Sales of the new Mazda Atenza commenced on November 20.
The new Atenza incorporates a Futaba Kogyo steering member (instrument panel member), one of the Company’s key products, as well as our roof reinforcement components, fuel lid and fuel box, seat bracket components and other body shell parts.
With the goal of achieving vehicle weight reductions, we diversified our use of high-tensile-strength steel plate materials and implemented advanced press molding techniques to achieve stable product quality. Furthermore, we implemented various improvements such as enhancing yield rates and reduced resource use and costs, enabling us to make significant contributions in terms of environmental conservation.

We have completed our employment screenings for the current fiscal year (based on projected March 2013 graduation dates). We would like to thank everyone who applied this year.

Sales of the newly-developed compact Mazda CX-5 SUV commenced on February 16.
The new CX-5 incorporates a Futaba Kogyo steering member (instrument panel member), one of the Company’s key products, as well as our front and rear bumper reinforcement components, roof reinforcement components, fuel lid and fuel box, and other body shell parts.
The front and rear bumper reinforcement components have been incorporated into Mazda Motor Corporation’s “SKYACTIV-BODY,” a lightweight, highly rigid next-generation vehicle body that is the first of its kind worldwide. Our bumper products use 1800-MPa-grade, ultra-high tensile strength steel plates-the strongest in the world-and Futaba Kogyo worked together with Mazda to optimize welding conditions in pursuit of stable production techniques in order to maximize utilization of that material strength.

Last year, Futaba Kogyo began providing technical support for Suzuki Motor Corporation in Thailand. In order to strengthen and advance future global efforts in China, Thailand, Mexico and other countries, we have revised our global strategy and are moving forward with a new policy focused on technical support and assistance abroad.
In accordance with this new policy, we have ceased our joint venture efforts in Nanjing, China and shifted instead toward the provision of technical assistance.