DENSO Opens Pennsylvania Technical Center to Enhance Diagnostics Tech in Aftermarket, Other Business Units
- Inspection software, emissions equipment and telematics systems essential for company's vision of safe and sustainable future mobility -
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 3, 2019 /CNW/ -- DENSO, the world's second largest mobility supplier, today announced the opening of the Connected Services Pennsylvania Technical Center in Scranton. It was previously part of EASE Simulation, Inc., an automotive diagnostics developer, that was fully acquired by DENSO in 2018. The technical center will operate under DENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc., and further enhances DENSO's ability to deliver cutting-edge aftermarket products and services – particularly as they relate to automotive inspection software, and telematics systems – to customers across North America. These technologies, in part, propel DENSO's broader focus on services in the aftermarket space and enable greater access to vehicle data, which informs retailers and technicians how cars can be made more efficient and safe.
Beyond aftermarket, the technical center bolsters the company's offerings within its Original Equipment Service (OES) and non-automotive businesses. It also strengthens DENSO's bold push into software solutions to account for new mobility needs and supports organizational changes happening at DENSO locations across North America, which includes 31 sites in the U.S., Canada and Mexico and over 24,000 employees. Together, these measures speed innovation and will help DENSO achieve its long-term vision of safe and sustainable future mobility.
"Advanced diagnostics technology continues to take on increasing importance as vehicles rapidly become more connected and complex," said Kenichiro Ito, senior executive officer for DENSO Corporation and chief executive officer of DENSO's North American Headquarters. "Through the technical center, DENSO looks to make it easier for fleet managers and technicians to access data in vehicles that will empower them to make cars safer and more fuel efficient."
Founded in 1993 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, EASE and its products primarily focus on inspection, diagnostics, telematics and emissions. One of its leading products is VehicleMRI®, a precision tool used to inspect and analyze automotive electronic systems and pinpoint hidden problems past typical check-engine-light issues with maximum accuracy. In 2014, DENSO announced it acquired 72.1 percent of EASE to help accelerate research and development of its vehicle diagnostic and telematics business in North America.
"The Connected Services Pennsylvania Technical Center, with its extensive diagnostics background, boosts our aftermarket presence in the Midwest and complements our other locations in Ohio and Indiana," said Haruhiko Kato president of DENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc. "Because of our robust network across North America, as well as our focus on services in aftermarket and OES, we're well-suited to support our customers quickly and to the unique requirements they demand as vehicle connectivity proliferates."
About DENSO Corporation
DENSO is a $48.1 billion global mobility supplier that develops advanced technology and components for nearly every vehicle make and model on the road today. With manufacturing at its core, DENSO invests in its 220 facilities in 35 countries to produce thermal, powertrain, mobility, electrification, & electronic systems, to create jobs that directly change how the world moves. The company's 170,000+ employees are paving the way to a mobility future that improves lives, eliminates traffic accidents, and preserves the environment. Globally headquartered in Kariya, Japan, DENSO spent 8.8 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018. For more information about global DENSO, visit https://www.denso.com/global.
In North America, DENSO employs 24,000+ engineers, researchers and skilled workers across 31 sites in the U.S, Canada, and Mexico. In the United States alone, DENSO employs 17,000+ employees across 12 states and 25 sites. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, in fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, DENSO in North America generated $10.9 billion in consolidated sales. Join us, and craft not only how the world moves, but also your career. For more information, go to https://www.denso.com/us-ca/en/.
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Bridgette LaRose, DENSO International America, Inc., 248-372-8266, [email protected], http://www.densocorp-na.com
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