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Japan's Auto Companies at the Millennium:
Part of the Fabric of America
Transferring R&D, Design and Engineering Functions to the U.S.
Ten U.S. R&D subsidiaries maintain 37 U.S.-based R&D centers currently employing more than 2,500 employees.
These technical centers expedite the evaluation of potential U.S. suppliers, both for local procurement and for export to Japan, and facilitate local supplier involvement in the early stages of new-vehicle development (known as "design-in").
Japanese Automakers R & D Centers in the U.S.
Transferring R&D, Design and Engineering Functions to the U.S.
| Name
of Company |
Headquarters,
Division Offices |
Current
Employees |
Current
(Planned) Functions |
| Honda
R&D Americas, Inc. |
Torrance, CA; Raymond, OH; East Liberty, OH; Marysville, OH; Mojave Desert, CA; Santa Clarita, CA; Swepsonville, NC; Denver, CO; Ann Arbor, MI |
1,100
|
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Isuzu
Motors America, Inc. |
Los
Angeles, CA; Detroit, MI |
50*
|
1, 2, 3, 4
(5, 6, 7) |
| Mazda
North American Operations |
Irvine,
CA; Flat Rock, MI |
103*
|
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Mitsubishi
Motors R&D of America, Inc. |
Normal,
IL; Ann Arbor, MI; Los Angeles, CA;
Bridgeport, NJ; New York, NY; Washington, DC |
115
|
1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6 |
| Nissan
R&D, Inc. |
Farmington Hills, MI; Ann Arbor, MI; Los Angeles, CA;
Stanfield, AZ; Cambridge, MA; Smyrna, TN
|
500
|
1, 2, 3,
5, 6, 7 |
| Nissan
Design International, Inc. |
San
Diego, CA |
50
|
4
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| Arizona
Test Center, Inc. (Nissan) |
Stanfield, AZ |
20
|
3
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| Subaru
R&D, Inc. |
Garden
Grove, CA; Lafayette, IN; Ann Arbor, MI |
40
|
1, 3, 4,
6 |
| Toyota
Technical Center, Inc. |
Ann
Arbor, MI; Plymouth, MI; Gardena, CA; Torrance, CA;
Wittmann, AZ; Washington, DC |
500
|
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Calty
Design Research, Inc. (Toyota) |
Newport
Beach, CA |
50
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4
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| Total
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2,528
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Key to Current (Planned) Functions
- Technical support for procurement
of parts for local production
- Evaluation of parts
- Evaluation of vehicles
- Styling & general design
- Parts design
- Vehicle design
- Prototype production
Note: * Number of employes in R&D Section
Source: Japanese Automakers |
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