History

  • 70 Years of History at TOKAI RIKA
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    "History of TOKAI RIKA".
1948 Company Established near Nagoya.
1960 Established Takara Industries Co., Ltd. (currently TOKAI RIKA SERVICE Co., Ltd.)
Established TORICA, Ltd. (currently Tokai Rika Create Corporation)
1961 Listed on Second Section of Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges.
1964 Toyota Plant began operation.
1966 Otowa Plant began operation.
1974 Moved the head office to the location of Shinkawa-cho (currently Kiyosu), Aichi prefecture.
1976 Awarded the TOYOTA Quality Control Prize.
1978 Awarded the Deming Prize for outstanding quality control.
Listed on First section of Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges.
1980 Head office moved to the present location of Oguchi-cho, Aichi prefecture.
1982 Awarded the Ford Q-1 Prize for outstanding quality control.
1983 Awarded the P.M. Distinguished Plant Prize for outstanding plant maintenance.
1986 Established Tokai Rika U.S.A., Inc. in the United States.
Established Quality Safety Systems Company (currently TRQSS, Inc) in Canada.
1987 Established NAKANIHON SWITCH CO., LTD.[1999-NSK Co., Ltd.]
(currently TOKAI RIKA NExT CO., LTD)
Established Rica Auto Parts Co., Ltd. in Taiwan.
1989 Established HOUGA Co., Ltd. (currently TOKAI RIKA ELETEC CO., LTD.)
1990 Established ENA TOKAI RIKA Co., Ltd.(currently TOKAI RIKA NExT CO., LTD.)
1991 Established TAC Manufacturing, Inc. in the United States.
Established RIKASEIKI Co., Ltd.(currently TOKAI RIKA Smart Craft CO.,LTD.)
1994 Hagi Plant began operation.
Established Thai Seat Belt Co., Ltd. in Thailand.
1995 Established TRP, Inc. in Philippines.
Established MINDARIKA PRIVATE LIMITED(currently UNO MINDARIKA PRIVATE LIMITED) in India.
1997 Established TRIN, Inc. in the United States.
Established TOKAI RIKA (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand.
1998 Established TRMI, Inc. in the United States,
taking over the manufacturing function of Tokai Rika U.S.A., Inc.
Changed the corporate name of Tokai Rika U.S.A., Inc. to TRAM, Inc.
Received QS-9000 certification.
Established TRB Limited in the United Kingdom.
1999 Invested capital for MIROKU TECHNO WOOD Co.,Ltd. in Japan.
2000 Received ISO 14001 certification.
2001 Established Tianjin Tokairika Automotive Parts Co., Ltd.,
Wuxi Risho Techonology Co., Ltd. in China.
Established TRBR INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO LTDA. in Brazil.
Established TRCZ s.r.o. in the Czech Republic.
2003 Established Tokai Rika Belgium N.V. in Belgium.
2004 Established Foshan Tokairika Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in China.
Established TRMAC ENGINEERING Co., Ltd. (currently TOKAI RIKA ADVANCED CO.,LTD.)
2006 Received ISO/TS16949 certification.
2008 Opened Tohoku Technical Center in Yamagata prefecture.
Subsidized SANDENZAISHA CO., LTD.
Established TOKAI RIKA ASIA CO., LTD. in Thailand.
Established TOKAI RIKA MINDA INDIA Private Limited in India.
2011 Established PT.TOKAI RIKA INDONESIA in lndonesia.
2012 Established PT.TOKAI RIKA SAFETY INDONESIA in Indonesia.
2013 Complied ISO 26262.
2015 Established TOKAI RIKA MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. in Mexico.
2018 Received IATF 16949 certification.
Established Tokai Rika(Jiangsu)Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in China.
2020 Established "TOKAI RIKA Digitalkey" brand, due to full-scale digital key business.
2021 Established TOKAI RIKA NExT CO., LTD, developmentally integrating NSK Co., Ltd.
and ENA TOKAI RIKA Co., Ltd.
2022 Shifted from the 1st Section of Market to the Premier Market, due to a review in the market classification of Nagoya Stock Exchange.
Shifted from the 1st Section of Market to the Prime Market, due to a review in the market classification of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Established TOKAI RIKA TOHOKU CO., LTD.

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