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| RESULTS |
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HIGHLIGHTS IN FISCAL 2005
Increased by 4.3% year-on- year to ¥931.5 billion.
This is equivalent to 33.3% of net sales. |
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| MAIN PRODUCTS |
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Climate Control Products
Air-conditioning systems for cars, buses, construction equipment, truck refrigeration
units, and air purifiers |
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Engine Cooling Components
Radiators, cooling fans, inter coolers, oil coolers, front-end
modules, and cooling modules |
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| NEW PRODUCTS |
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Bus Air Conditioner with a Variable-capacity Compressor
Reduces fuel consumption. |
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World’s First Car Air Conditioner with Pollen-removal Function
Blows pollen from the occupants and their clothing and removes it from the cabin.
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The World’s First Electric Compressor Incorporating an Inverter with
Built-in Motor
Results in high output from a compact design (developed with Toyota Industries
Corporation). |
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| OVERVIEW |
The supplier, TD Automotive Compressor Georgia, LLC, was established
in Georgia, U.S.A., as a joint venture with Toyota Industries Corporation.
The new company produces compressors for car air conditioners. In Arkansas, DENSO
marked the world’s first mass-production application of the CuproBraze®
process, for manufacture of radiators for off-highway (heavy-duty construction
and industrial) vehicles and started production of car air conditioners. In Michigan,
DENSO increased production capacity for heat exchangers.
In China, DENSO (Tianjin) Thermal Products Co., Ltd. was established
for production of heat exchangers for car air conditioners and radiators. In Tianjin,
DENSO also began producing hoses and pipes for car air conditioners in November
2004, and added additional capacity for car air conditioner production.
DENSO (Thailand) Co., Ltd. expanded its production capacity for air-conditioning
units, and a new factory was built to produce next-generation heat exchangers.
Production capacity for heat exchangers was also increased in India.
DENSO also acquired a capital interest in Smiths Manufacturing (Pty)
Limited, the largest car air conditioner manufacturer in the Republic of South
Africa.
Factors contributing to sales growth in the year ended March 31, 2005
include growth in the number of vehicles produced in Japan, and the starting of
deliveries of airconditioning systems in Asia for use in Toyota IMVs (Innovative
International Multi-purpose Vehicles). In Europe, DENSO began to deliver air-conditioning
units, condensers and radiators to a Suzuki plant in Hungary. The Company also
entered the mass-production phase for airconditioning units and condensers delivered
to Volkswagen. |
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| PERSPECTIVE |
In the car air conditioner area, a core product category, customers
require highly efficient systems that can meet increasingly stringent fuel consumption
requirements while improving cabin comfort. Moreover, the emphasis on environmental
needs grows as governments restrict the use of fluorocarbon refrigerants. DENSO
is continually developing high-added value products to enhance cabin comfort,
including temperature-related enhancements, such as independent temperature controls,
as well as filters and other products designed to improve air quality. DENSO strives
to optimize the environmental efficiency of both individual components and total
systems. The Company is also working to develop environment-friendly air conditioners
based on natural refrigerants.
In the radiator category, DENSO is developing compact, high-performance
cooling systems to meet a growing demand for improved engine efficiency and output,
prompted by stricter fuel efficiency regulations and rising gasoline prices. With
the introduction of new laws and regulations to protect pedestrians, there is
also a need for products that reduce injuries to pedestrians when collisions occur.
DENSO is working to meet these needs by combining its cooling and air-conditioning
systems to create products that improve fuel efficiency, warm-up speed and power
output. |
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