Expanding Sales in Japan’s Automotive Sector and the US Market
First written in FY2016-Q2. 12 of 30 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026-H1.
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- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The US market remained firm, and new capital investment began, mainly in the automotive industry. Inquiries also continued for large NC rotary tables for power-generation equipment used in the aerospace and data center sectors. In China, the company secured inquiries for a substantial number of units for robot-component processing and views this as a promising new market. In Japan, some automotive manufacturers began investing, and orders were trending upward.」
The company reported concrete progress in its target markets, including new automotive capital investment in the US, inquiries in China for robot-component processing, and the start of investment and an upward trend in orders among Japanese automotive manufacturers. - 2026-07-13AdvancedOccurring Fact
「The U.S. market remained firm, and new capital investment, centered on the automotive industry, also began.」
The Group states that new capital investment has begun in the U.S. automotive industry, advancing from previous expectations of market recovery to an actual start in investment. - FY2025US recovery and strength in some areas of China, but weakness in JapanAnnual report
「The US market was relatively firm, and new capital investment began, mainly in the automotive industry. Inquiries also continued for large NC rotary tables for machining components for generators used in data centers. In China, equipment for machining HV and EV components for major automotive manufacturers performed relatively well, but EMS-related business did not deliver the expected results due to intense price competition. The domestic market remained sluggish.」
New automotive capital investment in the US and relatively strong demand in China for equipment used to machine HV and EV components coexisted with intense price competition in EMS and weakness in the domestic market. - FY2025-H1Overseas resilience alongside tariff impacts and a cautious domestic stanceAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, conditions remained resilient in China and North America, but higher US tariffs were beginning to affect customers' appetite for capital investment, particularly in the automotive industry. Domestically, the cautious stance toward investment remained unchanged, and there were no signs of a turning point toward an economic upturn.」
While the Chinese and North American markets remained resilient, higher US tariffs affected the automotive industry's appetite for capital investment, and the domestic market's cautious stance toward investment continued. - FY2024Emerging markets and North America remain firm, while Japan, China and Europe languishAnnual report
「The major overseas market of North America and emerging markets such as India and Turkey remained firm, but Japan, China and Europe continued to face challenging conditions, with no significant increase in the appetite for capital investment the company had expected.」
While North America, India and Turkey performed well in the target markets, capital investment in Japan, China and Europe remained sluggish, resulting in divergent conditions across markets. - FY2024-Q2Partial recovery in overseas markets alongside sluggish domestic investmentAnnual report
「Although signs of a bottoming-out emerged in domestic market conditions, there were still few new capital investment projects. Meanwhile, signs of recovery emerged in China as well as North America, including EMS projects. Orders for India, which the company expects to become a growth market, grew steadily, and the company succeeded in securing a large order in Turkey.」
While new capital investment in Japan remained limited, signs of recovery emerged in North America and China, and the company also reported growth in orders for India and a large order secured in Turkey. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, domestic demand remained sluggish, with no signs of new capital investment, although orders for custom NC rotary tables for some machine tool manufacturers had gradually begun to rise. In overseas demand, the US remained firm, but there were no signs of a recovery in China, where a cautious stance toward capital investment continued.」
While some custom NC rotary table orders showed signs of increasing, new capital investment in Japan remained sluggish and no recovery was seen in China. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, the challenging environment continued throughout the year. In Japan, appetite for capital investment related to the automotive industry remained sluggish. Overseas, in North America, the company's core market, automotive component users at one point showed signs of resuming investment but took time to make decisions. In China, some small-scale investment projects were seen, but both domestic and overseas markets remained in wait-and-see mode.」
The environment in the major sales markets remained challenging, with weak appetite for capital investment in Japan's automotive industry and investment decisions taking time in North America and China. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, the challenging environment continued. In Japan, although production volumes related to the automotive industry were on an upward trend, this had not yet led to new investment. Overseas, India remained strong, but the company's core markets of China and North America continued to languish, with no signs of recovery yet visible.」
The company states that, despite its efforts to expand sales in the traditional automotive and machine tools markets in Japan and overseas, higher production volumes in Japan had not led to new investment, while China and North America continued to languish. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, North America generally remained firm. In China, although demand from the EMS industry appeared to have paused, capital investment in the automotive components processing industry became more active with a view to the transition to EVs. The company's products have also begun to be adopted for EV component processing, and the company expects growth in this field going forward.」
The company continues to view the resilience of the North American market and capital investment and adoption of its products in China's automotive components processing industry accompanying the transition to EVs as sales opportunities. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, North America generally remained firm. In China, although demand from the EMS industry appeared to have paused, capital investment in the automotive components processing industry became more active with a view to the transition to EVs. The company's products have also begun to be adopted for EV component processing, and the company expects growth in this field going forward.」
The company confirmed the resilience of the North American market, while capital investment in China's automotive components processing industry became more active with a view to the transition to EVs, and adoption of the company's products for EV component processing began. - FY2022-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, the company secured a large order for NC rotary tables for the EMS industry in China. Demand also recovered in North America, particularly in the automotive and energy-related sectors.」
The company has confirmed a large order from China's EMS industry and a recovery in North American automotive- and energy-related demand. Meanwhile, some projects were deferred due to difficulties procuring semiconductors and components. - FY2021-Q3North American recovery amid deterioration in Japan's automotive sectorAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, orders for NC rotary tables for the EMS industry in China remained firm, while signs of a recovery in capital investment emerged in North America. Orders and sales of machine vises for the Japanese market both increased, contributing to securing profits. Meanwhile, sales to Japan's automotive industry, a major customer, were affected by declining production volumes resulting from shortages of semiconductor-related components.」
Improvement and growth were seen in NC rotary tables for China's EMS industry, the North American market and machine vises for Japan, while Japan's automotive industry was affected by shortages of semiconductor-related components. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, sales to Japan's automotive industry, one of the company's major customers, were affected by shortages of semiconductor-related components and production adjustments due to longer lead times.」
Sales to Japan's automotive industry were affected by production adjustments resulting from shortages of semiconductor-related components and longer lead times. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「However, orders from Japan's automotive industry and machine tools industry, the company's major customers, remained sluggish.」
Orders from Japan's automotive and machine tools industries remained sluggish, further worsening conditions in the company's traditional target markets. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, operations remained challenging as the spread of the novel coronavirus led to the suspension of capital investment by the automotive industry, its main customer, and sluggish orders in the machine tools industry. Meanwhile, demand for NC rotary tables for OEMs in China's smartphone and tablet industries recovered, enabling the company to secure a large order.」
The sales environment deteriorated due to the suspension of capital investment by the automotive industry and sluggish orders in the machine tools industry. Meanwhile, demand recovered and large orders were secured for NC rotary tables for smartphone and tablet OEMs in China. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, the business environment remained generally sluggish as the impact of the novel coronavirus was added to US-China trade friction, causing a slowdown in the machine tools industry, its major customer, and delays in new capital investment projects in the automotive industry.」
In addition to US-China trade friction, the impact of the novel coronavirus caused a slowdown in the machine tools industry and delays in capital investment projects in the automotive industry. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, the impact of US-China trade friction was substantial. In addition to the slowdown in the machine tools industry, the company's major customer, delays in new capital investment projects became more prevalent even in the previously resilient automotive industry, and both orders and sales remained sluggish.」
In addition to the slowdown in the machine tools industry, delays in capital investment projects in the automotive industry became more prevalent, resulting in sluggish orders and sales. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the company promoted new products, including twin NC rotary tables, which are in high demand in overseas markets.」
In addition to sales activities aimed at capturing automotive- and machine-tools-related demand in Japan and overseas, the company promoted new products such as twin NC rotary tables, which are in high demand in overseas markets. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, the company captured demand from the automotive and machine tools industries, its major customers, resulting in record-high levels of orders and sales.」
The company continues its sales policy of capturing demand in major markets, including the automotive and machine tools industries in Japan and overseas. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, operations remained busy as the company captured demand from the automotive industries in Japan and overseas, its major customers, as well as demand from the strong machine tools industry.」
The company continues its sales policy of capturing demand from the automotive industries in Japan and overseas and the strong machine tools industry. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, demand from the automotive-related sectors in Japan and overseas was supplemented by rapidly expanding demand in China as the market pursued greater industrial efficiency.」
High levels of demand continue in the automotive-related sectors in Japan and overseas and in the Chinese market, which are sales targets. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, inquiries remained at a high level, as demand from the automotive-related sectors in Japan and overseas was supplemented by rapidly expanding demand in China as the market pursued greater industrial efficiency.」
High levels of inquiries continue, supported by automotive-related demand in Japan and overseas and demand in China. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, high levels of orders and production continued, supported by demand from aggressive capital investment by the automotive industries in Japan, the US and China, investment in China to automate and upgrade processing equipment across the manufacturing sector, and the revitalization of US manufacturing.」
Sales and production targeting automotive and manufacturing-related demand in Japan, the US and China remain at high levels. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, the order environment remained strong at a high level, driven by aggressive capital investment by the automotive industries in Japan, the US and China. The company's new ball-drive NC rotary tables were adopted as equipment for machining engine components and delivered on an ongoing basis.」
The company has confirmed a strong order environment among the automotive industries in Japan, the US and China, as well as ongoing deliveries of ball-drive NC rotary tables. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In Japan, capital investment in the automotive industry continued, and the company's new ball-drive NC rotary tables were adopted for engine machining equipment and delivered on an ongoing basis. In the US, the automotive, aerospace and medical sectors remained firm.」
The company continues to monitor ongoing deliveries of ball-drive NC rotary tables to Japan's automotive industry and the sales environment in the US automotive, aerospace and medical sectors. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, capital investment by the automotive-related industries in Japan and overseas remained active. New demand related to automotive components also emerged in China, and the company focused on capturing it. Japan's machine tools industry also gradually recovered.」
The company continues to pursue sales and capture demand in the automotive-related sectors in Japan and overseas, as well as demand related to automotive components in China. - FY2016RestatedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, the company promoted sales targeting the strong automotive industry and resilient demand in the US market.」
The automotive industry and the US market remain ongoing targets for sales expansion. - FY2016-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the Machine Tools business, the company focused on sales to the resilient automotive industry and the US market while the machine tools industry remained weak.」
The company continues to focus on sales to Japan's automotive industry and the US market amid weakness in the machine tools industry. - FY2016-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the company strengthened sales to Japan's automotive-related sectors, where capital investment remained firm, as well as to the automotive, aerospace and medical sectors in the US.」
Amid the slowdown in China and stagnating EMS demand, the company is expanding its sales channels to Japan's automotive-related sector and multiple sectors in the US.