Responding to Technological Change and Quality Requirements and the Risk of Technological Obsolescence
First written in FY2017. 5 of 6 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 34 of 95 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「In recent years, amid efforts to achieve a sustainable society, including carbon neutrality, we have also been developing electric vehicles and advancing the labor-saving and miniaturization of the equipment in which our products are installed, and are advancing R&D targeting the next-generation mobility and next-generation energy markets.」
R&D for next-generation mobility and next-generation energy continues as a measure to address technological change and obsolescence. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「We are advancing R&D targeting the next-generation mobility and next-generation energy markets.」
R&D for next-generation mobility and next-generation energy continues as a measure to address technological change and obsolescence. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「We are advancing R&D targeting the next-generation mobility and next-generation energy markets.」
The policy of addressing technological innovation and quality requirements through R&D for next-generation mobility and next-generation energy continues. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「If it becomes difficult to respond to technological innovation, quality improvement requirements and other demands in each industry, or if the technologies and other assets held by our Group become obsolete, this could affect our Group's business development.」
The risks of difficulty in responding to technological innovation and quality requirements, and of technological obsolescence, continue to be cited, while R&D for EVs and FCVs is described as a response measure. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「If it becomes difficult to respond to technological innovation, quality improvement requirements and other demands in each industry, or if the technologies and other assets held by our Group become obsolete, this could affect our Group's business development.」
The risks of difficulty in responding to technological innovation and quality requirements, and of technological obsolescence, continue to be disclosed in the full-year risk disclosures. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「If it becomes difficult to respond to technological innovation, quality improvement requirements and other demands in each industry, or if the technologies and other assets held by our Group become obsolete, this could affect our Group's business development.」
The impact on business development of being unable to respond to technological innovation and quality requirements in each industry, or of held technologies becoming obsolete, is cited as a standalone risk.