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Showa Corporation (株式会社ショーワ, Kabushiki-kaisha Shōwa) is a manufacturer of high-performance automotive, motorcycle and outboard suspension systems based in Gyoda, Saitama in Japan.[2]

SHOWA Corporation

Native name	株式会社ショーワ
Type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 7274
ISIN	JP3360300002
Industry	Automotive
Founded	October 28, 1938; 83 years ago (1938-10-28)
Headquarters	Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, 361-850 , Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Nobuyuki Sugiyama (President)
Products	Automotive components Motorcycle components Outboard components
Revenue	JPY 291.9 billion (FY 2017) (US$ 2.7 billion) (FY 2017)
Net income	JPY 13.8 billion (FY 2017) (US$ 130.7 million) (FY 2017)
Number of employees	12,761 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2018)
Website	Official website
Footnotes / references [1]

The company was founded in 1938 as Showa Aircraft Precision Works.[3] In Japan's drive to develop its military capability in preparation for World War II, Showa supplied aircraft suspension and landing systems to various aircraft manufacturers.^{[citation needed]} Banned from developing or manufacturing aircraft systems after the war, Showa entered the car components industry, using its aircraft knowledge to develop specialist suspension products for motorcycles made by the new company Honda. The relationship between Showa and Honda developed over the years, with Honda Racing Corporation accounting for more than 50% of Showa's business.^{[citation needed]}

In 1950 Showa acquired Rikuo Motorcycle, which made licensed versions of Harley Davidson motorcycles in the 1930s and 1940s.[4] Rikuo brand lasted until 1962. Showa has since become OEM supplier to Harley Davidson.[5]

Showa has overseas facilities in Brazil, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam.

Showa was an official IndyCar Series shock absorber supplier from 2007 to 2011. Showa remained IndyCar Series shock absorber supplier since 2012 but only for Honda-powered teams.

In October 2019, Showa began to be merged into Hitachi Automotive Systems as their supplier of steering and suspension components, along with Keihin and Nissin Kogyo, also partners of both Honda and Hitachi.[6] The merger was completed in January 2021,[7] with the resulting parts supplier known as Hitachi Astemo (Japanese). The Showa brand continues to be used within this structure.

See also

• Shock absorber
• Motorcycle suspension
• Motorcycle fork
• List of motorcycle suspension manufacturers
• Showa Aircraft Industry

References

External links

• Official site

На других языках

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[de] Shōwa Corporation

Die Showa Corporation (jap. 株式会社ショーワ, Kabushiki kaisha Shōwa, dt. „Shōwa AG“) ist eine japanische Aktiengesellschaft mit Hauptsitz in Gyōda, Präfektur Saitama. Sie wurde 1938 unter dem Namen 昭和航空精機株式会社 (Shōwa Kōkū Seiki K.K., engl. Showa Aircraft Precision Works Ltd.) in Itabashi, Tokio, Präfektur Tokio als Rüstungshersteller von Teilen für Flugzeuge gegründet. Ab 1946 hieß das Unternehmen 株式会社昭和製作所 (K.K. Shōwa Seisakusho, engl. Showa Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), bevor es 1993 nach einer Fusion seinen heutigen Namen annahm.

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- [en] Showa Corporation

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