History

History of GS YUASA

History of GS(Japan Storage Battery)

  • 1895

    Genzo Shimadzu manufacturers Japan's first lead-acid storage battery

  • 1908

    First use of the "GS" trademark

  • 1912

    Storage battery plant (Shin-machi,lmadegawa) built

  • 1917

    Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. Established 2 EVs of "DETROIT" model imported from U.S.A.

  • 1919

    Production of automotive batteries begins

  • 1920

    Genzo Shimadzu invents "reactive lead oxides production method"

  • 1929

    Enpun Toryo Co., Ltd. (now known as Dai Nippon Toryo Co., Ltd.) established

  • 1933

    Production of glass mercury rectifiers begins

  • 1937

    Nippon Yusoki Co., Ltd. established

  • 1938

    Production of alkaline batteries begins

  • 1940

    Ultra-high-pressure mercury lamps developed

  • 1943

    Plant completed at Nishioji in Kyoto

  • 1958

    Japan Storage Battery building completed (Tokyo office)

  • 1965

    Fujisawa plant completed

  • 1966

    Siam GS Battery established

  • 1972

    P.T. GS Battery established

  • 1977

    GS Battery (U.S.A.) Inc, established

  • 1980

    Gunma plant completed

  • 1986

    GS-Saft established, Ni-Cd battery manufacturing and sales subsidiary Capital participation in Ztong Yee Industrial Co., Ltd. (in Taiwan)

  • 1987

    CI introduced; corporate philosophy and management principles formulated

  • 1989

    GS-EE established, mini-UPS manufacturing and sales subsidiary

  • 1991

    Tianjin Tong Yee Industrial Co., Ltd. established

  • 1993

    Prismatic Lithium-ion batteries developed

  • 1995

    Shandong Huari Battery Co., Ltd established, industrial battery manufacturing and sales affiliate in China

  • 1997

    GS-Melcotec Co., Ltd. established, lithium-ion battery manufacturing and sales subsidiary (SANYO GS Soft Energy Co., Ltd. at present) Beijing Ri Jia Power Supply, Co., Ltd. established, the first overseas industrial power supply system manufacturing and sales affiliate in China GS Battery Vietnam Co., Ltd. established

  • 2002

    GS Battery (China) Co., Ltd. Established, traction battery manufacturing and sales affiliate in China

History of YUASA

  • 1913

    Founder Shichizaemon Yuasa begins research into metal electrolysis

  • 1915

    Yuasa Battery Manufacturing established within the Yuasa Iron Works in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture; production starts on storage batteries

  • 1918

    Yuasa Storage Battery Co., Ltd. Established

  • 1919

    New plant completed in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture

  • 1920

    Production starts on automotive batteries. Tudor plating for stationary batteries completed

  • 1924

    Research into dry batteries started. Production and sales start the following year

  • 1930

    Battery installed for the first domestic electric bus (model YKN)

  • 1935

    Production of glass mercury rectifiers begins

  • 1939

    New dry battery plant (Kousai plant) completed in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture

  • 1941

    New storage battery plant completed in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Production of alkaline batteries begins

  • 1949

    Yuasa Dry Battery splits off to become an independent company, based on restructuring plan

  • 1954

    Yuasa Storage Battery Co., Ltd. and Yuasa Dry Battery Co., Ltd. merge to form Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd.

  • 1963

    Yuasa Battery (Thailand) Pub. Co., Ltd. established

  • 1965

    Yuasa Battery, Inc (U.S.A.) established (Yuasa Battery, Inc. at present)

  • 1966

    Dry and charged battery goes on sale in Japan for the first time Taiwan Yuasa Battery Co.,Ltd. established

  • 1972

    High performance YUMICRON batteries made with the ultra-thin YUMICRON separator go on sale

  • 1973

    Kyoto Osadano plant completed

  • 1975

    Yuasa Battery (Indonesia) established (PT. Yuasa Battery Indonesia at present)

  • 1981

    Yuasa Battery (U.K.) Ltd. established

  • 1988

    Century Yuasa Batteries Pty. Ltd. established in Australia

  • 1992

    CI introduced; company name changed from "Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd." to "Yuasa Corporation"

  • 1993

    Tianjin Yuasa Batteries Co., Ltd. established, motorcycle battery manufacturing and sales affiliate in China.

  • 1996

    Guangdong Yuasa Sunny Batteries established, industrial battery manufacturing and sales affiliate in China (Yuasa Battery (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. at present)

  • 1997

    Yuasa-Delta Technology Inc. established, overseas capital participation in Ni-MH battery business {Yuasa (Tianjin) Technology Ltd. as a manufacturing and sales affiliate at present)

  • 1998

    Ultra-thin lithium-ion polymer secondary battery launched

  • 2002

    Yuasa Battery (Shunde) Co., Ltd. established automotive battery manufacturing and sales affiliate in China Membrane business company Yuasa Membrane Systems Co., Ltd. Established A company managing business operations across Europe: Yuasa Battery Europe Ltd. established

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GS and YUASA merged

  • 2004

    GS Yuasa Corporation established

  • 2005

    Tata AutoComp GY Batteries Ltd. established, the first overseas affiliate of GS Yuasa in India (Tata AutoComp GY Batteries Private Limited. at present)

  • 2006

    GS Yuasa Lithium Power Inc. established, the first overseas Lithium-ion battery affiliate

  • 2007

    Lithium Energy Japan Established with Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation

  • 2009

    Blue Energy Co., Ltd. Established with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. DETROIT classic EV restored

  • 2013

    Lithium Energy and Power GmbH & Co. KG(German) established with Robert Bosch GmbH and Mitsubishi Corporation

  • 2014

    GS Yuasa Asia Technical Center Ltd. (ThaiLand) established

  • 2015

    Inci GS Yuasa Aku Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi established in Turkey jointly with Inci Holding A.S

  • 2016

    Completed the transfer of Panasonic Corporation’s lead-acid battery business and was renamed GS Yuasa Energy Co., Ltd.