KARIYA, Japan – DENSO has developed a smaller and more efficient condenser, which helps increase fuel efficiency, while allowing carmakers to have greater design flexibility inside the engine compartment. Compared to conventional models, DENSO’s new Global Inner-fin Condenser (GIC) is 30 percent smaller.

By exchanging heat with air, the condenser cools the high-pressure refrigerant vapor and condenses it into a liquid refrigerant. “To condense the vapor into a liquid refrigerant, the condenser must first remove the heat” said Akio Shikamura, senior executive director of DENSO’s Thermal Systems Business Group. “Increasing the efficiency of the condenser’s heat removal process is one way to improve the overall efficiency of the air-conditioning system, which improves vehicle fuel economy, and helps cool the cabin more quickly.”

Smaller and More Efficient:

As car makers worldwide are looking for increased fuel efficiency and more under-the-hood design flexibility, DENSO focused on developing a high-performance condenser that was more efficient, but also smaller than previous generations. To achieve the increase in efficiency, DENSO focused on increasing the heat removal performance of GIC, which is dependent upon the design of the components like tubes and fins.

Tubes & Fins:

To more efficiently transfer the refrigerant’s heat flowing in the tubes, the size of the tube’s inner fins were reduced and the density of inner fins inside each tube were maximized, which increased the heat transfer area by 20 percent.

In addition, despite how thin it is, the capacity of the inner fin tube was increased by 25 percent, compared to conventional models. The new inner-fin tube has 25 percent more room, which enables even more amount of refrigerant to flow in the tube without increasing power consumption. This new design allows for the flexibility of new, more environmentally friendly refrigerants to be introduced in the future.

DENSO further improved the GIC’s heat removal process by increasing the number of louvers in each fin by 30 percent per unit area. Despite this increase in louvers, the size of the fin was not increased.

Combined, these innovations resulted in reducing the GIC product width from 16 mm to 11mm, which is a 30 percent reduction in size from conventional models.

Manufacturing Efficiency, Collaboration and Global Procurement:                                                                      

Not only is DENSO focused on developing efficient products, but it also places a great emphasis on manufacturing efficiency. The development of new processing technologies, allowed for the mass production of the GIC’s inner fin at the same production speed as that of conventional tubes, which has helped maintain the company’s productivity.

Also, in collaboration with materials suppliers, DENSO has succeeded in developing materials that offer performance that surpasses those of conventional models. This development has also allowed for global procurement capability in different regions of the world.

The GIC is applied to the Toyota Corolla, which was launched in Japan on May 11. DENSO will continue its efforts to expand GIC to a much wider range of vehicles, as well as work to develop smaller, more efficient products.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, totaled US$38.4 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.5 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

Compatibility, flexibility, and easy handling – these are the demands of companies utilizing industrial robots. DENSO Robotics, recognized as the world leader of small assembly industrial robots, launches the new RC8 controller; the smallest industrial robot control in the 3-kw-class. The new control is 60% smaller than the current models. It is 94mm high, and has a surface area of 456 x 298 mm, which is roughly the size of an A3 sheet of paper.

The control fulfills the common security standards ISO and UL, therefore the device functions all around the world. Moreover, the RC8 has the globally standardized ports for Ethernet/IP, Profibus, and DeviceNet. It can communicate with more than 100 industrial devices via the ORiN network. That is why it is the best solution for various branches is to program the robot control system.

„The today’s market demands industrial robots, and control elements, which meet international security standards, but do not require much space. At the same time, they have to be able to communicate with other industrial devices, and software“, explains Ryoji Nagashima, head of robotics at DENSO Japan. „The positive feedback of our clients shows that the new RC8-control meets highest quality standards of industrial companies.“ In the end, the RC8 helps with saving space, which means money.

You can find DENSO Robotics at Automatica Munich from May 22-25. Hall B2, Booth 317

For further information please visit www.densorobotics-europe.com/en/product/new-rc8

KARIYA (Japan) ― In an effort to support increasing vehicle production in India, DENSO will build a new manufacturing facility in Jhajjar,Haryana,India, that will produce small motors for products, such as windshield wiper systems, power window systems; and engine cooling modules. DENSO’s new facility, DENSO HARYANA Pvt. Ltd. (DNHA), Jhajjar Plant which represents an investment of about 2.7 billion rupees (approximately US$ 52.2 million), will employ about 450 people. Construction of the plant begins in May 2012 and start of production will begin in July 2013.

“As India is one of our most important markets with a high growth potential, the new manufacturing facility will enhance our current production capacity and help better serve our customers in India,” said Michio Adachi, DENSO’s executive director in charge of the Powertrain Control Systems Business Group. “The new facility will supply products mainly to customers that have production bases in Northern India, including Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors and other automakers.”

 The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers estimates that India’s vehicle production will reach 6.5 million units in fiscal 2015, up from 3.7 million units in fiscal 2010.

 The profile of the new plant is as follows.

 Profile of Jhajjar Plant of DENSO HARYANA

Profile of DENSO HARYANA

* Exchange rate used is 51.71 rupee to the US one dollar, at the end of April 2012 for convenience only

About DENSO in India

In India, DENSO began operations in 1984, and now has six subsidiaries including four production companies, which produce automotive air conditioning systems, fuel injectors, engine ECUs, starters, alternators and other devices. In March 2012, DENSO established a technical center in Gurgaon City, HaryanaState, its sixth technology development base in the world. The company employs more than 2,400 people in India. For more information, go to www.denso.co.in. 

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (includingJapan) and employs approximately 120,000 people.

Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, totaled US$38.4 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.5 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation has established its Global Mid-term Policy that defines the DENSO Group`s overall business plan and principles for the next four fiscal years (fiscal year`s ending March 2013 – March 2016).

The DENSO Group aims to continue to develop World-first products, drive global collaboration across the Group worldwide, and act quickly to achieve its objectives.

This policy, which is based on the results of the Three-Year Structural Reform Plan put into place by DENSO after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, defines objectives and actions for the continued growth and expansion of DENSO.

DENSO Group’s Global Mid-term Policy

1. Strategies to expand business for ensuring continuous growth in future years:

(1) Strengthen relationships with automakers and expand business in growing emerging markets.

(2) Develop system products that make vehicles more attractive for customers.

(3) Expand aftermarket business and develop new business.

2. Evolve by continuing to develop World-first products:

(1) Improve capabilities of product development focusing on world-first technologies.

(2) Establish global procurement, production, and supply systems that make the Group “Dantotsu” (extremely) cost competitive.

3. Facilitating Group-wide collaboration across the world and speeding-up corporate management:

(1) Strengthen the foundation to facilitate the collaboration of 120,000 employees in the DENSO Group.

(2) Foster a corporate climate that encourages associates to act quickly.

Sales and profit targets in fiscal year ending March 2016 (consolidated)

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, totaled €28.8 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.5 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

・Consolidated net sales totaled 3,154.6 billion yen (US$38.4 billion), a 0.7 percent increase from the previous year.

・Consolidated operating income totaled 160.7 billion yen (US$2.0 billion), a 14.7 percent decrease from the previous year.

・Consolidated net income totaled 89.3 billion yen (US$1.1 billion), a 37.6 percent decrease from the previous year.

“Despite the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake and theThailand flooding in 2011, a production recovery effort led to an increase in sales from the previous year,” said Nobuaki Katoh, president and CEO of DENSO Corporation. “However, income decreased mainly due to a substantial currency exchange loss by the strong yen.”

In Japan, despite a sales decrease in the first half of the fiscal year, the production recovery in the second half led to an increase in sales to 2,197.6 billion yen (US$26.7 billion), a 4.0 percent increase from the previous year. In spite of a substantial currency exchange loss, the increase in production volumes led to an operating income of 83.9 billion yen (US$1.0 billion), a 32.3 percent increase from the previous year.

In North America, despite the production recovery of Japanese car manufacturers and a production increase inU.S.car manufacturers, the affect of the earthquake led to a decrease in sales to 512.1 billion yen (US$6.2 billion), a 4.5 percent decrease from the previous year. Operating income totaled 8.8 billion yen (US$106.7 million), a 65.4 percent decrease from the previous year.

In Europe, despite an increase of car export by European car manufactures, a substantial currency exchange loss led to a decrease in sales to 387.2 billion yen (US$4.7 billion, €3.5 billion), a 3.5 percent decrease from the previous year. Due to a weak product mix, operating income totaled 6.4 billion yen (US$77.6 million, €58.4 million), a 41.6 percent decrease from the previous year.

In Asia and Oceania, despite the recovery of car production of Japanese car manufactures, the affect of the earthquake and theThailand flooding led to a decrease in sales to 626.7 billion yen (US$7.6 billion), a 3.9 percent decrease from the previous year. Operating income totaled 59.5 billion yen (US$723.8 million), a 28.3 percent decrease from the previous year due to a weak product mix.

In other areas, mainly the South American region, including countries like Brazil and Argentina, sales totaled 57.7 billion yen (US$702.4 million), a 4.3 percent decrease from the previous year. The operating income totaled 3.2 billion yen (US$38.6 million), a 51.0 percent decrease from the previous year.

“For the new fiscal year we expect an increase in sales and earnings from the previous year, with the steady increase of vehicle production worldwide,” said Katoh.

Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2013

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture,Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (includingJapan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. DENSO common stock is traded on theTokyoandNagoyastock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

 (Notes)
U.S. dollar amounts have been translated, for convenience only, at the rate of 82.19 yen = US$1, Euros have been translated at the rate of 109.56 yen = € 1, the approximate exchange rate prevailing in the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on March 30, 2012. Billion is used in the American sense of one thousand million.

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation has developed the world’s first automotive air conditioning (A/C) system that is capable of heating/cooling the driver’s area only. DENSO’s new system can separately control the climate in three different cabin zones, the driver, front passenger and rear seat areas, which can help improve overall fuel economy when the A/C is on.

“With DENSO’s new A/C system, the heating/cooling can be off in unoccupied areas, and temperature can be individually adjusted according to personal preferences when more than one area is heated or cooled,” said Akio Shikamura, senior executive director of DENSO’s Thermal Systems Business Group. “When the driver side A/C is being used only, the A/C system can save up to approximately 20 percent*¹ energy consumption on an annual basis compared with conventional models, which helps improve the vehicle’s fuel efficiency.

How it Works:

As in-dash space is limited, it is important for DENSO’s new system to maintain the same size level as a conventional A/C system. With this in mind, the company developed a new internal structure for the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) unit.

To separately control the climate of each area, DENSO divided the internal structure into five compartments with each compartment connected to specific air vents: the driver’s dashboard and the driver side front window, the driver’s legs; the front passenger’s dashboard and front passenger side front window; the front passenger’s legs; and, the rear seat.

DENSO conducted repeated tests and simulations in various conditions to provide the optimum climate control*² and maintain occupants’ comfort even in severely hot and cold temperatures.

When an A/C system is in heat mode, it uses a large amount of outside low-humidity air to ventilate the cabin and to prevent window condensation. Previously, the same amount of cabin air was lost externally. However, DENSO’s new system only uses outside air for the driver and front passenger’s dashboard and front window vents. Compared to conventional products, this reduces the amount of warm cabin air lost by half, which also helps to reduce the amount of energy needed to operate the A/C.

The new A/C system was launched in the Japanese market and in other regions of the world earlier this year.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture,Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (includingJapan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on theTokyoandNagoyastock exchanges. For more information, go to http://globaldenso.com,or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

*1: The figure is based on on-vehicle tests conducted by DENSO.

*2: Depending on the cabin or external air temperature, this system may provide climate control in the front passenger and rear seat areas even when the vehicle is occupied only by the driver.

Internal structure of HVAC Unit for Left Hand-drive Vehicle

This year’s SAE 2012 World Congress theme, Get Connected, represents the new and diverse connections that will drive significant advancements in the auto industry of tomorrow. Not only does the theme symbolize literal connections, such as those between vehicles, infrastructure, the Internet, and the nation’s electrical grid, but also demonstrates the most fundamental of connections; the connections and relationships among engineers who are developing the next-generation vehicle technology.

DENSO is working on global connected vehicle applications that connect cars, the infrastructure, and safely and seamlessly connect drivers with the information they need and expect in the vehicle.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

Connecting People, Vehicles, and Society

DENSO’s main exhibit, the Synchronized Concept, is a cockpit simulator that allows visitors to experience how people, vehicles, and society will “connect” to each other in real time to make driving more safe, convenient, and enjoyable. Technologies the cockpit will feature include: driver drowsiness detection and a points of interest (POI) display that will show rest areas or other POIs on the navigation systems. This cockpit also will show how consumers can select instrument cluster design display through the internet.

Other DENSO products and technologies that connect people, vehicles, and society to be displayed include: Image Recognition technology, which identifies road signs using on-board cameras and announces them to drivers; ARPEGGIO, a service that connects Smartphones and on-board devices to allow users to safely use Smartphone applications; and wireless communication devices for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) technology.

DENSO has provided its V2X wireless communication devices to various demonstration experiments involving collaboration among automakers and government agencies in Japan, the U.S., and Europe. The company also conducted its first V2X technology field test in China in collaboration with Tongji University (Shanghai) in this March.

In addition to these technologies, DENSO will exhibit its products for hybrid vehicles including inverters, DC-DC converters, and battery-monitoring units, which will be essential in the coming age of electric power vehicles.

DENSO also will display spark plugs and in-vehicle plasma cluster ion generators, which help clean cabin air. In addition, DENSO will display an electronic onboard recorder device that is planned to be sold in China for commercial vehicles.

DENSO regards China as an important market and has recently decided to expand its technical center in China to improve customer service and product competitiveness by designing more products locally and offering more market-specific designs. DENSO will continue to offer appealing products to customers and contribute to the advancement of China’s automotive society.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture,Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (includingJapan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

“With this expansion, we aim to improve customer service and product competitiveness by designing more products locally and offering more market-specific designs,” said Yasushi Yamanaka, executive director in charge of DENSO’s Engineering Research and Development Center.

As part of this relocation and expansion, the new technical center will add large test facilities including a wind tunnel to upgrade its product design and development capabilities.

Since establishing its first Chinese production company in Yantai, Shandong, DENSO has increased the number of companies in the country to meet the growing market needs. Currently, DENSO has 22 production companies in China producing a variety of products including automotive air-conditioning systems, engine control components, fuel injection components, alternators, starters, and car navigation systems. In addition to the Shanghai Technical Center, DENSO has another development base, DENSO Software Shanghai Co., Ltd., in Shanghai which develops software for mass-produced products, mainly for car navigation systems.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com. 

Profile of Shanghai Technical Center (after its relocation)

Showcasing the full DENSO product range, the entire UK aftermarket team will be on hand to answer any product or technical queries face to face with customers.

MechanEx is the leading regional ‘hands on’ trade event for the UK automotive aftermarket industry. It features the best in tools, equipment, diagnostics and the latest products from many leading parts manufacturers.

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation has agreed with I-Net Corporation to acquire its 3D Business Unit, which provides software and services based on its technologies to create and analyze 3D images. The acquisition will be completed on April 1, 2012, and upon completion of ownership, the business unit will become a subsidiary of DENSO and begin operation as 3D Corporation. With the acquisition, DENSO will acquire 21 employees.

“There is a growing need for clearer and brighter images on in-vehicle displays, such as instrument clusters, car navigation systems, and head-up displays,” said Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, executive director of DENSO’s Information and Safety Systems Business Group. “DENSO will use the technologies and expertise of I-Net’s 3D Business Unit to help us develop more sophisticated display technologies.”

The 3D Business Unit has succeeded in developing 3D image-based simulation technologies, as well as software for haptic devices*1. These technologies and expertise will be used in DENSO’s development of various products, including human machine interface systems.

I-Net’s 3D Business Unit has diverse customers ranging from automobile to medical and amusement industries. 3D Corporation will continue to offer cutting-edge software and services in these industries.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

Profile of 3D Corporation

1. Company name: 3D Corporation

2. Location: Kohoku-ku, Yokohama City, Japan

3. President: Yoma Watarai (currently the head of 3D Business Unit, I-Net Corporation)

4. Establishment: March 14, 2012 (operations will start on April 1, 2012)

5. Capital: 75 million yen (approximately US$0.9 million*2)

6. Ownership: 100 percent owned by DENSO Corporation

7. Sales: 400 million yen (approximately US$5.0 million*2, projection for FY2012)

8. Employees: 21

9. Business description: Development and sales of computers and its surrounding devices, and provision of software.

Profile of I-Net Corporation

1. Company name: I-Net Corporation

2. Location: Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Japan

3. President: Shigemasa Kajimoto

4. Establishment: April 22, 1971

5. Capital: 3.2 billion yen (approximately US$39.7 million*2)

6. Sales:  20.3 billion yen

(approximately US$251.6 million*2, as of fiscal year ended March 31, 2011)

7. Employees: 1,487 (as of April 1, 2011 on a consolidated basis)

8. Business description: Development and sales of information processing systems and devices

*1 Haptic devices commercialized by DENSO include remote touch controllers used in Lexus GS, RX, and other Lexus models.

*2 Exchange rate used is 80.68 yen to the US one dollar, at the end of February 2012 for convenience only.

With two months remaining to the TTA premiere on the 12th of May at Karlskoga, a new future awaits Swedish motorsport with sporting values, tight races and completely new regulations with exciting technology. Volvo has supported the idea from the start and has contracted their participation in the championship until 2015 at least.

The final team colors are going to be shown later, but this is the S60 in TTA racing specification.

DENSO is proud to be supporting Volvo Polestar in the TTA – Racing Elite League 2012. More technical details will follow at a later stage.

As a global supplier of automotive technology, DENSO uses international auto shows as a platform to present its newest inventions.

– DENSO is globally researching and developing V2X technology –

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation, in collaboration with Tongji University (Shanghai), will begin testing vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) technology on public roads in Taicang, Jiangsu Province, China on March 22, 2012. While this is DENSO’s first V2X technology field test on public roads in China, the company has been conducting field tests in Japan, the United States and Europe for the past several years.

“Due to the rapid increase in vehicles on China’s roads, chronic congestion and safety are the two largest issues, particularly in the larger cities,” said Yasushi Yamanaka, DENSO’s executive director in charge of the Engineering Research & Development Center. “V2X technology, which allows cars to wirelessly communicate with other cars and roadside infrastructure, such as traffic signals, is expected to help alleviate traffic congestion and help prevent collisions.”

V2X Field Test in China: Emergency Vehicles

V2X technology will be used to wirelessly communicate the vehicle position and speed of emergency vehicles – like ambulances and fire engines – to the surrounding vehicles and roadside infrastructure. When an emergency vehicle is approaching, the technology will change the traffic light at intersections and alert surrounding vehicles to switch lanes. The experiments are intended to give the right of way to authority vehicles in case of emergency and to help prevent vehicle collisions.

DENSO and V2X Technology

DENSO has been globally researching and developing V2X technology since 2003. One of our central focus points is Dedicated Short-range Communications (DSRC), which is the primary enabling component of V2X communications.

At its test track in Japan, DENSO has simulated an urban road environment to check the communication performance and to develop and evaluate applications with actual vehicles. The results have been used to develop in-vehicle devices which have been provided to various demonstration experiments involving collaboration among automakers and government agencies in Japan, the U.S., and Europe.

DENSO is globally committed to helping bring V2X technology to market in an effort to greatly improve safety, improve traffic flow and reduce CO2 emissions.

V2X Technology: Be Connected. Be Safe. Be Green.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA, Japan — DENSO Corporation announced that it started operations of its sixth regional technical center in Gurgaon, India. The new technical center employs about 60 employees and the investment represents approximately 1.5 billion rupees (approximately US$30.9 million). The new technical center, which is a part of DENSO International India Pvt. Ltd. (DIIN), will lead development of automotive powertrains, electric and electronic systems, information and safety systems, small motors, and motorcycle products for vehicle manufacturers in India.

“Transferring product development operations from Japan to India will allow us to quickly respond to both the market and customer needs in India,” said Yasushi Nei, Chairman of DENSO International India Pvt. Ltd. and DENSO’s Executive Director. “In addition, the technical center will support automotive software development in other regions of the world.”

The new technical center has various testing and evaluating equipment, including an engine bench and chassis dynamometer that enables vehicle testing in -30 to 50 degree Celsius environment. Additionally, the center also has materials engineering and an evaluating function to further promote materials procurement in India, in cooperation with procurement divisions at DENSO’s manufacturing companies.

DENSO regards India as one of the most important global markets with high growth potential and the company plans to further increase the technical center’s capabilities to strengthen business operations in the country.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

In India, DENSO began operations in 1984, and now has six subsidiaries including four production companies, which produce automotive air conditioning systems, fuel injectors, engine ECUs, starters, alternators and other devices. The company employs more than 2,400 people in India. For more information, go to www.denso.co.in.

 The research will effectively bring together the companies’ broad-ranging technical expertise – Intel’s experience in developing technologies for personal computing and DENSO’s knowledge of balancing quality requirements needed to install IT products in vehicles with advanced infotainment functions.

Growing Need for IT-related Information and Communications Systems:

In addition to the main navigation functions of conventional systems, next-generation in-vehicle information and communication systems will allow the driver and other occupants to freely access information from their vehicle and a range of personal devices when needed, display it on their system, and update their system applications via network communications. Accordingly, these new systems are likely to be more flexible, infotainment^*1 systems.

 DENSO has developed smartphone-connected technologies and services, such as NaviBridge^*2 and ARPEGGiO^*3, which connects to information and content on those smartphones and safely displays it in the vehicle to mitigate driver distraction – helping make driving safe, more convenient, and more comfortable. DENSO will continue to work with various IT companies and semiconductor manufacturers, including Intel, home appliance makers, and other companies to develop technologies and platforms for next-generation in-vehicle information and communication system.

 DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

 ^*1 Infotainment functions: Functions which combine navigation operations, vehicle information, audio operations, and Internet access.

^*2 NaviBridge: A smartphone application that works with location-aware smartphone applications from various content providers to store a location identified by each locating application into the car navigation system via Bluetooth or USB.

^*3 ARPEGGiO: A service for viewing and operating smartphone applications on human-machine interfaces (HMI) developed for on-board information and communications systems. Applications designed for in-vehicle use can be downloaded from the ARPEGGiO service center to smartphones and on-board information and communications devices.

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The long-distance test began on Thursday afternoon following initial sessions to evaluate various performance developments.

Sébastien Buemi, in his first test as an official TOYOTA Racing driver, started the marathon session, followed by his team-mate in car #8 at Le Mans, Hiroaki Ishiura.

Car #7 team-mates Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kazuki Nakajima also took turns behind the wheel of the TOYOTA TS030 HYBRID.  Said Alex Wurz: “The test has been interesting and we have gained valuable experience. In terms of development, we continue to optimize the interaction between all components, including the hybrid system. As a result, the car is progressing.”

The test ended with TOYOTA Racing having achieved its primary goal of completing a significant number of laps to evaluate the car over very long distances.

TOYOTA Racing will now concentrate on preparing and updated package for the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, its first race of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season. The next tests are scheduled for April.

DENSO’s inline e-compressor is smaller, lighter and quieter than previous generations. Despite a decrease in weight and size, the inline e-compressor maintains the same cooling capacity as our previous generation while consuming less power. This means it pulls less juice from the battery and helps extend the lithium ion battery range when the air-conditioning (A/C) is running. Also, for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), the e-compressor helps make the car less reliant on the internal combustion engine on days when you flip on the A/C switch.

Not only does the inline e-compressor keep the cabin cool, but it also can cool the lithium-ion battery to help it maintain an optimal temperature. This helps control the temperature of the lithium ion, which improves the battery’s range and overall longevity.

Component Packaging:
DENSO’s inline e-compressor is slimmer and less bulky than its predecessor, allowing for easier under-the-hood component packaging where real-estate is at a premium. DENSO improved the packaging by repositioning the e-compressor’s integrated inverter in-line with the motor as opposed to the current integrated inverter that is stacked above the motor.

Electrification Changes the Way We Do Things:
When moving from an internal combustion engine to an electrified vehicle, sometimes you have to change the way things work or how they sound. Enter the compressor. That’s what’s working under-the-hood driving your air conditioning system to keep you cool and comfortable.

Conventional compressors are powered by an engine’s belt drive, but EVs don’t have belt-driven engines that energize the peripheral systems (Hence, the move to an electric-driven compressor. This electrified compressor is a little more sophisticated in that it has its own motor, inverter and circuit board.

Also, when you’re not using an internal combustion motor your vehicle gets a whole lot quieter, which is why it’s increasingly important for other components to be “silenced.” No one wants to hear or talk over their car components.

DENSO’s Thermal Expertise
DENSO is one of the leading suppliers of thermal components worldwide. Our know-how and technical expertise with thermal systems gives us a unique advantage to do develop e-compressors for each specific vehicle application from an overall systems approach.

We have been mass producing e-compressors since 2003 and we were the first to integrate the inverter with the compressor into one component. DENSO will continue to develop cutting-edge products to meet our customers’ future needs and requirements.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

• Consolidated net sales totaled 2,214.4 billion yen (US$28.5 billion), a 6.1 percent decrease from the previous year.
• Consolidated operating income totaled 82.1 billion yen (US$1.1 billion), a 52.9 percent decrease from the previous year.
• Consolidated net income totaled 36.4 billion yen (US$467.8 million), a 71.9 percent decrease from the previous year. The decrease includes the reversal of deferred tax assets, totaling 15.8 billion yen (US$203.2 million), resulting from the change of the corporate tax rate in Japan.

”In spite of the production recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, low production level in the first-half, the Thailand flooding and the strong yen led to a decrease in both sales and income from the previous year,” said Sadahiro Usui, executive director of DENSO Corporation.

In Japan, despite the production recovery from the earthquake, the affect of the Thailand flooding led to a decrease in sales to 1,555.5 billion yen (US$20.0 billion), a 4.0 percent decrease from the previous year. As a result of the decrease in production volume, the operating income totaled 36.1 billion yen (US$464.4 million), a 55.1percent decrease from the previous year.

In North America, despite the production increase in American auto manufactures, low production level of Japanese auto manufacturers in the first half led to a decrease in sales to 350.3 billion yen (US$4.5 billion), an 11.6 percent decrease from the previous year. Due to the decreases in production volume, operating income totaled 1.4 billion yen (US$17.5 million), a 92.8 percent decrease from the previous year.

In Europe, despite the sales rise mainly to European auto manufactures, sales totaled 286.5 billion yen (US$3.7 billion), a 1.6 percent decrease from the previous year. Operating income resulted in 4.9 billion yen (US$63.3 million), a 42.0 percent decrease from the previous year.

In Asia and Oceania, a production decrease in Japanese auto manufactures and the affect by the Thailand flooding led to a decrease in sales to 444.2 billion yen (US$5.7 billion), a 7.6 percent decrease from the previous year. The decrease in production volume led to the operating income of 37.5 billion yen (US$482.7 million), a 40.5 percent decrease from the previous year.

In other areas, which mainly applies to the South American region, including countries such as Brazil and Argentina, sales totaled 43.8 billion yen (US$563.5 million), a 3.7 percent decrease from the previous year, and operating income totaled 2.4 billion yen (US$30.8 million), a 54.3 percent decrease from the previous year.

“Considering the affect of the Thailand flooding, we have made a downward revision to the year-end sales forecasts. As for the year end income, we forecast the same level as the prior announcement,” said Usui.

Forecast for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2012

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges.For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

(Notes)

The above forecasts are created based on the information obtained by the date of this announcement and the actual results may differ due to various causes in the future.

U.S. dollar amounts have been translated, for convenience only, at the rate of 77.74 yen = US$1, the approximate exchange rate prevailing in the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on December 30, 2011. Billion is used in the American sense of one thousand million.

Since learning of the DoJ’s investigation in February 2010, when the DoJ conducted an onsite investigation at the offices of DENSO International America, Inc. (DIAM), DENSO Corporation’s North American headquarters, both DENSO Corporation and DIAM (collectively, “DENSO”) have cooperated fully with the investigation. The plea agreement requires that they continue to do so.

The fine will have no material effect on the Company’s financial forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. The payment will be recorded as an extraordinary loss in the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2012.

It is DENSO’s policy to comply with all applicable antitrust laws. Since learning of the investigation in February 2010, DENSO has taken various measures, including implementing even more stringent compliance rules and even more enhanced compliance training to further ensure that its employees comply with all applicable antitrust laws.

In addition, to emphasize the seriousness of these matters, DENSO Corporation’s chairman, president and certain board members and executive directors will voluntarily return 30 percent to 10 percent of their compensation for a three-month period starting in February 2012.

DENSO is committed to compliance with all applicable antitrust laws around the world.

*For editors’ notes:

Body ECUs are in-vehicle computers that control the power supply to certain electrical components and systems, such as smart key systems, mirrors, lighting and security systems. Heater control panels are operational panels incorporating buttons and switches, which control cabin air conditioning.

KARIYA (Japan) ― In an effort to meet stricter fuel efficiency and exhaust emission regulations worldwide, DENSO Corporation has developed its first EGR cooler for gasoline engines. The newly developed EGR cooler is 30 percent smaller than the smallest one currently available on the market, while offering equal performance.

“As OEs around the world look to downsize engines to help meet the increasingly stringent regulations, EGR systems are becoming more necessary to optimize the powertrain combustion process and improve fuel economy,” said Akio Shikamura, senior executive director of DENSO’s Thermal Systems Business Group. “Because there is limited space in the engine compartment, an emphasis on size reduction is a major factor in developing EGR systems. DENSO’s new and compact EGR cooler will greatly help reduce the overall EGR system size.”

What it Does and How it Works:
EGR systems recirculate a portion of engine exhaust gas back into the intake manifold to increase fuel efficiency (see Figure 1). EGR coolers decrease the temperature of hot exhaust gases recirculated into the intake manifold, which also increases the density of the exhaust gas. This helps increase the performance of EGR systems, which reduce engine loss and prevent engine knocking. Vehicles with EGR systems equipped with EGR coolers can potentially increase fuel efficiency by 2 to 3 percent.

DENSO’s EGR cooler uses finer slits, just 1 mm wide, compared with conventional models with internal fin slits measuring 4 to 5 mm in width, which allows the system to discharge more heat per unit volume. This design enabled DENSO’s EGR cooler to be 30 percent smaller than the smallest product in the market, all while offering equal performance.

This EGR cooler is installed in Toyota’s Camry and AQUA, also known as the Prius C, which will be available on the global market. DENSO plans to offer this product worldwide as a solution to meet tighter fuel-efficiency and exhaust regulations.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

[Reference]
Generally, the amount of air drawn into the engine is controlled by the throttle valve. When the engine is not required to produce high power, such as at low speeds, the throttle valve is partially closed. This reduces the amount of air forced into the cylinders, and at the same time the amount of fuel injected is reduced. The air passage section narrowed by the partially closed throttle valve allows a small amount of air to flow into the engine, which increases the engine loss. When the engine loss is high during acceleration or at high speeds, knocking (abnormal combustion) occurs because fuel is burned at high temperature, which reduces fuel efficiency.
To solve these problems, EGR systems recirculate some exhaust gas, instead of using fresh air, into the engine cylinders to reduce piston load while maintaining a small amount of fuel injection. This slows the rise in temperature of the air/fuel mixture, increasing fuel efficiency.

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation developed a new and more efficient radiator that is 40 percent smaller and lighter, compared to DENSO’s previous radiators. Also, the radiator’s tank is made with a plant-derived resin making it more environmentally friendly than conventional radiators.

“The radiator’s reduced size translates into greater design flexibility for installation in the engine compartment. This also helps make the vehicle safer in the event of a frontal collision because the reduced size allows for a larger impact or crash zone,” said Akio Shikamura, senior executive director of DENSO’s Thermal Systems Business Group. “In addition, the radiator’s tank is made of a plant-derived resin, which DENSO has been mass-producing since 2009, making the radiator greener and environmentally cleaner than traditional radiators.”

Smaller, Lighter, More Efficient:
With higher heat radiation efficiency, the new radiator is only 16 mm wide, but equal in performance to the conventional 27 mm wide radiators, resulting in a substantial size and weight reduction. A radiator’s performance depends on its two major components – fins and tubes. The radiator’s more efficient heat radiation is achieved through improvements in the design of the fins. DENSO increased the amount of louvers – that are located on the surface of the fin – to 30 percent per unit area. This design change allowed the radiator to have 10 percent more efficient heat radiation than DENSO’s conventional radiators.

DENSO, along with a materials manufacturer, has jointly developed thinner and higher-strength materials that are used to make the fins and tubes. This new material allows for a global procurement of materials, which helps DENSO be cost-effective in all regions around the world. The fin, using DENSO’s manufacturing expertise, is the world’s thinnest of its kind. The radiator offers the same strength as DENSO’s previous radiators while using thinner materials. All these advantages enabled the radiator to be 40 percent smaller and lighter than the previous models.

The newly developed 16 mm wide radiator is installed in the Lexus GS. In addition to the 16 mm wide radiator, DENSO will also commercialize a 27 mm wide type, which is thinner than the conventional model of 36 mm type, and 11.5 mm wide type which are thinner than the conventional model of 16 mm, to offer a wider range of the new radiator series for a greater range of vehicle models.

DENSO will continue its research and development to expand its new radiator series into more environment-friendly and safer products to meet the increasingly diverse vehicle needs worldwide.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

[Reference]
The radiator, located at the front of the engine compartment of a vehicle, is a heat exchanger which cools the engine cooling water. The radiator consists of three units: tubes through which engine cooling water flows, a tank that stores the water, and corrugated fins for heat exchange. When outside air drawn through the front side of the engine compartment is forced through the radiator fins, it removes heat from the fins and thus cools the engine cooling water flowing through the tubes.

The TS030 Hybrid isToyotaRacing’s successor to the TS010 and TS020 cars which participated in the Le Mans 24 Hours with podium success during the 1990s. Like Toyota’s full hybrid road cars, energy is generated under braking and the TS030 Hybrid can operate in electric-only mode, achieving zero emissions and zero fuel consumption.

In addition, the THS-R (Toyota Hybrid System – Racing) powertrain is designed to deliver maximum performance and features an all-new V8 3.4-litre normally-aspirated petrol engine.

By installing its hybrid vehicle system to a racecar running in severe endurance races, DENSO will be able to obtain beneficial evaluation for future research and development of hybrid components.

During an extensive test session at the French racetrack Paul Ricard, which included running in darkness, the TS030 Hybrid completed several hundred kilometres, showing an impressive level of reliability and performance for this very early stage in the car’s testing programme.

The new team, which is based at Toyota Motorsport GmbH in Cologne, Germany, plans to enter at the Le Mans 24 Hours, France, 16 and 17 June. Participation in further rounds will be confirmed soon.

The FIA regulations for hybrid powertrains allow recovery of energy under braking, and releasing it to improve acceleration out of a corner, delivering laptime benefit. For any given performance level, a hybrid powertrain will achieve this with less fuel.

Hybridisation already is a relevant technology in real life, now brought to endurance racing for the ultimate motorsport test. DENSO has been a partner from the get-go of this hybrid racing project, being a part of the overall concept of the TS030 Hybrid.

Other partners include Nisshinbo, Aisin, Zent, Nippon Steel, Takata, Toyoda Gosei and Michelin.

For more information please visit www.toyotahybridracing.com

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation today announced that DENSO Mexico S.A. de C.V. (DNMX), located in Apodaca City, NuevoLeon, will build an additional plant in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. The new facility will help DENSO expand its business in Mexico and meet the growing needs of its North American customers who are ramping up their operations in the region. The plant will manufacture heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units. DENSO will consider producing additional products at this site in the future.

“Building this new plant in central Mexico means that we can manufacture and supply products in close proximity to our customers in the region, and it solidifies our manufacturing footprint in Mexico,” said Hikaru Sugi, president and CEO, DENSO International America and senior executive director, DENSO Corporation. “Mexico is a growing market, and this is an opportunity for us to strengthen our competitiveness and our global leadership position in the manufacture and sales of thermal products.”

DENSO’s investment in the new facility will total US$57 million, and DENSO expects to employ more than 400 people by 2015. Construction of the 25,600 square meter facility will begin in March, and production is set to start in October 2013.

This will be the third plant for DNMX, which also has a facility in Guadalupe City, Nuevo Leonstate. DNMX currently manufactures a variety of automotive products at its two existing plants, including instrument clusters, climate control panels, and system control components such as variable cam timing and oil control valves.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

DENSO Corporation will exhibit for the first time at the Delhi Auto Expo in India, from January 5-11, 2012. To introduce its wide range of advanced technologies, DENSO will show its products in the fields of environment, safety, comfort and convenience.

From January 14-22, DENSO Corporation will occupy a new location within Cobo Centre, Detroit. Here, the company will connect consumers to new technologies through interactive displays during the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).

“We regard India as one of the most important markets with high growth potential, and we are expanding our business in the country,” said Yasushi Nei, Chairman of DENSO International India Pvt.  Ltd. “The company has decided to increase production capacity and to establish a technical centre to begin developing products in the region and for the region.”

Continuing its participation in global shows around the world, DENSO uses NAIAS to increase its recognition in North America. Among its displays, DENSO will show how cars will “connect” and “talk” to other cars and roadside structures, like traffic signals, to save lives, time, and the environment. The company also will feature an interactive display that allows consumers to pick their commute or driving pattern to find what vehicle type or technology best suits their driving needs. DENSO will also feature its fuel efficiency technologies that will help automakers meet the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) averages, announced by the Obama administration, of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture,Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (includingJapan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year endingMarch 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on theTokyoandNagoyastock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

1. Reorganization of Electric Systems Business Group

To create an organization that can systematically comply with all powertrain control systems including conventional internal combustion engines, hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles, the Engine Electrical Systems Business Unit and EHV Components Business Unit will be incorporated into the Powertrain Control Systems Business Group.

Moreover, the Electric Control Components Division will be incorporated into the Information & Safety Systems Business Group to create new synergies in the business for vehicle dynamics.

After the change, the existing five business groups will be reorganized into four business groups.

2. Integration of Corporate Center and Administration Center

To consolidate functions and reinforce priority areas, the Corporate Center and Administration Center will be integrated to form the Corporate Center.

With these changes, the company’s business organization will consist of: Corporate Center;  Engineering Research & Development Center; Production Promotion Center; Purchasing Group; Sales and Marketing Group; Powertrain Control Systems Business Group; Electronic Systems Business Group; Thermal Systems Business Group, and Information & Safety System Business Group.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ― The Smartphone has changed the way we do things. Not only is it a phone, but it’s an information source that constantly keeps us connected. To help drivers safely stay connected while driving, DENSO has developed ARPEGGiO, a smartphone-based, information system that uses the onboard navigation screen to display and operate smartphone applications.
DENSO’s ARPEGGiO will be released in Japan next year and the company plans to have the service used worldwide in the future.

”In the last few years the number of smartphone users has rapidly increased,” said Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, executive director of DENSO’s Information and Safety Systems Business Group. “DENSO used its more than 20 years of car navigation technical expertise and know-how to develop a service that is intended to help users safely enjoy the convenience of smartphones while driving.”

To use DENSO’s new system, it requires an ARPEGGiO-enabled car navigation system and users will then need to download the respective DENSO ARPEGGiO app to their smartphone. Once complete, the smartphone and car navigation system will automatically communicate with each other through a Bluetooth® connection and display a list of smartphone applications, available through ARPEGGiO, onto the car navigation display.

For safety reasons, the direct use of smartphones while driving is prohibited by many traffic regulations around the world. ARPEGGiO is not just a system that displays the smartphone operation screen on the navigation display. The system modifies the look of the original smartphone application and formats it in a way that’s easier to view on the car navigation screen. In addition, to ensure safety, the system is designed to restrict the driver’s operation of certain applications while driving.

At present, the preceding application services planned for the Japanese market include:

• Searching for locations and setting destinations
• Playing music stored on smartphones and streaming Internet radio
• Track vehicle fuel efficiency
• Registering the vehicle’s current location on social networking services (SNS), such as mixi (a Japan based Facebook application)

Content providers will update information and supply these services through the user’s smartphone, enabling them to obtain the latest information without updating their car navigation systems. Also, it’s important to note, DENSO can add additional applications to meet user wants and needs.

The middleware of ARPEGGiO is light and easy to install on a variety of operating systems (OS), allowing ARPEGGiO to be built into any type of car navigation system.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

How ARPEGGiO works

1. Users download the ARPEGGiO application from their selected application store (online application marketplace) to their smartphones.

2. Users bring their smartphone into their car and start the ARPEGGiO application. The car navigation system and smartphone then automatically communicate with each other wirelessly via Bluetooth®.

3. The car navigation system accesses servers that provide ARPEGGiO services via the smartphone to download applications that can be used on ARPEGGiO-enabled navigation systems.

Concept of selecting applications usable on ARPEGGiO

Applications are selected from four categories based on the results of surveys regarding what functions users wish to use while driving.

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation has jointly developed a home energy management system (HEMS) with TOYOTA Housing Corporation and Misawa Homes Co., Ltd. The HEMS, DENSO’s first such product of its kind, has functions that work with plug-in hybrid or electric vehicles. It will be available in the Japanese market in or after February 2012.

“As plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles become more widespread, we recognized that it’s possible to realize a more environmentally friendly society by connecting and coordinating these types of vehicles and home energy usage,” said Koji Kobayashi, executive vice president of DENSO Corporation. “DENSO will not only contribute to the development of environmentally friendly vehicles, but also to the development of products that help improve home energy efficiency.”

How HEMS Works:

DENSO’s HEMS consists of a control unit and a 7-inch touch panel monitor, installed inside the house. The monitor shows real-time power consumption, helping to remind users to turn off appliances when they are not in use, which also helps them better manage electricity. The monitor can also show electricity consumption in terms of cost and the amount of CO₂ emissions that are emitted, as well as historical data, which helps encourage users to be more aware of saving energy. Additionally, the system prevents the circuit breaker from tripping when there is a high electric load.

HEMS Connects to Smartphone:

When the HEMS is connected to an external information center it allows the user to remotely check and switch on and off some home appliances from their Smartphone. For example, users could switch on climate control systems*1, check whether the electrically controlled front door is properly locked, and fill the bathtub with hot water*2 using their Smartphone.

Consumers also can use HEMS to schedule a time*3 to charge a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle battery by coordinating with vehicle battery chargers. That means consumers can schedule battery charging for nighttime, when electricity rates are lower. After signing a contract with a car maker and connecting with the information center, users can remotely turn on the vehicle’s climate control system*4 using the HEMS monitor or Smartphone.

Optional Household Battery:

DENSO has also jointly developed a household storage battery system with TOYOTA Housing Corporation, Misawa Homes Co., and Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. When used with the HEMS, the battery, with a capacity of 8.4 kWh*5, can better control power consumption at home during peak demand hours. The battery system can power a minimum number of appliances, such as room lighting, for a certain period of time*6 in case of a power outrage.

These products utilize the results from the Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s “Next-Generation Energy and Social Systems Demonstration” (5 year plan from 2010). DENSO will continue to improve these products with input from this project.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com.

The profiles of the HEMS and household storage battery system are as follows.

Profile of HEMS

• User-friendly 7-inch touch panel TFT LCD monitor

• Industry’s first (as of November 2011) system to integrate remote controller for household water heating system, display of electricity power sold and bought from photovoltaic generation, and charging status of a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle battery and the household storage battery system

• Displaying the real-time amount of power consumption and the historical data of ten years (Can also display amount used for water and gas with optional measuring device*7)

• Scheduling time to charge the battery and remotely turning on the vehicle’s climate control system through coordination with battery charger and information center
• Scheduling charging time of household storage battery

Profile of household storage battery system

• Input (rated voltage): 200 VAC

• Output (rated voltage): Normal operation: 100/200 VAC; Power outage operation: 100 VAC

• Output (rated capacity): Normal operation: 1.5 kW; Power outrage operation: 1.0 kW

• Battery capacity: 8.4 kWh (storage capacity of 5 kWh when in use)

• Dimensions: 1,500 x 345 x 1,430 mm (Width x Depth x Length)

• Weight: Approx. 520 kg

• Working with the electricity supply system

*1 Only the systems designed for home automation can conduct power-on and -off operations.

*2 Only works with DENSO’s CO2 Heat Pump Water Heater

*3 Only works with designated battery chargers

*4 Only works with some of vehicles installing information communication function (functions differ with vehicle model)

*5 Storage capacity of 5 kWh when in use

*6 Approximately 10 hours for using three 150W appliances such as incandescent lightbulb, liquid crystal television and notebook computer. Will differ with the electricity consumption and condition of use of appliances.

*7 Only works with designated sensors

The new eCall technology is in the process of being adopted by a large number of EU member states. If an eCall equipped car is involved in an accident in which airbags are deployed, the car automatically calls the nearest emergency centre even if the driver and any passengers are unable to speak due to injury. In such circumstances the system automatically transmits a minimum data set including the exact location of the crash site and identification of the vehicle, thus reducing emergency service response time. In addition, when a driver or passenger in an eCall equipped car witnesses an accident, they can report it and automatically summon assistance while giving precise location information, all at the push of a button.

Prompted by the need for automakers and their Tier 1 suppliers to supply eCall equipped products to the European markets adopting this technology, innovITS ADVANCE has carried out a demonstration of capability in the area of eCall testing and certification.  With its independent and fully controllable private GSM network and Skyclone GNSS denial capabilities, innovITS ADVANCE is uniquely placed to provide an environment in which eCall systems can be tested under all conditions of signal quality and attenuation.

To carry out this first demonstration of eCall using at the innovITS ADVANCE facility, innovITS worked together with partners DENSO, CINTERION a Gemalto Company, TRL, MIRA and PMN, to connect the site’s private GSM network to an external eCall Public Service Access Point (PSAP).  With this first vehicle test successfully completed, innovITS and its partners are now planning to work towards implementing a comprehensive eCall test and certification service based at innovITS ADVANCE – one of the first such facilities to offer this service in Europe.

“By successfully demonstrating functionality tests on an eCall equipped vehicle, innovITS ADVANCE has thus proven its capability to act as a robust and reliable site for the testing and certification of eCall products,” explains innovITS CEO Phil Pettitt. “The presence of a network of roads covered by a fully controllable private GSM network is fundamental to the ability to provide such a robust testing environment. Over the coming months we will be working with our partners to establish on a permanent basis an eCall test and certification service that can be offered to customers on a commercial basis.”

“eCall is a very promising technology which I believe will have a major role to play in improving emergency service response times in those EU states implementing the system,” added Marcel Visser, global vice president automotive of CINTERION and chairman of the ERTICO Automotive Suppliers Sector Platform. “By working together in a proactive manner, the technical partners in this self-funded project have demonstrated that the European automotive industry supply chain will be ready to embrace the test and certification needs of eCall using the dedicated ITS test and development facilities such as those of innovITS ADVANCE.”

Kariya (Japan) – DENSO Corporation will exhibit its latest technologies and products, which connect people, vehicles, and society at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show. The show will be held at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center and will be open to the public from Saturday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 11. DENSO’s global President and CEO Nobuaki Katoh will talk about the company’s latest technological developments at a press briefing in the DENSO booth, on Dec. 1, at 14:55 p.m.

Connecting People, Vehicles, and Society

Resonance 2021, DENSO’s main exhibit, is a cockpit simulator envisioned for the 2021 automotive society. It is designed around the concept of offering optimal systems in a society where people, vehicles and society are safely connected with information communication technologies. The Resonance 2021 exhibit allows visitors to experience how people, vehicles, and communities will “connect” to each other in real time to make driving more convenient and enjoyable.

To help address the global increase in traffic accidents, DENSO also will present safety systems to mitigate accidents and make drivers feel at ease. Some of DENSO active safety technologies that will be displayed include: the Low-speed Collision Avoidance System, which helps prevent collisions; the Automatic Steering System for Parking Assistance, which helps the driver steer the vehicle into a parking space; and, the Lane Departure Warning System, which alerts the driver of potential hazards when the driver changes lanes.

In addition, other DENSO products and technologies that connect people and vehicles to be displayed include: the Remote Touch Controller, which allows the driver to operate the audio system using a mouse-like device; Air conditioning systems and other cabin devices that can be controlled without directly touching them; and, the Drowsiness Detection System that detects when the driver is falling asleep by analyzing the driver’s facial expressions.

DENSO also will display products and technologies that connect vehicles and society, which include: a Sensing System, a technology equipped with sensors to monitor the vehicle’s surroundings; and, the Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperative System, which is based on vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications technologies.

DENSO’s technologies that connect society and people to be displayed include: ARPEGGIO, a service that connects Smartphones and on-board devices to allow users to safely use Smartphone applications in the vehicle. Some applications include an information search and Internet radio.

In addition to these interactive technologies, DENSO will exhibit eight products including inverters, battery-monitoring units, and electric compressors for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles, which will be essential in the coming age of electric power vehicles.

For the non-automotive area, DENSO will display its Home Energy Management System products and present its comprehensive approach to the future automotive society where people, vehicles and houses are interactively connected.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ― In an effort to strengthen automotive aftermarket and non-automotive businesses, DENSO Corporation has announced the formation of a new global aftermarket division based at the company’s headquarters in Kariya, Japan. In addition, the company will consolidate its eight Japanese sales companies and its group company, DENSO Ace Corporation, which sells residential central climate control systems and other products, into a single company called DENSO Sales Japan Corporation (tentative name) on April 1, 2012.

Currently the company has 30 aftermarket companies worldwide with fiscal year 2010 sales of approximately €3 billion. These companies’ efforts will now be coordinated under one division, creating synergies of resources and synchronization of strategy.

“Creation of this new aftermarket business unit is a big step forward for DENSO’s aftermarket operations, our objective is to expand and promote our aftermarket presence worldwide,” said Toshiaki Fujii, head of the new DENSO Aftermarket Business Unit. “This establishes a structure where the aftermarket is operated as an independent business entity apart from our Original Equipment (OE) business.”

The eight sales and services organizations to be merged include: DENSO Hokkaido Corporation; DENSO Tohoku Corporation; DENSO Tokyo Corporation; DENSO Chubu Corporation; DENSO Kansai Corporation; DENSO Chugoku Corporation; DENSO Shikoku Corporation; and, DENSO Kyushu Corporation.

“This consolidation will enable us to improve our products and services to customers and expand our automotive aftermarket and non-automotive businesses in Japan,” said Koji Kobayashi, executive vice president of DENSO Corporation.

 In the Japanese non-automotive business, DENSO will enhance its sales in the potential growth area of house equipment products, which includes CO2 heat pump water heaters and central climate control system. Additionally, the new company will also focus on manufacturing facility, office equipment products, including industrial robots and air-conditioning systems, and actively target the micro grid business.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled €27.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

• Consolidated net sales totaled 1,409.1 billion yen (US$18.4 billion), an 11.4 percent decrease from the previous year.
• Consolidated operating income totaled 31.9 billion yen (US$415.6 million), a 74.4 percent decrease from the previous year.
• Consolidated net income totaled 23.3 billion yen (US$303.8 million), a 75.2 percent decrease from the previous year.

”Despite the recovery in car production from the Great East Japan Earthquake in the second quarter, the sharp production decline in the first quarter led to a decrease in both sales and income,” said Nobuaki Katoh, president and CEO of DENSO Corporation.

In Japan, in spite of the production recovery, which was earlier than expected, the low production level in the first quarter led to a decrease in sales totaling 963.5 billion yen (US$12.6 billion), a 10.8 percent decrease from the previous year. Decreases in production volume resulted in an operating income of 1.7 billion yen (US$22.2 million), a 97.1 percent decrease from the previous year.

In North America, despite the market recovery of the auto industry, the production decreases of the Japanese auto manufacturers led to a decrease in sales to 217.5 billion yen (US$2.8 billion), a 20.7 percent decrease from the previous year. As a result of the decrease in production volume, the operating loss totaled 3.0 billion yen (US$39.6 million), a decrease of 17.1 billion yen (US$223.7 million) from the previous year.

In Europe, an increase in sales mainly to European auto manufactures led to an increase in sales to 198.7 billion yen (US$2.6 billion), a 2.6 percent increase from the previous year. The deteriorating effects of product composition change led to the operating income of 3.3 billion yen (US$43.1 million), a 38.7 percent decrease from the previous year.

In Asia and Oceania, the decrease in Japanese auto manufactures’ car production resulted in sales decrease to 299.7 billion yen (US$3.9 billion), a 6.6 percent decrease from the previous year. The decrease in production volume led to the operating income of 26.3 billion yen (US$342.9 million), a 41.1 percent decrease from the previous year.

In other areas, mainly the South American region, including countries such as Brazil and Argentina, sales totaled 30.4 billion yen (US$397.1 million), a 1.9 percent decrease from the previous year, and operating income totaled 2.0 billion yen (US$26.0 million), a 50.3 percent decrease from the previous year.

  “Although substantial increase in production volume is expected in the second-half, we have made a downward revision to our year-end sales forecast considering future business conditions such as exchange loss due to the appreciating yen,” said Katoh.

Forecast for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2012

“DENSO has four production bases in Thailand, but none have suffered flooding at this time,” said Katoh. “We are supporting our suppliers in Thailand and considering alternative procurement to minimize the affect to our productions. The impact of the Thailand flooding can not be assessed at this time and is not included in the financial forecast. ”

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges.For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

(Notes)

U.S. dollar amounts have been translated, for convenience only, at the rate of 76.65yen = US$1, the approximate exchange rate prevailing in the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on September 30, 2011. Billion is used in the American sense of one thousand million.

“In addition to achieving excellent results in the competition, we aim to improve the spirit, technique and physical condition of young technicians,” said Kazuo Hironaka, senior executive director of DENSO Corporation. “We will continue to provide systematic special training to potential highly skilled technicians and pass on manufacturing skills to younger generations.”

DENSO participants from Japan competed in four categories: Polymechanics/Automation; Mechanical Engineering Design-CAD; Manufacturing Team Challenge; and Mobile Robotics. Motoki Ootake, Tomofumi Jitousono and Syogo Hayakawa won the gold medal in the Manufacturing Team Challenge category.

Also, for the third consecutive time, DENSO employees from overseas subsidiaries participated in the event. This year, Teeranun Choppanid from DENSO (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (DNTH) won the gold medal in the CNC Turning category.

This was the second gold medal, following the one won by DNTH in the CNC Turning category of the previous WorldSkills competition, received by a participant from DENSO’s overseas subsidiary.

 The WorldSkills Competition, first held in Spain in 1950 and held every two years, is a premier world event for skills recognition and advancement. For most categories, participants must be no older than 22-years-old. In order for participants to be eligible to compete in the Worldskills Competition, they must win first place in the most recent competitions held in their country or region. This year, approximately 1,000 people from 51 countries and regions tested their skills by competing in 46 categories.

DENSO has participated in the WorldSkills Competition since 1971. To date, DENSO employees have won 26 gold medals, 13 silver medals, and 12 bronze medals.

Since the establishment of its Technical Training Center* in 1954, DENSO has been focusing on developing skilled technicians and passing on manufacturing expertise to future generations.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety.

Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges.  For more information, go to http://www.globaldenso.com/ or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

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KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation will exhibit at the 64th IAA (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sept. 15-25, 2011. DENSO will introduce its latest technologies and products that will support the theme; “Connecting Drivers, Vehicles, and Society.”

DENSO’s main exhibit “Resonance 2021” is a vehicle cockpit simulator designed for the automotive society in 2021. By connecting drivers, vehicles, and society, the simulator showcases the following functions that drivers want and expect, while ensuring safety.

1. Active Steering Wheel System

Monitors the risk of contact or collision between cars using vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. When the system detects an imminent collision, the steering wheel vibrates to alert the driver of the situation and also automatically takes controls of the steering wheel to help the driver stay safe when needed.

2. Smart Map Monitor System

Designed to ease traffic congestion and make driving more convenient and comfortable by informing the driver of real-time road conditions and changing traffic hazards using cloud networking.

3. Information Guide System

Connects with the driver’s personal computer and/or Smartphone to analyze the driver’s preferences, and proposes a preferred type of shop or restaurant to the driver when visiting new places.

DENSO also will display other “connecting” technologies, such as its remote touch controller, sensing system, infrastructure cooperative system and Smartphone connectivity technology.

Also, DENSO will exhibit its new starter, Tandem Solenoid starter, for stop/start systems, and technologies for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles such as its inverter, battery monitoring unit and electric compressor.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

Consolidated net sales totaled 630.2 billion yen (US$7.8 billion), a 21.5 percent decrease from the previous year.

Consolidated operating loss totaled 4.4 billion yen (US$54.2 million), a decrease of 75.0 billion yen (US$929.4 million) from the previous year’s operating income of 70.7 billion yen (US$875.2 million).

Consolidated net income totaled 2.6 billion yen (US$32.0 million), a 94.4 percent decrease from the previous year.

”Due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, production level was considerably low in April and May. However, it has rapidly recovered since June and now overall production is close to pre-quake levels,” said Sadahiro Usui, executive director of DENSO Corporation. “A significant decrease in car production and a temporary cost increase to comply with the affects of the earthquake led to a decrease in sales from the previous year and an operating loss.”

In Japan, the significant decrease in car production due to the Great East Japan Earthquake led to a decrease in sales to 398.8 billion yen (US$4.9 billion), a 24.7 percent decrease from the previous year. Decreases in production volume resulted in an operating loss of 24.4 billion yen (US$302.4 million), a decrease of 57.7 billion yen (US$714.7 million) from the previous year’s operating income.

In North America, despite a sales increase to Ford, decreases in Japanese auto manufacturers’ production led to a decrease in sales to 101.1 billion yen (US$1.3 billion), a 30.0 percent decrease from the previous year. As a result of the decrease in production volume, the operating loss totaled 2.5 billion yen (US$31.4 million), a decrease of 10.1 billion yen (US$125.0 million) from the previous year’s operating income.

In Europe, an increase in sales mainly to European auto manufactures led to an increase in sales to 108.6 billion yen (US$1.3 billion), a 4.0 percent increase from the previous year. Operating income totaled 3.2 billion yen (US$39.2 million), an 11.7 percent decrease from the previous year.

In Asia and Oceania, despite a sales increase to Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, a decrease in Japanese auto manufactures’ car production resulted in sales decrease to 147.3 billion yen (US$1.8 billion), a 10.2 percent decrease from the previous year. A decrease in production volume led to the operating income of 13.3 billion yen (US$164.9 million), a 48.2 percent decrease from the previous year.

In other areas, which mainly applies to the South American region, including countries such as Brazil and Argentina, sales totaled 15.8 billion yen (US$195.4 million), a 2.0 percent increase from the previous year, and operating income totaled 1.5 billion yen (US$18.9 million), a 17.1 percent decrease from the previous year.

“Considering the strong recovery from the earthquake, we have decided to upwardly revise the original forecasts for the first-half financial results,” said Usui. “The dividend for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, is undecided, but we will announce the forecast as soon as possible.

“Despite the harsh business environment such as strong yen and rising raw materials cost, we will strive to make recovery in our financial results through reducing cost and improving productivity,“ added Usui.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people.

Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

(Notes)

The above forecasts are created based on the information obtained by the date of this announcement and the actual results may differ due to various causes in the future.

U.S. dollar amounts have been translated, for convenience only, at the rate of 80.73 yen = US$1, the approximate exchange rate prevailing in the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on June 30, 2011. Billion is used in the American sense of one thousand million.

With its ground-breaking ‘Resonance 2021’ interactive display, DENSO proves its leading role in the future automotive industry. Visitors get a hands-on demonstration of the advanced systems that connects drivers, vehicles, and the society.

Consolidated net sales totaled 1,589.6 billion yen (US$19.0 billion), a 22.1 percent increase from the previous year.

Consolidated operating income totaled 124.3 billion yen (US$1.5 billion), a 1,173.4 percent increase from the previous year.

Consolidated net income totaled 93.7 billion yen (US$1.1 billion), a 1,753.9 percent increase from the previous year.

”The worldwide recovery in car production, especially in Japan, has led to the increase in sales and income, despite the substantial currency exchange losses,” said Nobuaki Katoh, president and CEO of DENSO Corporation.

In Japan, an increase in domestic car production, supported by the government’s vehicle incentive program and product exports mainly to North America, Asia and Oceania, led to an increase in sales totaling 1,080.7 billion yen (US$12.9 billion), a 21.1 percent increase from the previous year. The increase in production volumes led to an operating income of 57.8 billion yen (US$689.8 million), an increase of 78.1 billion yen (US$931.3 million) from the previous year’s operating loss.

In North America, an increase in sales mainly due to General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota and Honda led to an increase in sales to 274.4 billion yen (US$3.3 billion), a 32.7 percent increase from last year. As a result of the increase in production volume, the operating income totaled 14.1 billion yen (US$168.4 million), an increase of 16.8 billion yen (US$200.1 million) from the previous year’s operating loss.

In Europe, despite an increase in sales mainly due to BMW, Ford and Land Rover, currency exchange losses led to a decrease in sales to 193.7 billion yen (US$2.3 billion), a 0.2 percent decrease from last year. Due to an increase in production volume, operating income totaled 5.4 billion yen (US$64.2 million), a 115.4 percent increase from the previous year.

In Asia and Oceania, an increase in car production volume for Japanese car manufactures, General Motors and Hyundai Kia Automotive Group in ASEAN countries led to an increase in sales to 320.9 billion yen (US$3.8 billion), a 44.1 percent increase from the previous year. The increase in production volumes led to an operating income of 44.6 billion yen (US$532.2 million), a 61.1 percent increase from the previous year.

In other areas, mainly the South American region, including countries such as Brazil and Argentina, sales totaled 31.0 billion yen (US$370.3 million), a 6.9 percent increase from the previous year, and operating income totaled 4.0 billion yen (US$47.8 million), a 12.5 percent increase from the previous year.

“For the second-half of the year, due to substantial currency exchange losses and an increase of materials cost, we forecast a decrease of operating income from the previous year, but with the steady results of the first-half financial results, we have made an upward revision to our full-year forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011,” said Katoh.

“In continuing efforts to realize future growth, we will focus on vehicle electrification, improved fuel consumption and CO2 emissions reduction, as well as developing products for emerging markets such as China and India,” Katoh added.

Forecast for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2011

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 34 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, totaled US$32.0 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.1 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at

www.densomediacenter.com.

(Notes)

U.S. dollar amounts have been translated, for convenience only, at the rate of 83.82 yen = US$1, the approximate exchange rate prevailing in the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on September 30, 2010. Billion is used in the American sense of one thousand million.

KARIYA (Japan) ―To expand its business in the rapidly-growing Indian auto market, DENSO Corporation will establish a technical center in Gurgaon, India, by the end of 2011. DENSO’s investment in the new technical center will total approximately three billion yen (approximately US35.5 million*). The new technical center will be established as part of DENSO Sales India Pvt. Ltd. (DSIN), which will be renamed DENSO International India Pvt. Ltd. (DIIN).

“With the establishment of the technical center, we aim to improve our customer services and product competitiveness by promoting local development and designs that meet market needs,” said Hikaru Sugi, senior managing director in charge of DENSO’s Engineering Research and Development Center. “Transferring product development operations to the Indian market from DENSO’s headquarters in Japan, will allow sales and technological functions to collaborate more closely and enable them to quickly respond to both the market and customer needs”

Activities at the new technical center will include: development of automotive technologies for powertrains, electric and electronic systems, information and safety systems, and small motors. Also, with the establishment (planned in Sep. 2010) of DENSO Subros Thermal Engineering Centre India Ltd. (DSEC), a DENSO subsidiary to design thermal products, DENSO will enhance its technology development system to support business growth in India.

Since last year, DSIN has been supporting operations of India group companies in business functions such as planning, procurement, legal and personnel. In accordance with these changes and the establishment of the technical center, DSIN is planning to be renamed DIIN.

DENSO started operations in India in 1984. In addition to DSIN and DSEC, it has four subsidiaries, which produce automotive air conditioning systems, fuel injectors, starters, alternators, and other devices.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 34 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, totaled US$32.0 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.1 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ―DENSO Corporation today announced global financial results for the first quarter ending June 30, 2010:

Consolidated net sales totaled 802.8 billion yen (US$9.1 billion), a 37.3 percent increase from the previous year.

Consolidated operating income totaled 70.7 billion yen (US$798.6 million), an increase of 85.9 billion yen (US$970.3 million) from the previous year’s operating loss of 15.2 billion yen (US$171.7 million).

Consolidated net income totaled 46.0 billion yen (US$519.7 million), an increase of 48.7 billion yen (US$550.0 million) from the previous year’s consolidated net loss of 2.7 billion yen (US$30.3 million).

”Despite a currency exchange loss, the sales and operating income increased due to the recovery of worldwide car production from last year” said Sadahiro Usui, managing officer of DENSO Corporation.

In Japan, the recovery of domestic car production, supported by the government’s vehicle incentive program and an increase of vehicle export, led to an increase in sales to 529.8 billion yen (US$6.0 billion), a 33.8 percent increase from the previous year. Despite currency exchange losses, an increase in production volume and cost reduction efforts led to an operating income of 33.3 billion yen (US$376.2 million), an increase of 58.0 billion yen (US$655.4 million) from the previous year’s operating loss.

In North America, due to the recovery of car production, sales totaled 144.4 billion yen (US$1.6 billion), a 54.0 percent increase from last year. As a result of the increase in production volume, the operating income totaled 7.6 billion yen (US$85.4 million), an increase of 11.1 billion yen (US$126.0 million) from the previous year’s operating loss.

In Europe, despite the reduction in vehicle production due to the termination of governments’ vehicle incentive programs, sales expansion of diesel engine components and other products resulted in an increase in sales to 104.4 billion yen (US$1.2 billion), a 9.2 percent increase from the previous year. Due to an increase in production volume, operating income totaled 3.6 billion yen (US$40.5 million), a 164.3 percent increase from the previous year.

In Asia and Oceania, an increase in car production volume for Japanese auto manufacturers in China contributed to an increase in sales to 164.0 billion yen (US$1.9 billion), a 73.2 percent increase from the previous year. Thanks to an increase in production volume, operating income totaled 25.7 billion yen (US$290.4 million), a 159.3 percent increase from the previous year.

In other areas, which mainly applies to the South American region, including countries such as Brazil and Argentina, sales totaled 15.5 billion yen (US$174.7 million), a 16.2 percent increase from the previous year, and operating income totaled 1.8 billion yen (US$20.8 million), a 28.6 percent decrease from the previous year.

“Considering the strong financial results in the first quarter and the current currency exchange rates, we have decided to upwardly revise the original forecasts for the first-half and full-year financial results,” said Usui. “For the full-year financial result forecasts, it is difficult to make estimates on the vehicle production trend and business environment of the second-half at this moment, so we have only changed the preconditions for the currency rate.

“While continuing efforts to streamline business operations and remain profitable operating at 70 percent production capacity compared to the level in Fiscal Year ending March 2008, we will accelerate business growth for the second quarter and beyond, by committing resources to the development of technologies that contribute to better fuel efficiency and less CO2 reduction, and products for emerging markets,” added Usui.

Forecast for First-Half Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2010

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 34 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, totaled US$32.0 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.1 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at

www.densomediacenter.com.

(Notes)

U.S. dollar amounts have been translated, for convenience only, at the rate of 88.48 yen = US$1, the approximate exchange rate prevailing in the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on June 30, 2010. Billion is used in the American sense of one thousand million.

WEGBERG, Germany ― In an effort to strengthen its European capability to design, develop, engineer and test from a vehicle-wide perspective, DENSO AUTOMOTIVE Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of Japan-based DENSO Corporation, has expanded its Aachen Engineering Centre (AEC) in Wegberg, Germany. The newly expanded AEC has the capacity to serve its European customers in the areas of powertrain, electronics and electrical systems. DENSO invested approximately € 19.3 million in the expansion.

“With the automotive industry at a significant turning point in respect to fuel economy and CO2 emissions, DENSO can offer key technologies to respond to the tightening of these regulations,” explained Hiromi Tokuda, executive vice president who oversees DENSO’s overall research and development affairs as well as the European region. “In Europe, this requires an integrated approach and close collaboration with our customers. The Aachen Engineering Centre will play a pivotal role in developing European solutions for powertrain needs, including gasoline, diesel common-rail, electrical and hybrid technologies, powertrain thermal management and engine management systems.”

To better serve the vehicle and powertrain manufacturers, AEC now offers more than twice the number of test benches. They include pump test benches, engine and chassis dynamometers, and emission analysers. Says Masato (Max) Nakagawa, AEC director: “In addition to doubling our testing capacity, we have also enhanced our capability. We are particularly proud of the all-new electronic laboratory. We now can offer in-house development of hardware and software for engine control units (ECU) used on diesel and gasoline engines. This laboratory also facilitates the accommodation of electric and hybrid technologies to European specifications.”

Compared to the original engineering centre, which was opened in 2005, the facilities and offices were enlarged from 2,110 to 6,550 square meters. Five years ago, AEC was DENSO’s first engineering base for diesel engine component applications outside Japan. Since then, powertrain component engineering became part of the centre’s competency.

“With the expansion of Aachen Engineering Centre, we are laying the foundation for our future,” comments Shigehiro Nishimura, chief executive for the European region. “The European region plays a global leadership role in the automotive industry with respect to the creation of advanced technologies and innovative designs. The reinforcement of our local engineering and development capability is key to DENSO’s success.”

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics, and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 34 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, totalled € 23.6 billion (*1). Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.1 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

In Europe, DENSO employs more than 13,000 people, with consolidated sales totalling € 3.26 billion (*1) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. DENSO’s European operations include sales offices in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, The Netherlands and The United Kingdom. In addition, the company operates manufacturing facilities in the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the U.K. DENSO AUTOMOTIVE Deutschland GmbH employs nearly 350 associates in six locations. For more information, go to www.denso-europe.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ― In an effort to expand the sale of aftermarket products in the Middle East and North Africa, DENSO Corporation will establish an aftermarket sales company in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in November 2010. The new company, DENSO Sales Middle East & North Africa FZE (tentative name, DSMN), will offer aftermarket products, such as spark plugs, automotive air conditioning components and bus air conditioning systems, and services in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, and other Middle Eastern and North African countries. In addition, to enhance DENSO’s business foundation in this region, it will provide technical training programs for dealers and carry sufficient stock of products to promote prompt delivery.

“In many countries in the Middle East and North Africa, vehicles are used in harsh environments, therefore the supply parts are more frequently replaced with aftermarket products,” said Haruya Maruyama, senior managing director responsible for DENSO’s Sales Group. “With the number of vehicles to increase in this region, we aim to strengthen our business foundation by establishing a new company.”

The company will be capitalized at US$300,000 and fully owned by DENSO International Asia Pte. Ltd (DIAS) in Singapore. DSMN is expected to post sales of 3 billion yen in fiscal year 2011.

DENSO in the Middle East and North Africa

In the Middle Eastern and North African region, DENSO has produced automotive air conditioning systems at an affiliate in Saudi Arabia since 2001. Another company, which was set up in Morocco in April this year to produce automotive air conditioning systems, will start operations in 2011. DSMN will be DENSO’s third company and first aftermarket sales base in the region.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 34 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, totaled US$32.0 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.1 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation has developed a smaller, lighter and more efficient air-conditioning system for hybrid buses. The air-conditioning system has an integrated electric compressor, which uses about 50 percent less power compared to DENSO’s previous system. Also, the new air-conditioning system has an improved operating efficiency and provides greater comfort to passengers. The first vehicle to use the new system is the Hino Blue Ribbon City Hybrid, a bus launched by Hino Motors, Ltd., in June 2010.

“With an increased awareness to the environment, buses, which are a key means of public transportation, must be more fuel efficient,” said Akio Shikamura, senior managing director responsible for DENSO’s Thermal Systems Business Group. “DENSO will continue to develop products that contribute to both passenger and driver comfort and environment.”

Like traditional buses that use combustion engines, hybrid buses use conventional air-conditioning systems with a compressor driven by an engine belt, so when the engine stops, the air-conditioning system no longer operates. DENSO’s new system uses battery power, which allows the air-conditioning system to operate while the engine is stopped. Also, engine-powered compressors must be located close to the engine; however, bus cooler systems are usually mounted on the roof, which requires long plumbing to connect with the compressor. With DENSO’s system, the pipes can be shortened, which improves the ease of installation and decreases the weight of the new air-conditioning system.

Also, unlike engine-powered compressors that are driven by an engine belt, the electric compressor can be precisely controlled according to the situation, which improves operational efficiency and reduces variation in the temperature to provide greater comfort.

“With the electrically controlled compressor and the smaller system size, the power consumption of the compressor is reduced by about 50 percent compared to DENSO’s previous systems,” said Shikamura. “Moreover, the new air-conditioning system, which can operate while the engine is stopped, will contribute to the widespread use of start and stop systems.”

The new air-conditioning system is Japan’s first mass-produced, electric air-conditioning system integrating an electric compressor with a built-in inverter.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 34 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, totaled US$32.0 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.1 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

New Directors appointed to the Board:

Koji Kobayashi, Executive Vice President (from Senior Managing Director)

Mitsuhiko Masegi, Senior Managing Director (from Managing Officer)

Masahiko Miyaki, Senior Managing Director (from Managing Officer)

Akio Shikamura, Senior Managing Director (from Managing Officer)

Haruya Maruyama, Senior Managing Director (from Managing Officer)

New Managing Officers:

Noboru Yamada (from President of DENSO (China) Investment Co., Ltd.)

Yukihiro Kato (from General Manager of Electronics Device Product Division)

Kazuaki Fujitani (from General Manager of Toyota Sales Department)

Shoji Tsuzuki (from General Manager of Human Resources Department)

Yoshifumi Kato (from General Manager of Technology Planning Department)

Board of Director and Managing Officer retirements:

Kenji Ohya (from Executive Vice President)

Mitsuharu Kato (from Senior Managing Director)

Mitsunori Takao (from Managing Officer)

Mikio Kumano (from Managing Officer)

Yoshitaka Asano (from Managing Officer)

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 120,000 people in 34 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 totaled US$32.0 billion. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation acquired all shares of CTR s.r.l, an aftermarket commercial company with locations in Italy, Spain and France that distributes various automotive climate control components, such as compressors, HVAC components and heat exchangers. CTR was a subsidiary of Finber S.p.A., a European-based company that develops, manufactures and sells automotive components and other products. The acquisition was completed on June 1, 2010.

“We believe that CTR and the Aftermarket Business Unit of DENSO Thermal Systems will complement each other’s existing products and distribution networks,” said Akio Shikamura, managing officer responsible for DENSO’s Thermal Systems Business Group. “With this advantage, DENSO aims to expand the group business and diversify its thermal aftermarket product portfolio.”

CTR is an aftermarket commercial company that offers a wide range of products and equipment including its own brands, and has a strong distribution and service network. In Italy, where its head office is located, CTR provides its dealers quality service including next morning delivery system upon receipt of an urgent order, and various in-depth technical training programs. Based on its extensive services, the company owns leading market shares of aftermarket sales of automotive climate control components in the country.

Without changing the company and brand name, CTR is now a subsidiary of Italian-based DENSO Thermal Systems (DNTS), which develops, manufactures and sells automotive engine cooling and climate control systems along with other thermal products to areas all over Europe and South America. The current management and organization continues to operate the company, and the head office and its warehouses, and other facilities are continually being used.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 120,000 people in 34 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 totaled US$32.0 billion. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ―DENSO Corporation today announced changes to its board of directors and managing officers. Changes will take place after the 87th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 25, 2010.

New appointments for the Board of Directors:

Koji Kobayashi, Executive Vice President (from Senior Managing Director)

Mitsuhiko Masegi, Senior Managing Director (from Managing Officer)

Masahiko Miyaki, Senior Managing Director (from Managing Officer)

Akio Shikamura, Senior Managing Director (from Managing Officer)

Haruya Maruyama, Senior Managing Director (from Managing Officer)

New Managing Officers:

Noboru Yamada (from DENSO (China) Investment Co., Ltd.)

Yukihiro Kato (from Electronics Device Product Division)

Kazuaki Fujitani (from Toyota Sales Department)

Shoji Tsuzuki (from Human Resources Department)

Yoshifumi Kato (from Technology Planning Department)

Board of Director and Managing Officer retirements include:

Kenji Ohya (from Executive Vice President)

Mitsuharu Kato (from Senior Managing Director)

Mitsunori Takao (from Managing Officer)

Mikio Kumano (from Managing Officer)

Yoshitaka Asano (from Managing Officer)

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 120,000 people in 34 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 totaled US$32.0 billion. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ―DENSO Corporation today announced global financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010:

Consolidated net sales totaled 2,976.7 billion yen (US$32.0 billion), a 5.3 percent decrease from the previous year.

Consolidated operating income totaled 136.6 billion yen (US$1.5 billion), an increase of 173.9 billion yen (US$1.9 billion) from the previous year’s operating loss of 37.3 billion yen (US$401.0 million).

Consolidated net income totaled 73.4 billion yen (US$789.2 million), an increase of 157.5 billion yen (US$1.7 billion) compared to the previous year’s consolidated net loss of 84.1billion yen (US$903.8 million).

“Despite the steady market recovery in emerging countries, substantial currency exchange loss and the primary markets’ decline in the first half led to a decrease in sales,” said Nobuaki Katoh, president and CEO of DENSO Corporation. “However, with thorough worldwide cost reduction efforts, we were able to turn our income back into the black in the last 12 months.”

In Japan, a decrease in domestic car production and a currency exchange loss led to a decrease in sales to 2,041.3 billion yen (US$21.9 billion), a 4.9 percent decrease from the previous year. However, as a result of efforts, such as fixed cost reduction, operating income totaled 40.9 billion yen (US$439.6 million), an increase of 155.6 billion yen (US$1.7billion) from the previous year.

n North, Central and South America, a decrease in sales mainly to GM and Chrysler and an increase in Toyota car production resulted in sales totaling 532.2 billion yen (US$5.7 billion), a 4.9 percent decrease from the previous year. Operating income totaled 12.9 billion yen (US$138.7 million), a 154.3 percent increase from the previous year as a result of the increase in sales and cost reduction efforts.

In Europe, despite the increased sales to Fiat, sales totaled 411.1 billion yen (US$4.4 billion), an 11.1 percent decrease from the previous year, due to the decrease in car production at Ford and the Japanese auto manufacturers. Operating income totaled 10.7 billion yen (US$114.8 million), a 195.9 percent increase from the previous year. The fixed cost reduction and streamlining efforts led to an increase in operating income.

In Asia and Oceania, sales totaled 534.1 billion yen (US$5.7 billion), a 5.2 percent increase from the previous year, as a result of the car production increase in China and ASEAN countries. Operating income totaled 75.4 billion yen (US$810.1 million), a 24.6 percent increase from the previous year. The increased production volume and streamlining efforts resulted in an increase in operating income.

“Our steady efforts in streamlining business operations have enabled us to vastly improve our earnings,” said Katoh. “For the new fiscal year, along with continuing these efforts, we will become more aggressive to realize future growth by directing resources toward electrification, improved fuel consumption, and CO2 reduction for cars, as well as increase products for emerging markets such as China and India.”

Forecast for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2011

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Worldwide, the company employs 120,000 people in 34 countries and regions, including Japan. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges in Japan. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com.

(Notes)

U.S. dollar amounts have been translated, for convenience only, at the rate of 93.04 yen = US$1, the approximate exchange rate prevailing in the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on March 31, 2010. Billion is used in the American sense of one thousand million.

The new company is the second production base for DENSO in Africa and will offer car air conditioning systems to plants of automakers in the country.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 120,000 people in 33 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 totaled 24.2 billion euro. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ―DENSO Corporation today announced that it will construct a new plant for DENSO do Brasil Ltda. (DNBR), one of DENSO’s Brazilian production sites, in Santa Barbara d’Oeste City, Brazil, about 130 km northwest of Sao Paulo City.

“We expect demand for motor vehicles in Brazil to grow, so we decided to build a new plant to increase production capacity,” said Kazuo Hironaka, senior managing director overseeing DENSO’s Sales Group. “We will expand the sales of existing products, and look to win orders for new products.”

DNBR produces and sells passenger car air conditioning systems, bus air conditioning systems, radiators, and other products. It has two plants in Brazil – a main plant in Cuitiba City, Parana State, and a sub plant in Pindamonhangaba City, Sao Paulo State. All operations of the Pinda Plant will be transferred to the new plant to establish a more efficient business management system at DNBR.

The new plant will start operations in January 2011 with 65 million Brazilian real (about US$ 35.7 million*) to be invested by 2011.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 120,000 people in 33 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 totaled US$32.0 billion. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation, BeMap Inc., Nagase & Co., Ltd., JTB Central Japan Corporation, and Ryukohasshin Holdings, Inc. will establish a new company on April 1 to provide driving information services in Japan through the Internet. The new company, DENSO Communications Corp., will start operations on the same day.

DENSO Communications will provide free services on its website to allow users to create their own driving plan, output it in itinerary form*1, and post and share memories of the driving trip with others using the website. In addition, the company will market software for these services to companies and local authorities, and also sell driving information posted on its website.

When creating driving plans, users will also be able to reserve a place to stay through reservation websites that are affiliated with the new company’s service.

Established with partners from various industries including automotive supplier, travel and publishing, the new company will offer information and services that can respond to a variety of user needs and allow them to discover an entirely new world of driving enjoyment.

Kariya (Japan) ―DENSO Corporation today announced its third quarter global financial results for the nine months ending Dec. 31, 2009:

Consolidated net sales totaled 2,118.2 billion yen (US$23.0 billion), a 19.5 percent decrease from the previous year.

Consolidated operating income totaled 78.8 billion yen (US$855.4 million), a 7.5 percent decrease from the previous year.

Consolidated net income totaled 50.4 billion yen (US$546.9million), a 35.8 percent increase from the previous year.

“Despite the positive effects from each country’s incentive programs, our sales and operating income have decreased, mainly due to vehicle inventory adjustments by car manufacturers in the first half of the year and a substantial currency exchange loss,” said Sadahiro Usui, managing officer of DENSO Corporation. “However, our steady efforts in reducing fixed costs improved our income ratio and the fundamental direction of our financial results is toward a recovery.”

In Japan, a decrease in domestic car production and product exports, mainly to North America and Europe, as well as currency exchange losses led to a decrease in sales to 1,463.2 billion yen (US$15.9 billion), a 19.4 percent decrease from the previous year. However, efforts such as a reduction in fixed costs led to an operating income of 13.7 billion yen (US$149.2million), a 380.2 percent increase from the previous year.

In North, Central and South America, despite an increase in sales to Toyota, a decrease in sales mainly to General Motors and Ford led to a decrease in sales to 378.8 billion yen (US$4.1 billion), a 20.5 percent decrease from last year. In spite of cost reduction efforts, a decrease in sales led to an operating income of 11.0 billion yen (US$119.1 million), a 14.8 percent decrease from the previous year.

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In Europe, despite an increase in sales to Fiat and BMW, lower car production from Toyota resulted in a decrease in sales to 299.5 billion yen (US3.3 billion), a 21.2 percent decrease from the previous year. As a result of the decrease in sales, the operating income totaled 5.7 billion yen (US$61.7million), a 25.8 percent decrease from the previous year, despite cost reduction efforts.

In Asia and Oceania, a decrease in car production volumes in ASEAN countries resulted in a decrease in sales to 373.5 billion yen (US$4.1 billion), an 11.6 percent decrease from the previous year, despite continued growth in car production volumes in China. Operating income totaled 51.2 billion yen (US$555.7 million), a 10.2 percent increase from the previous year.

“Considering recent trends of car production worldwide and steady results from our cost reduction efforts, we have revised the full-year forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010,” said Usui. “The future business environment still remains unclear, but we will continue to work to improve earnings.”

Forecast for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2010

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Worldwide, the company employs 120,000 people in 33 countries and regions, including Japan. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges in Japan. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com.

(Notes)

U.S. dollar amounts have been translated, for convenience only, at the rate of 92.10 yen = US$1, the approximate exchange rate prevailing in the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on December 30, 2009. Billion is used in the American sense of one thousand million.

KARIYA (Japan) ―DENSO Corporation has developed its first battery monitoring unit for lithium-ion batteries used in vehicles. DENSO’s new battery monitoring unit utilizes a newly developed voltage control method that uses a simpler and lower cost voltage control circuit, compared to the widely used voltage control method used in laptop computers and other hardware. The new product is installed in the Prius Plug-in Hybrid, which Toyota introduced at the end of 2009.

A battery monitoring unit detects a battery’s voltage, current, temperature, and other parameters to enable high-voltage batteries to be used safely and efficiently. Compared to nickel batteries, lithium-ion batteries have a higher energy density, but because lithium-ion batteries consist of multiple cells with fluctuating voltages, it is necessary to control the voltage of each cell.

The conventional voltage control method for lithium-ion batteries converts analog voltage data collected from each cell into a digital form. Then it processes the data by an arithmetic circuit to detect if a cell is operating at a higher voltage and, if so, makes it discharge. DENSO’s new voltage control method detects the average voltage of all cells and uses a simple logic circuit to detect if a cell is operating at a higher voltage than the average and making it discharge. The new method performs at the same level as the conventional one, but with a more simple structure that does not need high-performance analog-digital conversion circuits or arithmetic circuits.

Since 1997 when the first Prius hit the market, DENSO has been developing products with battery monitoring technologies. Based on the technologies it has accumulated to date, DENSO will continue to create products for the efficient use of high-voltage batteries.

Prior to being named to his new position, Makino oversaw the Global Business Planning Division at DENSO Corporation, Kariya, Japan. In this position, Makino contributed to the strengthening of regional management capabilities in growing markets such as China, India and Brazil.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company employs more than 120,000 people in 35 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 totaled €27.7 billion. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

In Europe, DENSO employs approximately 13,000 people, with consolidated sales totaling €3.55 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011. For more information, go to www.denso-europe.com.

・Consolidated net sales totaled 3,131.5 billion yen (US$37.7 billion), a 5.2 percent increase from the previous year.

・Consolidated operating income totaled 188.3 billion yen (US$2.3 billion), a 37.8 percent increase from the previous year.

・Consolidated net income totaled 143.0 billion yen (US$1.7 billion), a 94.8 percent increase from the previous year.

“Despite the affect of the Great East Japan Earthquake, both sales and income increased from the previous year due to the steady increase in car production mainly in North America and Asia,” said Nobuaki Katoh, president and CEO of DENSO Corporation.

In Japan, despite a sales decrease due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, the government’s vehicle incentive program in the first-half of the fiscal year, and increasing product exports throughout the year led to an increase in sales to 2,112.9 billion yen (US$25.4 billion), a 3.5 percent increase from the previous year. The increase in production volumes and cost reduction efforts led to an operating income of 63.4 billion yen (US$762.3 million), a 55.0 percent increase from the previous year.

In North America, an increase in sales, mainly due to GM, Ford and Chrysler, led to an increase in sales totaling 536.0 billion yen (US$6.4 billion), a 13.0 percent increase from the previous year. Operating income totaled 25.4 billion yen (US$305.0 million), a 309.8 percent increase from the previous year as a result of the increase in production volume.

In Europe, despite an increase in sales mainly due to European car manufactures, a substantial currency exchange loss led to a decrease in sales totaling 401.3 billion yen (US$4.8 billion), a 2.4 percent decrease from the previous year. The increase in production volume led to an increase in operating income to 10.9 billion yen (US$131.4 million), a 2.3 percent increase from the previous year.

In Asia and Oceania, strong car production of Japanese car manufactures and Hyundai Kia Automotive Group led to an increase in sales to 652.5 billion yen (US$7.8 billion), a 22.2 percent increase from the previous year. Operating income totaled 83.0 billion yen (US$998.4 million), a 10.2 percent increase from the previous year due to the increase in production volumes.

In other areas, mainly the South American region, including countries like Brazil and Argentina, sales totaled 60.3 billion yen (US$725.6 million), a 4.3 percent increase from the previous year. The operating income totaled 6.5 billion yen (US$77.8 million), a 3.6 percent decrease from the previous year.

“Since the affects of the Great East Japan Earthquake to our company still remain unclear, the full-year forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, is undecided. We will announce the forecast as soon as we assess the impact,” said Katoh. “For the time being, the recovery from the earthquake will be our top priority.”

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at

www.densomediacenter.com.

(Notes)

U.S. dollar amounts have been translated, for convenience only, at the rate of 83.15 yen = US$1, the approximate exchange rate prevailing in the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on March 31, 2011. Billion is used in the American sense of one thousand million.

KARIYA (Japan) ―DENSO Corporation today announced changes to its board of directors, corporate auditors and executive directors. Changes will take place after the 88th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 22, 2011.

New appointments for the Board of Directors:

Sojiro Tsuchiya, Executive Vice President (from Senior Executive Director)

Akio Tajima, Senior Executive Director (from Executive Director)

New Corporate Auditor:

Toshimichi Kondo

New Executive Directors:

Masanari Murakami (Electronics Manufacturing Division)

Yukihiro Shinohara (Diesel Injection Business Unit)

Kazumasa Kimura (Global Sales & Business Development Division)

Board of Director, Corporate Auditor and Executive Director retirements include:

Mitsuhiko Masegi (from Senior Executive Director)

Tamiki Kishida (from Corporate Auditor)

Yoshiki Sekiguchi (from Executive Director)

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at

www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ― As part of its ongoing effort to develop low-cost products for emerging markets, DENSO Corporation has developed four heat exchangers for the Indian market. DENSO’s new radiator, heater core, condenser and evaporator use common, locally sourced materials and are manufactured on a single production line, which helps to significantly reduce cost.

“While maintaining our DENSO quality, we’ve succeeded in substantially lowering the cost of these products by increasing our local procurement, and by using common materials to reduce the types of materials we use by more than 70 percent,” said Akio Shikamura, senior executive director of DENSO’s Thermal Systems Business Group. “We will share the newly developed cost-reduction techniques throughout the company to improve the competitiveness of our products worldwide.”

When developing the new products, DENSO carefully assessed the needs of the Indian market to determine optimal specifications, while also using India’s locally made and widely available materials. This increased local procurement, and increased the number of common materials and components for each product.

“In addition to introducing low-cost product designs, we also reduced costs on the production side by using DENSO’s manufacturing strengths to create more efficient production lines,” said Shikamura. “Our various innovations and improvements allowed us to manufacture the four products on a single line.”

Conventionally, the company would have to manufacture each product on separate production lines. This new method has improved DENSO’s manufacturing efficiency even at a small production quantity.

For example, DENSO made improvements to the forming machine, which allowed the company to combine the production of two different kinds of tubes using one single machine. Conventionally the two tubes; hollow tubes for radiators and heater cores, and pressure-resistant tubes with corrugated internal structure for evaporators and condensers, were produced using separate machines due to the difference in the tube’s structure.

The four new heat exchangers are used in the Toyota Etios, which was released in December 2010. DENSO aims to deploy these products to other vehicles in India and other emerging markets.

<About Heat exchanger>

A heat exchanger is a device used to transfer heat between liquids and gases of different temperature and mainly consists of three parts: tubes through which cooling water or refrigerant flows, a tank that holds such fluid, and folded fins for heat exchange. Vehicles use various heat exchangers including a radiator to cool the engine coolant, a heater core to warm the cabin air, a condenser to cool the air conditioner refrigerant, and an evaporator to cool the cabin air.

These heat exchangers significantly affect the fuel efficiency and efficiency of air conditioning system. DENSO strives to reduce their costs while improving performance.

・Consolidated net sales totaled 2,358.0 billion yen (US$29.0 billion), a 11.3 percent increase from the previous year.

・Consolidated operating income totaled 174.4 billion yen (US$2.1 billion), a 121.4 percent increase from the previous year.

・Consolidated net income totaled 129.3 billion yen (US$1.6 billion), a 156.8 percent increase from the previous year.

“Considering the steady financial results up to our third quarter, we have made an upward revision to our full-year forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011,” said Sadahiro Usui, Executive Director of DENSO Corporation. “We will continue to accelerate development of new products that contribute to fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions reduction, as well as low cost products for emerging markets.”

In Japan, the government’s vehicle incentive program in the first-half, and increasing product exports led to an increase in sales totaling 1,621.0 billion yen (US$19.9 billion), a 10.8 percent increase from the previous year. The increase in production volumes and cost reduction efforts led to an operating income of 80.4 billion yen (US$986.4 million), a 484.9 percent increase from the previous year.

In North America, an increase in sales mainly due to General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota and Honda led to an increase in sales to 396.2 billion yen (US$4.9 billion), an 18.2 percent increase from the previous year. As a result of the increase in production volume, the operating income totaled 18.8 billion yen (US$231.1 million), a 233.5 percent increase from the previous year.

In Europe, despite an increase in sales mainly due to BMW and Land Rover, substantial currency exchange loss led to an decrease in sales to 291.0 billion yen (US$3.6 billion), a 2.8 percent decrease from the previous year. Operating income totaled 8.5 billion yen (US$104.2 million), a 49.4 percent increase from the previous year.

In Asia and Oceania, an increase in car production volume of Japanese car manufactures, and Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, led to an increase in sales to 481.0 billion yen (US$5.9 billion), a 28.8 percent increase from the previous year. The increase in production volumes led to an operating income of 63.1 billion yen (US$774.2 million), a 23.3 percent increase from the previous year.

In other areas, mainly the South American region, including countries such as Brazil and Argentina, sales totaled 45.5 billion yen (US$558.2 million), a 4.2 percent increase from the previous year. The operating income totaled 5.2 billion yen (US$64.4 million), a 1.4 percent decrease from the previous year.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 34 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.1 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at

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U.S. dollar amounts have been translated, for convenience only, at the rate of 81.49 yen = US$1, the approximate exchange rate prevailing in the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on Dec. 30, 2010. Billion is used in the American sense of one thousand million.

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation has developed one of the world’s lightest starters for small, compact vehicles. The new starter, which is about 40 percent lighter than a conventional starter, finds its first application in the MR Wagon launched by Suzuki Motor Corporation in Japan earlier this month. DENSO’s starter allows for easier installation in the engine compartment and the reduction in weight also helps increase fuel efficiency.

”Since early in its inception, DENSO’s challenge has been to make its products smaller and lighter. Sometimes this is easier said than done. Because starters operate only when the engine is cranked, the greatest technical challenge has been to reduce their size and weight,” said Masahiko Miyaki, senior executive director responsible for DENSO’s Electric Systems Business Group. “DENSO has overcome this challenge and dramatically reduced the weight of this new starter by using an innovative pinion shift mechanism that separates the pinion and overrunning clutch.”

The traditional approach to reducing a starter’s size and weight was to downsize the internal motor. The other parts such as the driving part – consisting of an integrated clutch and pinion which engages with the engine ring gear – and the switch part – needing certain power to shift the driving part towards the ring gear – have not seen significant reduction in size and weight.

For the new starter, DENSO developed a pinion shift mechanism that separates the clutch and pinion so only the pinion needs to engage with the engine ring gear, whereas in conventional starters the integrated clutch and pinion needed to be shifted toward the ring gear to engage. With this new mechanism, the switch part was made lighter and smaller because less power was needed to move the engaging part. As a result, the overall product weight is approximately 40 percent lighter compared to the conventional product.

The new starter can be used for compact cars powered by gasoline engines of 660 to 1,200 cc displacement. In addition to this product, DENSO has developed a starter, which is about 30 percent lighter than existing ones, for vehicle engines of 1,200 to 2,500 cc. DENSO aims to produce a total of 5 million units of both models a year, and sell them in China, Thailand, Brazil, India, and other compact gasoline vehicle markets.

DENSO’s been developing starter motors for the last 50 years and continues to be the largest starter motor supplier in the world – with about 20 percent market share. In addition to conventional starters, DENSO develops and produces starters for start/stop systems whose market is expected to grow because of their contribution to increased fuel efficiency. Through these developments, DENSO will continue to help improve vehicle fuel efficiency.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 34 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, totaled US$32.0 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.1 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

“With the market for vehicle production and sales expected to grow in China, we want to support customers in the regions in which they operate,” said Akio Shikamura, senior managing officer responsible for DENSO’s Thermal Systems Business Group. “Establishing this facility in Changchun will allow DENSO to quickly respond to automakers’ increasing production by providing car air conditioners and other products.”

With construction scheduled to start in August 2011, the plant will begin operations at the end of 2012 and supply products to customers such as FAW Toyota and FAW VW, both of which are affiliated businesses of China FAW Group Corporation. The new facility, which will have 132 million yuan (approximately US$19.7 million) invested in it by the end of 2012, will have a site area of approximately 40,000 m2 and a floor area of approximately 15,000 m2.

Currently, DENSO produces automotive air conditioning systems and related components at nine locations in China. The new plant will be DENSO’s tenth manufacturing base in the country.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 34 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, totaled US$32.0 billion.

Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.1 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ― To develop more competitive products for the South American auto market, DENSO Corporation will establish a technical center in Santa Bárbara d´Oeste City, Brazil, in early 2012, where DENSO Do Brasil Ltda (DNBR) is constructing a new plant. By 2015, the total investment in the organization will be approximately 4 billion yen* (approximately US$49.4 million), with an estimated 100 employees.

“The technical center will locally develop automotive air conditioning systems, starters, alternators, powertrain-related systems, and other products for the fast-growing South American auto market to better meet its needs and more quickly create competitive products,” said Hikaru Sugi, senior managing director in charge of DENSO’s Engineering Research and Development Center.

In South America, DENSO currently has five production companies in Brazil and one in Argentina. In addition to setting up the new technical center, their sales, engineering, business planning, procurement, and other functions will be consolidated into DNBR in stages to establish a system to support DENSO’s business throughout South America.

DENSO already has technical centers in Japan, North America, Europe, Thailand, and China and is preparing to build one in India by the end of 2011.

“To deal with the rapidly changing markets and technologies, DENSO’s technical centers in Japan and six overseas countries, including Brazil, will offer better customer service and improve product competitiveness by determining the specific market needs of each region and develop products to suit them,” said Sugi.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 34 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people.

Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, totaled US$32.0 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.1 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

KARIYA (Japan) ― Here at DENSO, we can honestly say that we’re committed to protecting the environment because it’s who we are. It’s something we’ve done since our inception back in 1949. In an effort to promote activities to help realize a sustainable automotive society, DENSO Corporation today announced its environmental action plan for fiscal years 2011-2015. Called “2015 Environmental Action Plan,” it is a plan to fulfill the company’s long-term environmental policy, DENSO EcoVision 2015, which was announced in 2005.

“Some activities the ‘2015 Environmental Action Plan’ will promote and support is the accelerated research and development of environmentally friendly technologies and products,” said Sojiro Tsuchiya, senior managing director who oversees DENSO’s overall production affairs and the Production Promotion Center. “The plan also includes the reduction of environmentally hazardous substances worldwide. Our goal is to help meet the international environmental targets such as reducing CO2 emission level from 2000 to 2050 by half.”

DENSO’s 2015 Environmental Action Plan consists of four categories: 1) Eco management, 2) Eco products, 3) Eco factory, and 4) Eco friendliness.

1) Eco management: DENSO will strengthen its environmental management across its group companies worldwide.

DENSO has expanded its business worldwide and will strengthen its consolidated environmental management, including in emerging countries where business has expanded in recent years. DENSO will especially tighten the control of CO2 emissions, chemical substances, and other hazardous materials throughout the world, as well as aim for the highest standards for environmental management in each country and region.

2) Eco products: To help create a sustainable society, DENSO will develop more environmentally friendly technologies and products.

To contribute to a low-carbon society, DENSO will develop new technologies and products that meet the requirements of car manufacturers’ goal to improve fuel efficiency by 25 percent by 2015, compared to 2005 levels. In addition, DENSO will promote the development of products to be used in clean energy vehicles, such as electric vehicles. The company will also accelerate activities in the diversification of new energy resources such as biofuel.

3) Eco factory: DENSO will improve productivity while reducing the environmental impacts of its production and logistics operations.

DENSO will work to promote the Just-in-Time (JIT) energy activity, an activity that is more flexible to changes in production volume and also aimed at reducing the energy used in production operations by half. In logistics operations, DENSO will focus on the reduction of CO2 emissions by improving transportation methods and promoting environmentally friendly driving styles. The company also will implement other energy-saving activities to reduce the effects on the environment throughout the world.

4) Eco friendly: DENSO will promote social action programs for harmony with nature and strengthen the company’s vitality.

In addition to conventional activities to conserve biodiversity in each country and region in line with their respective situations, DENSO will work to increase employees’ mindset to be more environmentally friendly and participate in environmental programs such as tree planting.

DENSO will report and update achievements of its 2015 Environmental Action Plan in DENSO yearly CSR reports, which is posted on its website.

DENSO’s 2010 Environmental Action Plan

DENSO’s “2010 Environmental Action Plan,” which was implemented in fiscal years 2006 – 2010, focused on:

1. Developing environmentally friendly products

2. Expanding efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

3. Reducing environmental burden on society

4. Consolidating environmental management

DENSO anticipates all targets in the above focus areas to be achieved in fiscal 2010, which end March 31, 2011.

The Symbol of DENSO’s Environmental Preservation Activities

DENSO has a newly developed symbol for its environmental preservation activities and will use it when implementing environmental activities.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 34 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, totaled US$32.0 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.1 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.