Nidec, a major electronic component company headquartered in Kyoto, announced that it will acquire a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' machine tools, and will strengthen its component production capacity in anticipation of the expansion of the EV = electric vehicle market. I am doing it.
Nidec, a major electronic component company, announced on the 5th that it will acquire all shares of "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool", a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and headquartered in Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture.
The acquisition is scheduled to be completed around May, but the purchase price has not been announced.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool is engaged in the machine tool business, and has strengths in processing technologies such as reduction gears for automobiles and gears for transmissions.
Nidec spends 20 billion yen annually on the development of its main motors for EVs = electric vehicles.
Through this acquisition, we will also strengthen the production capacity of gears, which are related parts, in anticipation of the expansion of the electric vehicle market.