Nabtesco Automotive Corporation
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| 1925 | Nippon Air Brake Co., Ltd. is founded at Wakihama-cho, Kobe-city, Hyogo（Chuo-ku, Kobe-city at present). |
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| 1933 | Becomes the first company to succeed in producing automobile oil brake in Japan, starts manufacturing and selling the oil brakes. |
| 1937 | Begins manufacturing and selling air brake systems for commercial vehicles. |
| 1961 | Automobile department is set up. |
| 1972 | Succeeds in developing the first automobile air dryer in Japan. |
| 1991 | Yamagata plant is built in Murayama-city, Yamagata. |
| 1992 | Company name is changed to NABCO Ltd. |
| 1999 | Oil brake business is transferred to Bosch Braking Systems Co., Ltd. (current Bosch Corp.). |
| 2004 | Nabtesco Automotive Products (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (NAPT) is formed. |
| Nabtesco Corporation absorbs NABCO Ltd. and the corresponding division is called "Automotive company". | |
| Dec. 2009 | Nabtesco Automotive Corporation is established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nabtesco Corporation. |
| Mar. 2010 | Business of Automotive company is transferred to Nabtesco Automotive Corporation, commencing operation. |
