Keihin Corporation

This article is about the automotive parts company. For other uses, see Keihin (disambiguation).

Keihin is a Japanese automotive and motorcycle parts brand of Hitachi Astemo. At the past times, Keihin was a major supplier to Honda,^[3] who owned nearly half of Keihin's shares,^[4] but also supplies other motorcycle manufacturers, among them Triumph, Suzuki, Kawasaki, KTM, Royal Enfield and Harley-Davidson. In addition to carburetors, Keihin supplies the automotive industry with engine, transmission, and climate control products, including intake manifold assemblies, HVAC assemblies, compressors, valves, solenoids, and engine control units.^[5]

Keihin carburetor assembly for a Honda CB750

Keihin

Keihin's headquarters
Company type	Brand
Industry	Automotive
Founded	December 19, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-12-19)
Headquarters	Shinjuku Nomura Building, Shinjuku, Tokyo , Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Chitoshi Yokota (President)
Products	Fuel injection systems Carburetors Fuel supply systems Air-conditioning systems Fuel cell vehicle products Hybrid vehicle products
Revenue	JPY 351 billion (FY 2017) (US$ 3.1 billion) (FY 2017)
Net income	JPY 17.8 billion (FY 2017) (US$ 160 million) (FY 2017)
Number of employees	22,310 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2017)
Parent	Hitachi Astemo
Footnotes / references [1][2]

History

Keihin was founded in 1956 and began U.S. manufacturing in 1989.^[5] Counting all U.S. locations, Keihin has more than 20,000 employees. Keihin North America's corporate headquarters is in Anderson, Indiana.^[3]