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JATCO Ltd
Company type	Unlisted public company (K.K.)
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1970; 54 years ago
Headquarters	Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Tomoyoshi Sato, (CEO)
Revenue	¥752.1 billion (2015) ¥740.1 billion (2014)
Owners	Nissan (75%); Mitsubishi Motors (15%); Suzuki (10%);
Number of employees	14,300 (2017)
Website	www.jatco.co.jp

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JATCO Ltd (Japanese: ジヤトコ株式会社, Hepburn: Jatoko Kabushiki-gaisha), abbreviated from "Japan Automatic Transmission COmpany", is a company that manufactures automatic transmissions for automobiles.

History[edit]

In August 1943, Nissan established an aircraft engine production plant in the town of Yoshiwara, Shizuoka. After World War II, this plant began producing components for the production of Nissan automobiles. In January 1970, Nissan established a joint venture with Toyo Kogyo (Mazda) and Ford Motor Company named Japan Automatic Transmission Co., Ltd. This company changed its name to JATCO Corporation in October 1989. Nissan spun off its AT/CVT (automatic transmission/continuously variable transmission) development divisions and its Fuji manufacturing plant into a subsidiary called TransTechnology, Ltd. in June 1999.^[3] Four months later, TransTechnology Ltd and JATCO Corporation merged to form JATCO TransTechnology Ltd.

In October 2001, as part of its restructuring, Mitsubishi Motors agreed to merge its transmission division with Jatco TransTechnology Ltd.^[4]^[5] Mitsubishi spun off its AT/CVT (automatic transmission/continuously variable transmission) division into a new subsidiary called Diamondmatic Co., Ltd. in April 2002. In April 2003, JATCO Ltd. merged with Diamondmatic Co., Ltd. JATCO TransTechnology Ltd changed its name to JATCO Ltd in April 2002. Nissan and Mitsubishi equity holdings in JATCO after the share exchange stood at 82% and 18%, respectively.

In March 2007, Suzuki Motor Corp. acquired a 10 percent stake in Jatco to ensure its supply of continuously variable transmissions. Suzuki purchased 7 percent of its Jatco stock from Nissan and 3 percent from Mitsubishi Motors. Nissan retains 75 percent ownership and Mitsubishi Motors retains 15 percent.

Overseas subsidiaries were established in Mexico (April 2003), France (October 2003), South Korea (May 2004), and Thailand (July 2011).

In September 2009, Jatco began production in Guangzhou, China (JATCO (Guangzhou) Automatic Transmission Ltd.). Production began in Thailand in September 2013. A second plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico began production in September 2014. A plant in Zhangjiagang, China (JATCO (Suzhou) Automatic Transmission Ltd.) began production in November 2019.

In 2012, Jatco became a supplier of gearboxes in Russia for AvtoVAZ.^[6] In 2019, Ministry of Industry and Trade (Russia) announced plans to open Jatco production in Tolyatti.^[7] However, the supply of gearboxes was stopped after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which, in tandem with the failure of Russian companies to develop an analogue for the last 10 years, left AvtoVAZ without any models with an automatic gearbox.^[8]

As of March 2015, JATCO is 75% owned by Nissan, 15% owned by Mitsubishi Motors, and 10% owned by Suzuki.^[2]

While it was the transmission manufacturing division of Nissan it partnered with Mazda, and thus Jatco had long been supplying Nissan, Mazda, Subaru, Isuzu, Suzuki, BMW, Volkswagen, MG Rover Group and Land Rover. However, once it was independent, Jatco began supplying other automakers:

December 1999 — Hyundai Motor Company
January 2001 — Jaguar Cars
December 2001 — London Taxis International
January 2002 — Ford Europe
April 2002 — Renault Samsung Motors
April 2002 — Ford Lio Ho
April 2004 — Changan Ford
December 2005 — Chrysler Group U.S.A.
October 2006 - Renault

JATCO became one of the largest suppliers of CVTs,^[9] and products from nearly every auto maker have used Jatco transmissions, with major exceptions of Honda Motor Company, who makes their own transmissions, and Toyota Motor Corporation, who has always used transmissions made by their Aisin subsidiary. GM continues to produce a majority of its transmissions through GM Powertrain, an outgrowth of Hydramatic.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "JATCO Corporate Profile 2016" (PDF). JATCO Ltd. 1 July 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Corporate Information". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07.
^ "Agreement Reached for Merger Between TransTechnology and JATCO, Affiliates of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd" (Press release). Nissan Motor (Japan). Aug 3, 1999.
^ "MMC to Spin off AT and CVT Operations into New Company. Integrate Operations with JATCO TransTechnology" (Press release). Mitsubishi Motors. Oct 4, 2011.
^ Mitsubishi, Nissan To Merge Transmission Businesses Autoparts Report Oct 8 2001
^ AvtoVAZ begins to produce cars with automatic transmission
^ In Russia, will establish the production of Japanese variators Jatco
^ "Импортозамещения не произошло". istories.media (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-06-19.
^ "100 Cool Things". Automotive News. Apr 16, 2007.

External links[edit]

Jatco English site

[Corporate_Profile_2016-1] "JATCO Corporate Profile 2016" (PDF). JATCO Ltd. 1 July 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Corporate_Information-2] "Corporate Information". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07.

[Nissan-3] "Agreement Reached for Merger Between TransTechnology and JATCO, Affiliates of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd" (Press release). Nissan Motor (Japan). Aug 3, 1999.

[4] "MMC to Spin off AT and CVT Operations into New Company. Integrate Operations with JATCO TransTechnology" (Press release). Mitsubishi Motors. Oct 4, 2011.

[5] Mitsubishi, Nissan To Merge Transmission Businesses Autoparts Report Oct 8 2001

[6] AvtoVAZ begins to produce cars with automatic transmission

[7] In Russia, will establish the production of Japanese variators Jatco

[8] "Импортозамещения не произошло". istories.media (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-06-19.

[9] "100 Cool Things". Automotive News. Apr 16, 2007.

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+| name = JATCO Ltd
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-{{nihongo|'''JATCO Ltd'''|ジヤトコ株式会社|Jatoko [[Kabushiki gaisha|Kabushiki-gaisha]]|lead=yes}}, abbreviated from "'''J'''apanese '''A'''utomatic '''T'''ransmission '''CO'''mpany", is a subsidiary of [[Nissan]] that manufactures [[automatic transmission]]s for [[automobile]]s. Originally, [[Mazda]] was also a partner.
+{{nihongo|'''JATCO Ltd'''|ジヤトコ株式会社|Jatoko [[Kabushiki gaisha|Kabushiki-gaisha]]|lead=yes}}, abbreviated from "'''J'''apan '''A'''utomatic '''T'''ransmission '''CO'''mpany", is a company that manufactures [[automatic transmission]]s for [[automobile]]s.
 ==History==
-The modern JATCO was formed after [[Nissan]] spun off its AT/CVT ([[automatic transmission]]/[[continuously variable transmission]]) development divisions and its Fuji manufacturing plant into a company called TransTechnology, Ltd in June 1999.<ref name=Nissan>{{cite press release|url=http://www.nissan-global.com/GCC/Japan/NEWS/19990803_0e.html |title=Agreement Reached for Merger Between TransTechnology and JATCO, Affiliates of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |date=Aug 3, 1999 |publisher=Nissan Motor (Japan)}}</ref>
+In August 1943, [[Nissan]] established an aircraft engine production plant in the town of [[Yoshiwara, Shizuoka]]. After World War II, this plant began producing components for the production of Nissan automobiles. In January 1970, Nissan established a joint venture with Toyo Kogyo ([[Mazda]]) and [[Ford Motor Company]] named Japan Automatic Transmission Co., Ltd. This company changed its name to JATCO Corporation in October 1989. Nissan spun off its AT/CVT ([[automatic transmission]]/[[continuously variable transmission]]) development divisions and its Fuji manufacturing plant into a subsidiary called TransTechnology, Ltd. in June 1999.<ref name=Nissan>{{cite press release|url=http://www.nissan-global.com/GCC/Japan/NEWS/19990803_0e.html |title=Agreement Reached for Merger Between TransTechnology and JATCO, Affiliates of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |date=Aug 3, 1999 |publisher=Nissan Motor (Japan)}}</ref> Four months later, TransTechnology Ltd and JATCO Corporation merged to form JATCO TransTechnology Ltd.
-TransTechnology Ltd. and JATCO Corp., both affiliates of Nissan, agreed to merge in October 1999 to become JATCO TransTechnology Ltd. JATCO was established in 1970 to manufacture automatic transmissions.<ref name=Nissan/>
-In October 2001, as part of its restructuring, [[Mitsubishi Motors]] agreed to merge its transmission division with Nissan's transmission subsidiary Jatco TransTechnology Ltd.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/corporate/pressrelease/corporate/detail435.html |title=MMC to Spin off AT and CVT Operations into New Company. Integrate Operations with JATCO TransTechnology |date=Oct 4, 2011 |publisher=Mitsubishi Motors }}</ref><ref>Mitsubishi, Nissan To Merge Transmission Businesses Autoparts Report Oct 8 2001</ref>
+In October 2001, as part of its restructuring, [[Mitsubishi Motors]] agreed to merge its transmission division with Jatco TransTechnology Ltd.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/corporate/pressrelease/corporate/detail435.html |title=MMC to Spin off AT and CVT Operations into New Company. Integrate Operations with JATCO TransTechnology |date=Oct 4, 2011 |publisher=Mitsubishi Motors }}</ref><ref>Mitsubishi, Nissan To Merge Transmission Businesses Autoparts Report Oct 8 2001</ref> Mitsubishi spun off its AT/CVT ([[automatic transmission]]/[[continuously variable transmission]]) division into a new subsidiary called Diamondmatic Co., Ltd. in April 2002. In April 2003, JATCO Ltd. merged with Diamondmatic Co., Ltd. JATCO TransTechnology Ltd changed its name to JATCO Ltd in April 2002. Nissan and Mitsubishi equity holdings in JATCO after the share exchange stood at 82% and 18%, respectively.
-The combined company settled on JATCO Ltd. in April, 2002.  Nissan and Mitsubishi equity holdings in JATCO after the share exchange stood at 82% and 18% respectively.
+In March 2007, [[Suzuki|Suzuki Motor Corp.]] acquired a 10 percent stake in Jatco to ensure its supply of continuously variable transmissions. Suzuki purchased 7 percent of its Jatco stock from Nissan and 3 percent from Mitsubishi Motors. Nissan retains 75 percent ownership and Mitsubishi Motors retains 15 percent.
-When it was still the transmission manufacturing division of Nissan, it partnered with Mazda, and thus Jatco, had long been supplying Nissan, Mazda, [[Subaru]], [[Isuzu]], [[Suzuki]], [[BMW]], [[Volkswagen]], [[MG Rover Group]] and [[Land Rover]]. However, once it was independent, Jatco quickly began supplying other automakers:
-:December 1999 — [[Hyundai Motor Company]]
-:January 2001 — [[Jaguar Cars]]
-:December 2001 — [[London Taxis International]]
-:January 2002 — [[Ford Europe]]
-:April 2002 — [[Renault Samsung Motors]]
-:April 2002 — [[Ford Lio Ho]]
-:April 2004 — [[Changan Ford]]
-:December 2005 — [[DaimlerChrysler]] U.S.A.
-:October 2006 - [[Renault]]
+Overseas subsidiaries were established in Mexico (April 2003), France (October 2003), South Korea (May 2004), and Thailand (July 2011).
-Today, JATCO has become one of the biggest supplier of CVT,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070416/SUB/70412027 |title=100 Cool Things |date=Apr 16, 2007 |author= |publisher=Automotive News }}</ref> and products from nearly every auto maker have used Jatco transmissions, with the notable exceptions of [[Honda Motor Company]], who makes their own transmissions, and [[Toyota Motor Company]], who has always used transmissions made by [[Aisin]], a subsidiary of Toyota.  GM continues to produce a majority of its transmissions through [[GM Powertrain]], an outgrowth of [[Hydramatic]].
+In September 2009, Jatco began production in Guangzhou, China (JATCO (Guangzhou) Automatic Transmission Ltd.). Production began in Thailand in September 2013. A second plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico began production in September 2014. A plant in Zhangjiagang, China (JATCO (Suzhou) Automatic Transmission Ltd.) began production in November 2019.
-As of March 2015, JATCO is 75% owned by Nissan, 15% owned by Mitsubishi Motors, and 10% owned by Suzuki.<ref name="Corporate Information">{{cite web |url=http://www.jatco.co.jp/ENGLISH/company/profile.html |title=Corporate Information |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107222018/http://www.jatco.co.jp/ENGLISH/company/profile.html |archivedate=2015-01-07 |df= }}</ref>
+In 2012, Jatco became a supplier of gearboxes in [[Russia]] for [[AvtoVAZ]].<ref>[https://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/articles/2012/03/30/lada_s_avtomatom AvtoVAZ begins to produce cars with automatic transmission]</ref> In 2019, [[Ministry of Industry and Trade (Russia)]] announced plans to open Jatco production in [[Tolyatti]].<ref>[https://versiya.info/avto/101746 In Russia, will establish the production of Japanese variators Jatco]</ref> However, the supply of gearboxes was stopped after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], which, in tandem with the failure of Russian companies to develop an analogue for the last 10 years, left AvtoVAZ without any models with an automatic gearbox.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Импортозамещения не произошло |url=https://istories.media/investigations/2022/04/29/kak-lada-ostalas-bez-korobki-avtomata/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=istories.media |language=ru}}</ref>
+As of March 2015, JATCO is 75% owned by Nissan, 15% owned by Mitsubishi Motors, and 10% owned by Suzuki.<ref name="Corporate Information">{{cite web |url=http://www.jatco.co.jp/ENGLISH/company/profile.html |title=Corporate Information |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107222018/http://www.jatco.co.jp/ENGLISH/company/profile.html |archive-date=2015-01-07 }}</ref>
+While it was the transmission manufacturing division of Nissan it partnered with Mazda, and thus Jatco had long been supplying Nissan, Mazda, [[Subaru]], [[Isuzu]], [[Suzuki]], [[BMW]], [[Volkswagen]], [[MG Rover Group]] and [[Land Rover]]. However, once it was independent, Jatco began supplying other automakers:
+*December 1999 — [[Hyundai Motor Company]]
+*January 2001 — [[Jaguar Cars]]
+*December 2001 — [[London Taxis International]]
+*January 2002 — [[Ford Europe]]
+*April 2002 — [[Renault Samsung Motors]]
+*April 2002 — [[Ford Lio Ho]]
+*April 2004 — [[Changan Ford]]
+*December 2005 — [[Chrysler|Chrysler Group]] U.S.A.
+*October 2006 - [[Renault]]
+JATCO became one of the largest suppliers of CVTs,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070416/SUB/70412027 |title=100 Cool Things |date=Apr 16, 2007 |publisher=Automotive News }}</ref> and products from nearly every auto maker have used Jatco transmissions, with major exceptions of [[Honda Motor Company]], who makes their own transmissions, and [[Toyota Motor Corporation]], who has always used transmissions made by their [[Aisin]] subsidiary. GM continues to produce a majority of its transmissions through [[GM Powertrain]], an outgrowth of [[Hydramatic]].
 ==See also==
 * [[List of Jatco transmissions]]
+* [[Jatco SC]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.jatco.co.jp Jatco Japanese site]
 * [https://www.jatco.co.jp/english/ Jatco English site]
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