| January | Established Advics Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| 10 | Start of business |
| January | Established ADVICS North America, Inc. in the United States. |
| January | Acquired two U.S. production bases from Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (ADVICS Manufacturing Ohio, Inc. and SAFA LLC) |
| 5 | Established ADVICS Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. in Thailand. |
| 8 | Established PT. ADVICS INDONESIA in Indonesia. |
| January | Established Aetoku Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 7 | Head office building completed, basic philosophy established, environmental policy established |
| 11 | Established Aetoku Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou) in China. |
| January | Obtained ISO14001 certification |
| 12 | Established Taiwan Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. |
| January | Established VISION2015 |
| January | Established ADVICS EUROPE OFFICE Acquired commercial brake parts sales company from Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (S&E Brake Co., Ltd.) |
| 7 | Merged Tianjin Aixin Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. with Aitoku Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. |
| January | Acquired Kariya Factory and AS Brake Systems Co., Ltd. from Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. |
| 7 | Acquired U.S. production base from Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (ADVICS Manufacturing Indiana, LLC) |
| January | Established Aitoku Katsu (Changzhou) Management Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 7 | Established ADVICS Europe GmbH in Germany Established Aetaku Automobile Zero Parts Co., Ltd. in China |
| 12 | Established ADVICS Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Thailand. |
| January | Established Aitoku Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 8 | Established ADVICS North India Private Limited and ADVICS South India Private Limited in India. |
| 9 | Obtained ISO9001 and ISO/TS16949 certification |
| January | Winner of the Deming Prize |
| January | Established ADVICS Automotiva Latin America LTDA. in Brazil Established ADVICS South Africa (Pty) Ltd. in South Africa |
| 3 | Established ADVICS Manufacturing Czech sro in Czech Republic |
| 6 | Established PT ADVICS MANUFACTURING INDONESIA in Indonesia |
| 10 | Established ADVICS Manufacturing Mexico S. de RL de CV in Mexico. |
| January | Technical center completed |
| January | Handa factory completed |
| January | Undertakes Hosei Brake Industry's third-party allotment of capital and makes it a subsidiary. |
| 4 | Hosei Brake Industry acquires the drum brake business of Nisshinbo Brake Co., Ltd. (AH Brake Co., Ltd.) |
| January | ADVICS North India Private Limited and ADVICS South India Private Limited in India were integrated to form ADVICS India Private Limited. |
| January | Business integration of Hosei Brake Industry and AH Brake (surviving company is Hosei Brake Industry) |
