Contact: Shinya Omi
Corporate Communications Department
DENSO CORPORATION (Corporate Headquarters)
011-81-0566-25-5594
 
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
DENSO CORPORATION
1-1 Showa-cho, Kariya,
Aichi 448-8661, JAPAN
 
TOP MANAGEMENT
Chairman: Akira Takahashi
President & CEO: Hiromu Okabe
 
ESTABLISHED
December 16, 1949
 
GLOBAL EMPLOYEES (TOTAL WORLDWIDE)
87,000 (as of March 31, 2002)
 
GLOBAL FINANCIAL
Consolidated Net Sales: 2,401.1 billion yen (US$18.1 billion or 20.7 billion euro)
Capital Expenditures: 193.6 billion yen (US$1.5 billion or 1.7 billion euro)
Fiscal Year: Ended March 31, 2002
 
Note: The figures ended for the year March 31, 2002 include the effect of an irregular 15-month reporting period, due to 45 overseas subsidiaries and overseas affiliates deciding to change their year end to March 31 from December 31.
 
BUSINESS REGIONS
Four: Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania
 
REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS
The Americas: DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, Mich.
Europe: DENSO Europe B.V., Weesp, the Netherlands
Asia/Oceania: DENSO International Singapore Pte. Ltd., Mendel, Singapore
 
COUNTRIES
30 (including Japan)
 
COUNTRY LOCATIONS
Japan, United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Netherlands, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Australia, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, China, Philippines, and Saudi Arabia.
 
SUBSIDIARIES/AFFILIATES (IN JAPAN):   73
OVERSEAS SUBSIDIARIES/AFFILIATES:   88
 
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
Customer satisfaction through quality products and services
Global growth through anticipation of change
Environmental preservation and harmony with society
Corporate vitality and respect for individuality
 
OPERATING SUMMARY BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT
Thermal Systems:   36.2 percent of global net sales
Powertrain Control Systems:   20.8 percent
Electronic Systems:   17.1 percent
Electric Systems:   12.0 percent
Small Motors:   7.0 percent
Other Automotive:   0.8 percent
Telecommunications:   3.3 percent
Industrial Systems, Environmental Systems, and Others:   2.6 percent
 
WEB SITES
www.globaldenso.com
www.denso-europe.com
 
COMMON STOCK
Authorized: 1,426,942,000 shares
Issued: 866,275,848 shares
 
SECURITIES TRADED
Common Stock: Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges
 
NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS
50,381
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
 
TRANSFER AGENT
UFJ Trust Bank Limited
1-4-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-0005, Japan