Development and Sale of Next-Generation Dashcam Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS)
First written in FY2017-Q1. 4 of 12 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2018-Q2. Latest entry: FY2025.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Dropped".
- FY2025DroppedAnnual report
「M Mobility Co., Ltd. has been removed from the scope of the equity method because the company sold all of its shares in M Mobility.」
The company sold all shares in M Mobility, which operated the drive recorder and digital tachograph businesses, and removed it from the scope of the equity method. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「The drive recorder business's quality problems remained unresolved, resulting in deteriorating earnings, and the company will promptly undertake a fundamental review of the business model.」
The company had stated in the previous quarter that the quality problems had been resolved, but at the fiscal year-end it reported that they had not been contained and that earnings deterioration had continued, indicating a fundamental review of the business model. - FY2019-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「The drive recorder business resolved its quality problems, but earnings did not recover.」
The disclosure states that the drive recorder business's quality problems were resolved, but earnings have not yet recovered. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The drive recorder and digital tachograph equipment businesses experienced difficult results because responses to quality problems were delayed.」
The disclosure states that delays in addressing quality problems continued for the drive recorder and digital tachograph businesses, resulting in difficult earnings performance. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the new business, delays in addressing quality problems with digital tachograph equipment became a major factor behind the substantial decline in revenue.」
The delay in addressing digital tachograph quality problems was explicitly identified as a factor behind the substantial decline in revenue. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The drive recorder and digital tachograph businesses recorded lower revenue due to quality issues, and management resources were reallocated and concentrated in the associate M Mobility Co., Ltd. Market response in each area was favorable, but the businesses did not contribute to earnings during the nine-month period of the current third quarter.」
The disclosure describes lower revenue due to quality issues with digital tachographs and other products, and the reallocation and concentration of management resources in M Mobility. Although market response was favorable, the businesses did not contribute to earnings during the cumulative quarter. - FY2018-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the drive recorder business, the full-scale sales rollout of the digital tachograph was delayed due to quality issues, resulting in a loss. The company aims to increase revenue and profit in the second half.」
The disclosure explicitly identifies quality issues and the resulting loss in addition to the previous delay in rolling out digital tachograph sales. - FY2018-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「The drive recorder business was delayed in fully rolling out sales of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism-approved digital tachograph, and its contribution to earnings will begin in the second quarter or later.」
The disclosure states that the full-scale sales rollout of the digital tachograph was delayed and that the timing of its contribution to earnings will be the second quarter or later. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「M Mobility Co., Ltd., which became an associate in December 2016 and changed its corporate name in February 2017, received an investment in March from a Taiwanese listed manufacturer and appointed Kunitake Ando (安藤 国威), former president of Sony Corporation and former chairman of Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd., as a director. It began full-scale development of its telematics business, providing services using mobile communications systems, in the drive recorder market targeting Asia and the digital tachograph market, which became subject to legislation in April 2017, and will promote sales of the company's drive recorders and digital tachographs.」
The disclosure describes progress in both the operating structure and the business, including becoming an associate, receiving investment from an outside company, recruiting management talent, and launching the telematics business on a full-scale basis. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The drive recorder business launched a new digital tachograph approved by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, but its full contribution to earnings will not begin until the fourth quarter or later.」
In the drive recorder business, the company launched a new digital tachograph approved by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Its full contribution to earnings is expected from the fourth quarter onward. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「New carrier-related demand for the drive recorder business has begun to grow, but its contribution to earnings will not begin until the second half or later.」
For drive recorders, the company reported the initial growth of new carrier-related demand, while explaining that the contribution to earnings will begin in the second half or later. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Development and sales of next-generation smart registers and next-generation drive recorders with DMS (Driving Management System)」
The company has indicated a policy of developing and selling DMS as a next-generation product.