KYB Corporation
KYB Corporation (KYB株式会社, KYB kabushiki gaisha, formerly Kayaba Kogyo kabushiki gaisha (カヤバ工業株式会社) until 1 October 2015) is a Japanese, Tokyo-based automotive company.
| Company type | Public KK |
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Traded as | TYO: 7242 |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | (November 19, 1919) |
| Founder | Shiro Kayaba |
| Headquarters | World Trade Center Building, 4-1, Hamamatsu-cho 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6111, Japan |
Key people | Tadahiko Ozawa (Chairman) Masao Usui (President and CEO) |
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| Revenue | US$ 3.42 billion (FY 2013) (JPY 352.71 billion) (FY 2013) |
Net income | US$ 123.89 million (FY 2013) (JPY 12.76 billion) (FY 2013) |
Number of employees | 14,754 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2018) |
| Website | Official website |
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Among KYB's main products company are shock absorbers, air suspensions, power steering systems, hydraulic pumps, motors, cylinders, and valves. It is one of the world's largest shock absorber manufacturers and it also has the largest market share of concrete mixer trucks in Japan, with 85% of the market.
The company has 34 manufacturing plants and 62 offices in 21 countries. KYB's American aftermarket distribution of automotive shocks and struts is headquartered in Greenwood, Indiana, with additional KYB manufacturing and distribution facilities in metro Chicago, Southern California, and metro Indianapolis. KYB Americas employs more than 100 people in all facilities. Shocks and struts for vehicles are the most popular KYB products distributed in North America.