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2026
Hon Hai to acquire 50% of Mitsubishi Electric automotive parts business
Hon Hai announced it would spend 115 billion yen to acquire 50% of Mitsubishi Electric’s automotive parts department. The department is planned to become an equally owned independent joint venture after the transaction is completed.
2026
Foxconn and Mitsubishi Electric plan to combine automotive capabilities
Foxconn and Mitsubishi Electric plan to combine Mitsubishi Electric's automaker customer base with Foxconn's rapid development model, expanding their business scope from traditional automotive parts to electric vehicles and autonomous-driving platforms.
2022
Mitsubishi Electric and Cartken announce Japanese robot-delivery pilot
Mitsubishi Electric and Cartken announced a partnership pilot to deploy Cartken delivery robots at Aeon Mall Tokoname in Japan for indoor and curb-side food delivery, initially for Starbucks customers. The pilot was described as starting in January and running through April 2022.
2021
Fine imposed on Mitsubishi Electric Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical Elevator Co.
Mitsubishi Electric Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical Elevator Co. was fined CNY 10,000 for an environmental violation involving the transport of pollution-hazardous cargo without approval. The article says regulators disclosed the penalty information on August 17, 2021.
2021
Mitsubishi Electric to acquire Smarter Grid Solutions
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and its subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. were reported to be acquiring Smarter Grid Solutions. The takeover was expected to close in the next several weeks; the article does not report completion.
2021
Trivale acquires Mitsubishi Electric display patent portfolio
IPValue announced that its subsidiary Trivale had acquired over 1,200 patents and applications from Mitsubishi Electric's display business unit.
2021
Mitsubishi Electric acknowledges improper train-air-conditioner inspections
Mitsubishi Electric said it was conducting an internal investigation after reports that its Nagasaki factory had falsified inspection data for train air-conditioning products. The article reports that the practice may have continued for more than 35 years; the company said affected products already delivered had no safety-performance problems.
2021
Mitsubishi Electric CEO resigns amid inspection-data falsification revelations
Mitsubishi Electric President and CEO Takeshi Sugiyama announced his resignation after media reports that the company falsified product inspection data. The article reports falsified inspections involving train air conditioners and air compressors.
2021
Mitsubishi Electric selects Qualtrics EmployeeXM
Qualtrics announced that Mitsubishi Electric Corporation selected Qualtrics EmployeeXM to help design and improve employee experiences around the world.
2021
Hu Ji resigns as Mitsubishi Electric air-conditioning sales department head
Hu Ji resigned as head of the sales department for Mitsubishi Electric home air conditioning in China and subsequently served as an adviser. The source dates the resignation to the first workday after the 2021 Spring Festival, without giving a calendar date.
2020
Mitsubishi Electric announces exit from LCD production
Mitsubishi Electric announced that it would exit liquid crystal display production. Its subsidiary Melco Display Technology Inc. was expected to end production of LCD modules, including automotive modules, around June 2022.
2020
Mitsubishi Electric acquires a 34% stake in EKE-Electronics
Mitsubishi Electric acquired a 34% stake in EKE Group’s train automation and management systems business EKE-Electronics.
2020
Mitsubishi Electric US releases DiamondView DV100UM monitor
Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. Visual and Imaging Systems division announced the release of the DiamondView DV100UM LCD Monitor, a 100-inch monitor capable of displaying 4K resolution content.
2020
Mitsubishi Electric ranked second globally in 2019 international patent applications
Mitsubishi Electric announced that it ranked second globally and first among Japanese firms in international patent applications filed in 2019, according to WIPO.
2020
Mitsubishi Electric Europe acquired AQS
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that its European subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V., acquired all shares of Swedish cooling and heat pump distributor AQS PRODUKTER AB on April 1, 2020.
2020
Mitsubishi Electric India extends air-conditioner warranties
Mitsubishi Electric India announced a warranty scheme for its room air conditioners, providing five years of coverage for controllers/PCBs and ten years for compressors, effective April 1, 2020.
2020
Mitsubishi Electric discloses data theft
Mitsubishi Electric disclosed that highly sensitive company data had been stolen, including correspondence and information involving government agencies and business partners. The article says the attack reportedly occurred in June and that more than 8,000 current and former employees and job applicants had personal data stolen.
2019
Mitsubishi Electric announces the M1A photo printer
Mitsubishi Electric announced the M1A, a high-capacity, high-speed dye-sublimation photo printer intended for photo booth operators, photo production houses and other photo-printing applications.
2019
Mitsubishi Electric unveils EMIRAI S concept car
Mitsubishi Electric announced its EMIRAI S concept car, equipped with a human-machine interface and biosensing technologies. The article said it was scheduled to be exhibited at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show.