantially below the previous year's level both domestically and overseas, due to automakers' production stoppages or substantial production cuts resulting from the spread of the novel coronavirus.」
In addition to lower sales to China and North America caused by the previous slowdown in the automotive market, production stoppages and substantial production cuts by automakers due to the infectious disease affected sales both domestically and overseas. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of vehicle interior materials were below the previous year's level both domestically and overseas due to the global slowdown in the automotive market.」
The impact of the automotive market slowdown extended beyond China and North America, appearing in sales of vehicle interior materials below the previous year's level both domestically and overseas, and the disclosure covers a wider scope of impact. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of vehicle interior materials were maintained at approximately the previous year's level, but sales to China and North America were affected by the slowdown in the automotive market, resulting in overall sales below the previous year's level.」
The slowdown in the automotive markets in China and North America continues to be reflected in vehicle interior materials sales below the previous year's level. - FY2020-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of vehicle interior materials were maintained at approximately the previous year's level, but sales to China and North America were affected by the slowdown in the automotive market, resulting in overall sales below the previous year's level.」
The slowdown in the automotive markets in China and North America continues to be reflected in vehicle interior materials sales below the previous year's level. - FY2019MaterialisedAnnual report
「Sales of vehicle interior materials were sluggish in China and North America due to the slowdown in the automotive market, while domestic sales were affected by production cuts by automakers due to natural disasters. Overall sales were below the previous year's level.」
The slowdown in the automotive market and production cuts caused by natural disasters were reflected in full-year sales of vehicle interior materials below the previous year's level. - FY2019-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Sales of vehicle interior materials were below the previous year's level, reflecting a slowdown in the automotive markets in the United States and China and production cuts by domestic automakers due to natural disasters.」
The slowdown in overseas automotive markets and production cuts by domestic automakers due to natural disasters were reflected in actual sales of vehicle interior materials below the previous year's level.