Keiichi Shirakawa

Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. is engaged in the manufacture, sale, lease, and repair of automobiles and its spare parts. Its products include mini passenger and commercial vehicles, compact passenger cars, and welfare vehicles. The company was founded by Yoshiaki Yasunaga, Seishiro Tsurumi, Saneyasu Oka, Masashi Kuwabara, and Zenjiro Takeuchi on March 1, 1907 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Part of Toyota Motor Corp., Akashi-Kikai Industry Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that specializes in automotive parts development and manufacturing. The company is based in Kako, Japan. Akashi-Kikai Industry Co. uses automotive parts development and manufacturing as a core business, and has started production of hydraulic control control valves, agricultural engine-related parts, and industrial robot gears, which are core parts for construction machinery. The company aims to support society by making good goods inexpensive. The company works mainly for small cars steering gears and have been refining their current management resources to create the future with inexpensive manufacturing.