Chronology

1920-1940

  • 1920

    "Kitano Shokai" is founded and starts manufacturing and distribution of automobile light bulbs

  • 1933

    Reorganized into a joint-stock company with capital of 500,000 yen and changed name to Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

  • 1934

    Opened Osaka office (current Osaka branch) in Osaka City, Osaka

  • 1940

    Started manufacturing of selenium rectifier

  • 1943

    Name changed to "Kitano Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd." in response to the prevailing situation

  • 1949

    Restored name to Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

  • Meguro Factory exterior at the time of reorganization into a corporation
  • Osaka branch office at the time of establishment

1950-1960

  • 1952

    Started manufacturing of shield beam and automotive lighting devices.

  • 1958

    Opened Nagoya Office (current Nagoya Branch) in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

  • 1960

    Opened Hamamatsu Factory in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, to manufacture automotive electrical components

  • Opened Hatano Factory in Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture, to manufacture automotive electrical components

  • 1961

    Stock: Lists its shares on the Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

  • 1962

    Stock: Designated to the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

  • 1965

    Started manufacturing of silicon devices

  • 1967

    Established Stanley Iwaki Works Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 1968

    Started manufacturing of subminiature lamp

  • 1969

    Established Research & Development Laboratory in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

  • Various types of deformed shield beams, such as square and horseshoe
  • Hamamatsu Factory exterior built at the "motorcycle mecca"
  • Complete view of the finished Hatano Factory (December 1960)

1970-1980

  • 1970

    Established Stanley Miyagi Works Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • Established Stanley Tsuruoka Works Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • Stock: Designated to the First Section of Osaka Stock Exchange

  • Established Stanley Ina Works Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 1973

    Opened Hiroshima Factory in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, to manufacture automotive lighting products

  • 1975

    Opened Kumamoto Factory in Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, to manufacture automotive lighting products

  • 1976

    Began manufacturing high-brightness light-emitting diodes

  • 1977

    Issued European Depository Receipts (EDR), and lists them on Luxembourg Stock Exchange

  • 1978

    Issued Deutsche Mark-denominated convertible bonds and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

  • 1979

    Established Stanley Electric U.S. Co., Inc. and entered business in North America (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 1980

    Started manufacturing of color LCD

  • Established Thai Stanley Electric Public Co., Ltd. as a production base for automotive lighting equipment in Thailand (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 1981

    Opened Okazaki Factory in Nukata District (currently Okazaki City), Aichi Prefecture, to manufacture automotive electrical components

  • 1984

    Established STANLEY-IDESS S.A. (currently Stanley IDESS S.A.S.) in France as a European strategic base (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 1986

    Established Utsunomiya Technical Center (currently Utsunomiya Satellite Center) in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture

  • Established I I Stanley Co., Inc. as a second production and sales base in the United States (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 1987

    Issued U.S. dollar denominated bonds with stock subscription rights and listed on the London Stock Exchange

  • Established Asian Stanley International Co., Ltd. as a production base for electronic equipment in Thailand (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • Stanley Miyagi Works Co., Ltd. immediately after completion of the first phase of construction (1970)
  • Initial opening of Stanley Tsuruoka Works Co., Ltd. (1971)
  • All Glass Sealed Beam "Hi-Lux"
  • Isehara Factory immediately after completion of new factory (1980)
  • President Takaoki Kitano (left) at the signing ceremony for the joint venture agreement with Renault. On the right is Director-General Anon

1990-2000

  • 1991

    Opened Yokohama Technical Center(currently Yokohama Satellite Center)

  • 1992

    Issued Euro-yen denominated straight bonds and listed on the London Stock Exchange

  • 1993

    Established Hong Kong Stanley Lightning Electric Co., Ltd. (currently Stanley Electric (Asia Pacific) Ltd.), a sales and procurement base for electronic equipment in Hong Kong (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • Acquired shares of Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd. and made it a special subsidiary company (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 1994

    Opened Yamagata Factory in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, to produce light-emitting diodes

  • 1995

    Established Tianjin Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. as a core base in China that combines the automotive equipment business and the electronic equipment business (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 1998

    Established Stanley Electric Sales of America, Inc. as a sales and procurement base for electronic equipment in the United States (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • Established STANLEY WELL Corp. as a special subsidiary company (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 2000

    Established Stanley Electric Holding of America, Inc. in U.S. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • Stanley Electric Holding of America, Inc., aiming to improve management efficiency by integrating business bases in the Americas, exchanged shares of Stanley Electric U.S. Co., Inc., II Stanley Co., Inc. and Stanley Electric Sales of America, Inc. held by the Company to become a holding company

  • 2001

    Established Stanley Electric Hungary Kft. in Hungary as a production base in Europe (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • Established PT. Indonesia Stanley Electric as a production base in Indonesia (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 2002

    Established Guangzhou Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. as a production base in China (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 2003

    Established Stanley Electric Holding Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. in Singapore (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • Stock: Delists its shares from Osaka Securities Exchange

  • 2004

    Closed the Kumamoto Factory and integrated with the Hamamatsu Factory, opened Hamamatsu Factory in Hosoe Town, Inasa District (currently Hamamatsu City), Shizuoka Prefecture, to manufacture automotive lighting equipment products

  • 2005

    Established Stanley Electric Korea Co., Ltd. as a sales base in Korea (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 2006

    Established Stanley Electric Holding Europe Co., Ltd. in the United Kingdom as a European holding company aiming to improve management efficiency of business bases in Europe and enhance the accounting and financial system.

  • 2007

    Established Opto Technical Center (currently Yokohama Technical Center) in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

  • 2009

    Established Stanley Electric do Brasil Ltda. as the manufacturing and distribution base (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • Building in Kowloon District where SHK has offices (circa 1990)
  • The LED chip-dedicated Yamagata Factory (1993)
  • Tianjin Stanley Electric Limited Company (1995)
  • Commemorative photo after signing ceremony of the VNS joint contract (1996)
  • Suzhou Stanley Electric Limited Company (2001)
  • Concluded cooperation agreement with HELLA company in Germany (2001)

2010-present

  • 2011

    Established Stanley Electric (China) Investment Co., Ltd. in China as a holding company in China (currently a consolidated subsidiary) aiming to improve management efficiency and the accounting and financial system of business bases in China.

  • Established Wuhan Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. as a production base in China (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • Established Stanley Electric Sales of India Pvt. Ltd. as a sales base in India (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 2013

    Established Shenzhen Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. as a sales base in China (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 2015

    Established Stanley Electric Manufacturing Mexico S.A. de C.V. as a manufacturing and sales base in Mexico (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • Established Tianjin Stanley Electric Technology Co., Ltd. as a design and development base in China (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 2019

    Opened Minato Mirai Technical Center in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

  • Acquired Hella-Phil., Inc. in Philippines as a production base (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 2020

    Acquired HexaTech, Inc. in America as a development and production base (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

  • Opened Hatano Technical Center in Hadano City, Kanagawa prefecture

  • 2021

    Launched ultraviolet ray product brand "AℓNUV"

  • Concluded business alliance agreement with Mitsubishi Electric for vehicle ramp system

  • 2022

    Moved from the First Section to the Prime Market due to the revision of the market classification of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

  • Concluded business alliance agreement with Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

  • 2023

    Established THPI Co., Ltd. in Thailand as a holding company (currently a consolidated subsidiary) to acquire shares of Thai Stanley Electric Public Co.

  • New head office building completed in Nakameguro (2012)
  • No.100 RAYBRIG NSX-GT SUPER GT 2018 Series Champion (2018)
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