スミノエ President Suwa Kazuaki (諏訪和晃), who took office on 28 August, identified the turnaround of the North American automotive interiors division as his first assignment. While the North American division fell short of plan, the other businesses performed above plan.
Suwa Kazuaki (諏訪和晃), who took office as president on 28 August, made the turnaround of the North American automotive interiors division his top priority. The North American division had a low level of achievement, and improving it is recognized as an urgent task. Suwa (諏訪) has a long history of involvement with the division. The company is reportedly planning to pursue organizational restructuring and review its production system as its next steps.
The other business areas, including interiors and functional materials, performed above plan, and results were relatively strong outside the North American interiors division.