At Yazaki, knowing what's going on at every one of our development, production and sales facilities worldwide is critical to our success. Therefore, we developed an information system designed to provide superior customer service. Network headquarters are centered in Detroit for North and South America, London for our European Operations and Tokyo for Asia and Oceania. This network effectively consolidates Yazaki Group companies around the globe into a seamless organization with real-time information so that Yazaki associates can access instant updates on everything from production schedules to product development to customer orders.

The Yazaki Corporation got its start in 1929, when founder Sadami Yazaki started wiring manufacturing. Today, the Yazaki companies include the following: The Automotive Group, with divisions and subsidiaries all over the world, one of the leading global automotive electrical and electronic suppliers. Secondly, Environmental Systems, which is focused on the production of power cables, gas meters and gas supply equipment, solar energy, and air conditioning systems. With Y-connect, the newest Yazaki company, customers in the technology industries are provided with value-added engineering services and interconnection products. Finally, at the center of this multifaceted organization is Yazaki Corporation - overseeing marketing and new product development, as well as physical and personnel resource management.

For all Yazaki companies, the focus is to develop technologies and strive to bring to market products that benefit people and the world in which we live. The company slogans - "a corporation in step with the world" and "a corporation needed by society" - reflect the importance Yazaki places on bringing value to people's lifestyles.