Sanden Corporation

Sanden Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of automotive air conditioning compressors and related thermal equipment, based in Isesaki, Gunma. It was founded in 1943 by Kaihei Ushikubo as Sankyo Electric Company, adopted the Sanden trade name in 1973 and has carried the name Sanden Corporation since 1982. Its earlier products included dynamo bicycle lamps, home appliances, refrigerated display cabinets and vending machines, before automotive compressors became a main business from the 1970s. The group has plants in countries including France, Thailand, India, China, Poland and Mexico, and a US subsidiary, Sanden International (U.S.A.), Inc.