History

 

1948 Company Established near Nagoya.
1960 Established TOKAI RIKA SERVICE CO., LTD.
Established TORICA, LTD.
1961 Listed on Second Sections 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, 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.
1985 Invested capital for Shinchang Electrics Co., Ltd. in Korea.
1986 Established Tokai Rika U.S.A.,Inc. in the United States.
Established Quality Safety Systems Company in Canada.
1987 Established Rica Auto Parts Co., Ltd. in Taiwan.
1989 Established HOUGA CO., LTD.
1990 Established ENA TOKAI RIKA CO., LTD.
1991 Established TAC Manufacturing, Inc. in the United States.
Established RIKASEIKI CO., LTD.
1994 Hagi Plant began operation.
Established Thai Seat Belt Co.,Ltd. in Kingdom of Thailand.
1995 Established TRP, Inc. in Philippines.
Established MINDARIKA LIMITED in India.
1997 Established TRIN, Inc. in the United States.
Established Tokai Rika(Thailand)Co.,Ltd. in Kingdom of 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 Republec.
2002 Established STF Co., Ltd. in Korea.
2003 Established Tokai Rika Belgium N.V. in Belgium.
Established Suzhou Huachang Mechanical and Electrical Co., Ltd., in China.
2004 Established Foshan Tokairika Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in Southern China.
2006 Received ISO/TS16949 certification.
2007 Established Technological development base "Tokai Rika northeast technological center"in Yamagata Prefecture.
2008 Established TokaiRika Asia Co.,Ltd.in Kingdom of Thailand.
Made SANDENZAISHA Co.,Ltd.in Japan its owned subsidiary.

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