Generating innovative new kinds of value remains our central emphasis in every product category. Here is an overview of the results of our efforts in the past fiscal year.
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| Electrical Automotive and Electronic Control Products
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567.2 billion yen (+15.9%) |
・ Alternators ・ Starters ・ Small motors ・ Spark plugs ・ Ignition products ・ Relays ・ Windshield wiper systems ・ Electronic items for airbag systems ・ Antilock brake systems ・ Four-wheel-steering systems ・ Traction control devices ・ Emission control devices ・ Other electrical and electronic components |
Demand for products in this category continued upward as automakers employed electronic control units and other advanced technologies for a growing range of functions. Our sales were especially robust in North America and Japan. Highlighting our business gains in Japan were sharply expanded sales of actuators and other components for antilock braking systems and sensors and electronic control units for airbag systems for small cars. Sales growth in this category also reflected the consolidation of operations acquired from Magnetti Marelli in 1999. |
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| Car Air Conditioners and Heaters
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564.7 billion yen (+0.7%) |
・ Automotive air-conditioning systems ・ Automotive heating systems ・ Related components |
Sales in this category rose in North America in step with rising vehicle production and in Europe in step with the rising percentage of vehicles equipped at the factory with air conditioning. The appreciation of the yen diminished the value of unit sales gains worldwide. |
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| Fuel Management Systems
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306.2 billion yen (+4.4%) |
・ Electronic fuel injection systems ・ Diesel fuel injection pumps ・ Other related components |
Business was excellent in Japan and North America. Leading our sales gains in Japan were vigorous growth in electronic fuel injection systems for gasoline and diesel engines. Another important trend was the rising demand for a full range of fuel management systems for minivehicles and other small cars. |
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| Radiators
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108.0 billion yen (-1.3%) |
・ Radiators | The appreciation of the yen offset unit sales gains. Our unit sales growth in radiators was especially strong in North America. |
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| Meters
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98.6 billion yen (+6.0%) |
・ Instrument panel meters | We posted strong sales growth in meters in North America and, especially, in Japan. Our electronic meters for Toyotaユs phenomenally successful new line of small cars contributed greatly to our increased Japanese sales. Overall sales in this category also reflected a contribution from newly consolidated operations. |
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| Filters
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48.4 billion yen (-2.8%) |
・ Filters | The sales decline in filters reflected the effects of the appreciation of the yen on business outside Japan. Our sales of filters were up in Japan. |
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| Other Automotive
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44.5 billion yen (+11.3%) |
・ Intelligent transport system products Car navigation / Electronic toll collection /Advanced Vehicle Operations System (AVOS) ・ ICs and automobile sensors |
Sales gains in Japan, especially in car navigation systems, led our business expansion in this category. |
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| Telecommunications
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92.3 billion yen (+21.9%) |
・ Cellular telephones ・ Personal handyphone system (PHS) equipment |
Strong sales growth in the Untied States highlighted our performance in telecommunications products. U.S. demand for wireless telephones is surging as people use them as terminals for a broadening range of information functions. We made the most of that trend by introducing innovative products matched well to local needs and circumstances. |
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| Other New Business and Others
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52.5 billion yen (+17.1%) |
・ Information processing devices ・ Factory automation systems ・ Daily-use products ・ Air conditioning systems |
The sales growth in this category reflected a contribution from newly consolidated operations. In continuing businesses, sales increased in electronic equipment. |
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