Denso Corporation has set up a new facility in Istanbul, Turkey to make car air conditioners and heaters and sell starter motors and alternators.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Premium Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Related Company Profiles

View all

Sales of starters and alternators will begin in January 2003 and production of automotive thermal products will begin in February 2004.


The new company — Denso Automotive Parts Industry Inc. – was established last July with an initial capital investment of approximately $US7.3 million (83 million euros or 900 million yen).


Reports in Turkey said the new plant would supply air conditioners and heaters to the Turkish Toyota Corolla plant which builds sedan and station wagon variants for the local and European markets.


Denso projects that the new operation will employ 80 people and make sales of approximately $40.5 million (45 million euros or 5 billion yen) by fiscal year 2005.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

“Construction of Denso’s first Turkey facility enables us to further meet the needs of our customers in Europe,” said Satoshi Watanabe, Denso managing director in charge of Thermal Systems.  “We anticipate a rapid rise in car air-conditioning installations in Europe from today’s 50% to 65% by 2005.”


Currently, Denso operates four European production plants for car air conditioning products: 100%-owned Denso Manufacturing UK in Shropshire (air conditioners and heaters); 35%-owned TD Deutsche Klimakompressor GmbH in Strassgraebchen, Germany (compressors); 100%-owned Denso Thermal Systems S.p.A. in Torino, Italy (air conditioners, heaters, and radiators); and 100%-owned Denso Manufacturing Czech s.r.o. in Liberec City, Czech Republic (car air conditioning products).