About EXEDY

History

1950s
- Established DAIKIN Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
- Developed Anti Vibration Clutch Disc
- Developed Coil Spring Clutch Cover
1960s
- Relocated headquarters to Neyagawa City, Japan
- Developed DSP Type Clutch Cover
- Developed Damper Clutch Disc
- Developed our first sports clutch
- First international office. Chicago, USA
1970s
- Established DAIKIN RM (Now DYNAX)
- Opened our second factory in UENO, Japan
- Developed our first torque converter
- Started to produce AT friction and AT inner components
- Established DAIKIN Clutch USA

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1980s

Opened plant in Kawagoe, Japan
Developed the Pull Type Clutch Cover
Developed the Silent Type Clutch Disc
Developed the DST Type Clutch Cover
Developed the Metal Type Clutch Disc
Established DAIKIN Clutch Europe Ltd (Now EXEDY Clutch Europe Ltd.).

1990s

Developed Unity Type Clutch Disc
Developed Ultra Fibre Friction Facing
Changed corporate name to EXEDY Corporation
EXEDY Corporation listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange
Developed Formula 1 clutch
Developed dual mass flywheel
Developed WAD Clutch Disc

2000s

Developed Hyper Series clutch
Developed Moto GP clutch
Developed LPEC Clutch Cover

2010s

Developed Low-Speed Lock Up torque converter
Developed Various Friction Clutch Disc
Moved to new headquarters in Osaka, Japan

Present Day

companies across 26 countries globally: 59
Staff members: 14,000+

Business expansion and strategic collaborations: 2022–2026

2022
- Capital and business alliance with ASTER (Motor / Japan)
2023
- Equity investment in STARYA MOBILITY (EV / India)
- Equity investment in Baibars (Drone / Turkey)
2024
- Share acquisition of EAMS Robotics (Drone / Japan)
- Acquisition of assets and intellectual property of SAIETTA (Motor / UK)
- Equity investment in OMEGA SEIKI (EV Mobility / India)
- Share acquisition of Kawamata Seiki (Motor / Japan)
- Share acquisition of PRE-EV Mobility (EV Mobility / Japan)
- Worldlink & Company became a subsidiary (Drone / Japan)
2025
- FUWA DRONE became a second-tier subsidiary (Drone / Japan)
- Business partnership with SORA Technology (Drone / Japan)
2026
- Business acquisition of AileLinx (Drone / Japan)
- PROTEAN became a subsidiary (Motor / UK)
- Establishment of EXEDY FRAP S.r.l. (Aftermarket / Italy)

EXEDY Group today

President & CEO: Tetsuya Yoshinaga. Employees: 14,137 (as of 31 March 2026). Group companies: 59 across 26 countries. Net sales: ¥303.9 billion / €1.70 billion (FY2025, as of 31 March 2026).