About us

Our History

Since our founding in 1921, we have continued to take on challenge after challenge using the technologies we have cultivated, and we look forward to the challenges of the future.

2000

Automotive electrical component manufacturing base in the Czech Republic — Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Czech s.r.o. (MEAC)-established

  • Production and sales of ETC begins

2001

Manufacturing base for EPS components in the Czech Republic — Electric Powersteering Components Europe s.r.o. (EPCE)-established

  • Production of integrated intelligent power drive units for hybrid vehicles begins

2002

Manufacturing base for automobile electrical components in Brazil — Melco Automotivos do Brasil Ltda. (MEAB)-established

Manufacturing company for automobile electrical components in China — Mitsubishi Electric Shihlin Automotive Changzhou Co., Ltd. (MESAC)-established

2004

ISO/TS16949 quality management system certified (Himeji and Sanda Works)

2005

Production of DC-motor turbo actuators begins

2007

Established Melco Automotive Korea Co., Ltd. (MAK) established in South Korea

2011

Manufacturing and sales companies for automobile products in China — Mitsubishi Electric Automotive (China) Co., Ltd. (MELAC) and Changchun Qiming Lingdian Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd. (QLAC)-established

Production of Blu-ray disk players for cars begins

2012

  • Production of PHEV battery chargers for cars begins

2013

Production of digital TV tuners for use around the world begins

Manufacturing and sales base for automobile parts in Mexico—Mitsubishi Electric Automotive de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (MEAX)-established

2014

  • Production of motor generators begins

2016

Production of fuel pump module transffered from Fukuyama Works to Himeji Works

2017

  • The ‘EMIRAI4’ concept car announced at 2017 Tokyo Motor Show

  • Production of Crankshaft ISG System for 48V Hybrid Vehicles begins

2018

Production of Driver monitoring system with wide angle camera, which was first to market in the industry, begins

2019

  • The EMIRAI S was be exhibited during 46th Tokyo Motor Show 2019