Description

DENSO Corporation is a global automotive components manufacturer headquartered in the city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. After becoming independent from Toyota Motors, it was founded as Nippon Denso Co. Ltd. in 1949. About 25% of the company is owned by Toyota Motor. Despite being a part of the Toyota Group of companies, as of the year ending March 2016, sales to the Toyota Group accounted for less than 50% of the total revenue. Currently, Denso ranks the second largest auto parts supplier in the world.