Akebono Brake Industry
Native name | 曙ブレーキ工業 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| TYO: 7238 | |
| ISIN | JP3108400007 |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 27 January 1929 |
| Founder | Sanji Osame |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Yasuhiro Miyaji (chairman, president and CEO) |
| Products | Brakes for vehicles, motorcycles, trains, industrial machinery |
| Revenue | JPY 281.3 billion (FY 2015) (US$ 2.44 billion) (FY 2015) |
Number of employees | 9,238 (consolidated, as of March 2016) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references | |
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. (曙ブレーキ工業, Akebono Burēki Kōgyō) is a Japanese manufacturer of brake components for automobiles, motorcycles, trains, and industrial machinery.
The company was founded by Sanji Osame in 1929 as Akebono Sekimen Kogyosho as a response to the demand by the Japan Army Authority for ground transport; its first products were brake linings used by the government entity. Today it is now a large company with a significant overseas presence and wide range of brake products for many applications.