Company
Company
Overview
Overview
Sumitomo
Sumitomo
Wiring
Wiring
Systems
Systems
was was
established
established
in 1917,
in 1917,
in the
in the
foundation
foundation
period
period
of industries
of industries
in Japan,
in Japan,
as an
as electric
an electric
wire wire
manufacturer.
manufacturer.
With With
the development
the development
of the
ofautomobile
the automobile
industry
industry
in Japan
in Japan
after after
World
World
War War
II, we
II, started
we started
to produce
to produce
wiring
wiring
harnesses
harnesses
for automobiles
for automobiles
and their
and their
parts.parts.
SinceSince
then,then,
SWSSWS
has has
focused
focused
on rationalization
on rationalization
of the
ofwiring
the wiring
harness
harness
production
production
and and
promoted
promoted
quality
quality
assurance
assurance
and cost
and cost
reduction.
reduction.
We have
We have
now now
become
become
a topawiring
top wiring
harness
harness
supplier
supplier
not only
not only
in Japan
in Japan
but also
but also
in thein world.
the world.
We will
We continue
will continue
to move
to move
forward
forward
as a as
topa class
top class
partner
partner
worldwide
worldwide
for car
formanufacturers.
car manufacturers.
■Sales
■Sales
(non-consolidated)
(non-consolidated)
(hundred (hundred
million yen)
million yen)
4,285
4,285
4,500 4,500
3,904
3,904
4,000 4,000
3,480
3,480
3,387
3,387
3,500 3,500
2,998
2,998
3,000 3,000
2,500 2,500
2,000 2,000
1,500 1,500
1,000 1,000
500 500
0
0
(fiscal year)
(fiscal year)
2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008
Net profitNet profit ■Total
OrdinaryOrdinary
profit profit
■Ordinary
■Ordinary
■Total
profitprofit
and net
andprofit
net profit
(non-consolidated)
(non-consolidated)
assets
assets
/ Net /assets
Net assets
(non-consolidated)
(non-consolidated)
Net assets
Net assets
Total assets
Total assets
(hundred (hundred
million yen)
million yen)
(million yen)
(million yen)
13,280
13,280
14,00014,000
12,00012,000
10,00010,000
9,134
9,134
8,977
8,347
8,3478,977
8,000 8,000
7,090
7,090
5,697
5,697
6,000 6,000
4,382
3,723
3,7234,382
4,000 4,000
2,000 2,000
−1,117
−1,117
−2,438
−2,438
0
0
-2,000-2,000
-4,000-4,000
year)
(fiscal year)
2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 (fiscal
2008
2,746
2,746
2,691
2,691
2,626
2,626
3,000 3,000
2,500 2,500
2,259
2,259
2,000 2,000
2,035
2,035
1,500 1,500
1,000 1,000
434 434 448 448 490 490 577 577 520 520
500 500
0
0
(fiscal year)
(fiscal year)
2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008
Product
Product
Outline
Outline
As aAsglobal
a global
supplier,
supplier,
we manufacture
we manufacture
and and
sell wiring
sell wiring
harnesses
harnesses
and and
components
components
for automobiles,
for automobiles,
wiring
wiring
harnesses
harnesses
for office
for office
equipment,
equipment,
and various
and various
cables.
cables.
Wiring
Wiring
harnesses
harnesses
serveserve
to electrically
to electrically
connect
connect
electronic
electronic
and and
electrical
electrical
components
components
built built
in equipment
in equipment
suchsuch
as cars
as cars
and and
copiers,
copiers,
and and
to transmit
to transmit
information
information
and electric
and electric
power
power
between
between
the components.
the components.
EachEach
electric
electric
wire wire
in a in a
wiring
wiring
harness
harness
playsplays
a different
a different
role, role,
suchsuch
as taking
as taking
electric
electric
power
power
from from
power
power
supplies,
supplies,
sending
sending
sensor
sensor
signals,
signals,
and and
communicating
communicating
operational
operational
information.
information.
Wiring
Wiring
harnesses
harnesses
are important
are important
parts,parts,
comparable
comparable
to nerves
to nerves
or blood
or blood
vessels
vessels
in in
the human
the human
body,body,
in supporting
in supporting
the operational
the operational
foundation
foundation
of cars
of cars
or equipment.
or equipment.
Wiring
Wiring
Harnesses
Harnesses
In addition
In addition
to electric
to electric
wires,
wires,
wiring
wiring
harnesses
harnesses
consist
consist
of many
of many
different
different
parts;
parts;
connectors,
connectors,
electrical-circuit
electrical-circuit
partsparts
including
including
JBs JBs
(junction
(junction
boxes),
boxes),
protectors
protectors
for bundling
for bundling
and protecting
and protecting
electric
electric
wires,
wires,
grommets
grommets
to protect
to protect
against
against
waterwater
and and
dirt, dirt,
and and
clamps
clamps
for attaching
for attaching
the harness
the harness
to auto
to auto
bodies.
bodies.
Sumitomo
Sumitomo
Wiring
Wiring
Systems
Systems
designs,
designs,
develops,
develops,
and and
produces
produces
thesethese
wiring
wiring
harness
harness
components
components
parts.
parts.
Component
Component
PartsParts
of of
Wiring
Wiring
Harness
Harness
Connectors
Connectors
Electric
Electric
wireswires
Modularized
Modularized
Products
Products
and Car
and Electronics
Car Electronics
Multifunctional
Multifunctional
JB and
JBECU
and ECU
(electronic
(electronic
controlcontrol
units) units)
Grommets
Grommets
TapesTapes
and tubes
and tubes
Car electronics
Car electronics
are aare
form
a form
of technologies
of technologies
to electronically
to electronically
control
control
the operation
the operation
of of
car mechanisms.
car mechanisms.
Cars Cars
todaytoday
use more
use more
electronics
electronics
in a broader
in a broader
rangerange
of components
of components
than than
ever ever
before;
before;
engines,
engines,
transmissions,
transmissions,
suspensions,
suspensions,
steering,
steering,
brakes
brakes
and and
air air
conditioners.
conditioners.
With With
cars cars
becoming
becoming
moremore
and and
moremore
electronic,
electronic,
we need
we need
further
further
reductions
reductions
in weight
in weight
and size
and of
size
electronic
of electronic
and electrical
and electrical
components
components
-which
-which
have have
sharply
sharply
increased
increased
in numberin numberalongalong
with more
with more
efficient
efficient
assembly
assembly
of these
of these
products.
products.
Sumitomo
Sumitomo
Wiring
Wiring
Systems
Systems
is also
is also
aggressively
aggressively
developing
developing
modularized
modularized
products
products
with fewer
with fewer
partsparts
by consolidating
by consolidating
or combining
or combining
themthem
through
through
functional
functional
integration.
integration.
Company Overview and
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Sumitomo Wiring Systems
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● Company
Name: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
December 1917
● President: Fumikiyo Uchioke
● Capital: 7,542 million yen (as of the end of March 2009)
● Head Office: 1-14 Nishisuehiro-cho, Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
● Affiliates: 22 in Japan 97 overseas
● Employees: 12,166 in Japan
94,078 overseas
106,244 in total
● Established:
(as of the end of March 2009)
Niigata
Nagano
Ishikawa
Mie
Iwate
Wakayama
Yamagata
Osaka
Hiroshima
Tochigi
Oita
Ibaraki
Saitama
Fukuoka
Tokyo
Kanagawa
Head Offices
Branches and Sales Offices
Production Facilities and Technical Centers
SWS Group Companies
Slovakia
Poland
Germany
Hungary
U.K.
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Shizuoka
Aichi
Vietnam
China
Italy
Romania
Korea
Turkey
Tunisia
Spain
Morocco
Portugal
Japan
Canada
Taiwan
U.S.A.
Philippines
Mexico
U.A.E.
Egypt
India
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Brazil
Indonesia
South Africa
Australia
Japan
Europe & Africa
China
Australia & Asia
The Americas
22 companies
30 companies
22 companies
28 companies
17 companies
12,166 employees 20,729 employees 35,716 employees 11,572 employees 26,061 employees
Argentina
Manufacturing Companies
Technical Centers
Branches and Sales Offices
SWS Group Companies