Denso Corporation will purchase 25% of the shares in Smiths Manufacturing from Metair Investments Limited, the holding company.

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Smiths is the largest automotive air conditioner company in South Africa and Denso has been involved there since 1982, when it entered into a technical assistance agreement for automotive air conditioners with Smiths.


Denso continues to provide technical assistance to Smiths on automotive air conditioners, heaters, radiators and electric fans.

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