Kariya (Japan), September 12, 2013: To strengthen its developing capabilities in Europe, global automotive supplier Denso is to expand its two engineering centres located in the city of Wegberg and Eching of Germany. A total of approximately € 21 million (Rs 180 crore) will be invested by the fiscal year 2015 to add new office buildings and testing equipments at both centres.

“With this expansion, we aim to improve customer service by designing more products locally and offering more market-specific designs,” said Masato (Max) Nakagawa, Head of Denso International Europe Engineering Function and Chief Technology Officer. “We will also contribute to development in other regions by promoting future developments in advanced technological areas in Europe.”

The Aachen Engineering Center in Wegberg and the Munich Engineering Center in Eching are both part of Denso Automotive Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of Denso Corporation.

Denso Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 36 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs more than 130,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, totaled US$ 38.1 billion (Rs 248,564 crore). Last fiscal year, Denso spent 9.4 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development.

Photographs: Images of new office buildings at Aachen Engineering Centre and Munich Engineering Centre.