KYB: Facts and figures
- KYB founded as Kayaba Research Center on November 19, 1919
- Largest production volume of any automotive shock absorber manufacturer in the world
- Facilities in 32 locations in 21 countries, and over 10,000 employees worldwide
- KYB owns 15 production plants in Asia, Europe, and the United States
- Total sales of more than $3.8 billion
- World’s largest supplier of shocks and struts to vehicle manufacturers Supplier to major OEMs including, GM, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Infiniti, Chrysler, Subaru, Toyota, Lexus, and Volkswagen
- KYB America operates 3 distribution facilities in North America
- KYB’s highly automated manufacturing lines can switch from producing 1 strut to another in 15 seconds