Company type | Public (K.K) |
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TYO: 6674 Nikkei 225 Component | |
Industry | Electrical equipment |
Predecessor | Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. Yuasa Corporation |
Founded | 1917 1918 April 1, 2004 (Yuasa Storage Battery) (by merger) | (Japan Storage Battery; later GS)
Founder | Genzou Shimadzu Jr. Shichizaemon Yuasa |
Headquarters | Inobanba-cho, Nishinosho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto 601-8520, |
Key people | Makoto Yoda (President) |
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Revenue | US$2.93 billion (FY 2014) (JPY 348 billion) (FY 2014) |
US$96.91 million (FY 2013) (JPY 9.98 billion) (FY 2013) | |
Number of employees | 13,609 (consolidated)(as of March 31, 2014) |
Website | Official website |
Footnotes / references [1] |
GS Yuasa Corporation (株式会社ジーエス・ユアサ コーポレーション, Kabushiki-gaisha GS Yuasa Kōporēshon) is a Kyoto-based Japanese company specializing in the development and production of lead acid and lithium-ion batteries, used in automobiles, motorcycles and other areas including aerospace and defense applications.