Calsonic Kansei

Calsonic Kansei Corporation

Type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 7248
Industry	Automotive
Founded	(August 25, 1938)
Headquarters	2-1917 Nisshin-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 331-0823 Japan
Key people	Hiroshi Moriya (President and CEO)
Products	Cockpit modules Air conditioning units Compressors Heat exchanger products Exhaust systems Emission control devices
Revenue	US$ 8.91 billion (FY 2013) (JPY 918.7 billion) (FY 2013)
Net income	US$ 242 million (FY 2013) (JPY 25 billion) (FY 2013)
Number of employees	20,273 (as of March 31, 2014)
Parent	Nissan (41.7%)
Website	Official website
Footnotes / references [1][2]

Calsonic Kansei Corporation (カルソニックカンセイ株式会社 Calsonic Kansei Kabushiki-gaisha) is a large Japanese automotive company which has 50 manufacturing centers in the United States, Poland, South Korea, Mexico, Romania, Thailand, UK, South Africa, India, Spain, China, France and Malaysia.

The corporation was the result of a merger between Calsonic, which specialized in air conditioners and heat exchangers, and gauge maker Kansei in 1999. Nissan increased its shareholding in the company from 27.6 percent to 41.7 percent in January 2005.^[3] In November 2016, Nissan confirmed plans to sell its stake to U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, who intend to buy the rest in February 2017. Nissan is responsible for 80% of annual sales.^[4]

Business segments and products

Cockpit module and interior products Instrument panels Air conditioning units Instrument clusters Integrated switches Climate Control Systems HVAC units Condensers Compressors Compressors Variable displacement compressors Rotary compressors Heat exchange products Radiators Condensers Motor fans Internal air coolers Oil coolers

Electronic Products Body Electronics Body Control Modules Auto Driving Position Systems Airbag Control Units Occupant Detection Systems Keyless entry Human Machine Interface components Power electronics components Exhaust systems Exhaust manifold converters Mufflers Emission control devices

Sponsorship

Calsonic is primarily associated with Kazuyoshi Hoshino's Impul team in Japan, sponsoring them since 1987.

Calsonic were announced as a multi year partnership with Formula One racing team McLaren on March 9, 2016.^[5]

Calsonic also official radiator cooling supplier for Scuderia Toro Rosso since 2007.

See also

• Nissan
• Impul

References

1. "Company Profile". Calsonic Kansei. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
2. "Company Profile". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
3. "Nissan raises its stake in Calsonic Kansei". Autonews. 30 Nov 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
4. Takashi Shiraishi, Kazuyuki Okudaira, Jo Kawakami (November 23, 2016). "Nissan cuts group ties even as Toyota tightens them". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
5. "Bright future ahead for McLaren & Calsonice". F1.co.uk. Calsonic Kansei. Retrieved March 10, 2016.

External links

• Official site