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  • Nidec’s CEO and COO Talk about Future Growth and the Company’s New Leadership Structure

    Nidec’s CEO and COO Talk about Future Growth and the Company’s New Leadership Structure

    On June 20, over 1,000 Nidec shareholders gathered in Japan’s ancient capital Kyoto, the home of the company group’s corporate head office, to attend Nidec’s 45th annual general meeting. As customary, the two-hour long meeting was chaired by the company founder and CEO Shigenobu Nagamori who personally responded to all of the questions from the attending shareholders.

  • Hiroyuki Yoshimoto Assumes Office as New Nidec President

    Hiroyuki Yoshimoto Assumes Office as New Nidec President

    For the first time in the 45 year old history of the Kyoto-based multinational manufacturer of electric motors, Nidec has a new president, as Hiroyuki Yoshimoto becomes the first person to hold the post after the company’s founder Shigenobu Nagamori. The appointment was approved on June 20 at the 45th regular general meeting of shareholders and a subsequent meeting of the board of directors.

  • Nidec ASI presents the new Ultra Fast Charger for speedy recharging of new-generation electric vehicles: an important asset for the development of the electric car market

    Nidec ASI presents the new Ultra Fast Charger for speedy recharging of new-generation electric vehicles: an important asset for the development of the electric car market

    The Nidec Group, presents the innovative Ultra Fast Charger (UFC), an advanced system for charging electric vehicles that hooks up to the national grid through charging towers. This solution will help pave the way for the spread of electric vehicles, a market which in many countries is still struggling to get off the ground, but which has huge opportunities for growth in the near future.

  • Auto China 2018 Kicks Off in Beijing

    Auto China 2018 Kicks Off in Beijing

    April 25 marked the beginning of Auto China 2018, held in Beijing under the slogan “Steering To A New Era.” During the first two press-exclusive days, Dr. Kazuya Hayafune, the deputy executive general manager and chief engineer of Nidec's Automotive business unit, was present to answer questions from the press about Nidec’s newly announced fully integrated traction motor system.

  • Nidec to Acquire Whirlpool Corporation’s Compressor Business

    Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company” or “Nidec”) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a resolution to acquire the compressor business (“Embraco”) of Whirlpool Corporation (“Whirlpool”) (the “Transaction”). For this purpose, Nidec entered into a stock purchase agreement on April 24, 2018 (Japan time).

  • Nidec's new fully integrated automotive traction motor system

    Nidec Develops Fully Integrated Traction Motor System (E-Axle)

    Today, Nidec, a Kyoto-based leading global manufacturer of electric motors, announced the successful development of a new fully integrated automotive traction motor system (e-axle) comprising an electric motor, reduction gear box and inverter. This new system is the latest and most advanced iteration of the company's e-axle developed to respond to the growing demand for automobile electrification.

  • Night view of Genoa Port

    Nidec Industrial Solutions to Supply Shore-to-Ship Power to the Docks of Genoa Port

    Nidec Corporation today announced that one of its Italian subsidiaries has signed a contract worth 8 million euros to design and construct a system for the port of Genoa that will enable docked vessels to plug in to the national grid and access all the energy they need to be fully operative without having to switch on their on-board engines, reducing ship emissions and noise pollution.

  • Nidec to Showcase Latest Automotive Technologies at Auto China 2018

    Nidec to Showcase Latest Automotive Technologies at Auto China 2018

    Kyoto, Japan: Today, Nidec Corporation announced that its automotive division will exhibit at Auto China 2018 to be held in Beijing, China in April - May this year. Nidec's electric motors are already used in tens of millions of automobiles across the world and Auto China 2018 provides an excellent opportunity for the company to showcase its latest technologies.

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