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- JTEKT Corporation JTEKT Corporation (JTEKF) manufactures and sells automotive components, bearings, machine tools, electronic control devices, and home accessory equipment. The company produces steering system components including electric power steering (EPS) and hydraulic power steering (HPS) systems, driveline components such as constant velocity joints and torque-vectoring differentials, high-precision bearings under the KOYO brand for automotive and industrial applications, CNC machine tools under the TOYODA and WELE brands, TOYOPUC programmable logic controllers (PLCs), IoE solutions for smart manufacturing, heat treatment furnaces, compressors, precision tools, displays, high-strength gears, oil seals, shafts, and component parts. JTEKT Corporation operates globally with production facilities in over 27 countries across Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, targeting automotive OEMs, industrial manufacturers, and other sectors; the company maintains its headquarters in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and was founded in 2006 through the merger of Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. and Toyoda Machine Works Co., Ltd. In recent developments, JTEKT Corporation launches a companywide Digital Festival in 2024 to enhance operations through digital technologies, acquires Science Based Targets (SBT) certification for its environmental goals, forms a partnership agreement for ONI BEARING with cycling team Team Visma | Lease a Bike, develops new heat treatment equipment for SiC power semiconductors and the STD series immersion-type water level gauge, introduces the High Abilly JFAST bearing for machine tool spindles using grease lubrication to support carbon neutrality, exhibits at Hydrogen Technology Expo Europe 2024 and IMTS2024, establishes a new production base through JTEKT India Limited, formulates a 2030 Environmental Action Plan, supplies steer-by-wire systems and Libuddy backup power supplies for the LEXUS RZ, announces a new Mission, Vision, and Value statement, restructures its needle roller bearing business in Europe, receives the highest A rating in the CDP 2024 climate change category, and partners with Yamazen Inc. for machine tool representation in select U.S. markets including Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Texas, and Louisiana.