- CEO
- Toshio Niimi
- Full Time Employees
- 4,089
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Metal fabrication
- Address
- 3-65, Midorigaoka Toyota AI Japan 471-8502
- IPO Date
- Mar 4, 1999
- Business
- Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells automotive components with a core focus on bearing products, engine parts, aluminum die-cast products, precision dies, and related automotive parts. Its main product portfolio includes engine bearings; bushings and thrust washers for engine and engine accessory components; special bearings for automobile and home air conditioning compressors, turbochargers, and steering systems; and EGR valves and actuators used in turbochargers. The company also produces aluminum die-cast and plastic products, precision dies for sintering, precision casting, and precision plastic molding, supporting diverse automotive and industrial machinery applications. Taiho Kogyo provides solutions for motorcycles, large vehicles, ships, construction machinery, agricultural machinery, and industrial machinery markets.
Founded in 1939 and headquartered in Toyota, Japan, Taiho Kogyo operates primarily in Japan but has expanded its geographic footprint, notably increasing sales in the United States. Recent operational updates include significant structural reforms and factory reorganizations aimed at increasing profitability and expanding production capacity. For the fiscal half-year ended September 2025, Taiho Kogyo reported improved financial results, with revenues rising to ¥58.55 billion and a net profit of ¥857 million, reversing prior losses. The company is capitalizing on rising demand for hybrid vehicles, particularly from Toyota Motor, and aims to expand its operating profit further in the full fiscal year 2025.
Recent strategic moves include production shifts such as the in-house manufacturing of turbochargers, previously outsourced, reflecting a vertical integration approach that fuses casting, precision processing, assembly, and advanced quality controls. Taiho Kogyo continues to leverage diverse manufacturing technologies, including casting, metal atomization, rolling, sintering, heat treatment, and plating, to meet both existing market requirements and new product launches. The company has also executed share buybacks recently as part of financial management strategies. Taiho Kogyo remains focused on responding to the evolving automotive market, including hybrid vehicles, while considering potential new ventures given the growing electrification trend in vehicles.
Overall, Taiho Kogyo operates as a comprehensive manufacturer and supplier of specialized automotive components and industrial metal products, emphasizing precision manufacturing, vertical integration, and strategic expansion in key regional markets.
This description reflects the latest confirmed financials, product offerings, and strategic developments available as of late 2025.