Aisin AW Invests in Its US Division
Aisin AW Co., Ltd. plans to provide significant financial support to its automatic transmission manufacturing facilities in the US to increase the competitiveness of its products and to enhance the manufacturing capacity of the American division located in North Carolina.
For more than two decades of its great history,
AW North Carolina produced about 6.7 million RWD and FWD transmissions. In fact, there
are two Aisin’s manufacturing facilities in North Carolina (Durham plant and
Creedmoor plant).
Durham plant
Creedmoor plant
The
company does not simply provide reliable automatic gear shifting solutions, but
also embeds cutting-edge control technologies. The design of the transmission
internals is fully optimized to reduce the weight of the unit and to save
additional space. Thus, these transmission solutions can find application on a
wide range of car models.
Company’s principles
The American subsidiary of Aisin employs
approx.900 specialists and annually produces about 200,000 transmission units.
It is assessed that the investments will account for USD 400 million. The
company wants to improve the quality of its products and to establish a
suitable environment for professional development of the staff.
Toru Shimizu, AWNC
President
AW North Carolina will put in great efforts to
promote Aisin products and to strengthen its positions on the American market.
The company’s management relies on an open and fair management approach as an
essential part of the company’s success.
Looking ahead, Aisin AW will do its best to
contribute to the development of the auto business in the USA by improving its
technical capacities in production of transmission solutions for SUVs, which
become increasingly popular in the U.S., as well as hybrid transmissions, as
the demand for environment-oriented vehicles becomes a priority for major
automakers.
