# Honda to acquire Keihin, Showa, and Nissin Kogyo; merge with Hitachi Automotive Systems

Honda will conduct tender offers to make Keihin, Showa, and Nissin Kogyo wholly-owned subsidiaries, then merge them with Hitachi Automotive Systems to strengthen CASE solutions. The integration involves six companies including Hitachi and Honda.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-10-30
- Where: Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: automotive systems, CASE solutions
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi](https://endata.com/companies/1325.md) (investor)
- [Keihin Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/1354.md) (target)
- [Hitachi Automotive Systems](https://endata.com/companies/5033.md) (target)
- [Honda Motor Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/16181.md) (acquirer)
- [Nissin Kogyo](https://endata.com/companies/24939.md) (target)
- [Showa Group](https://endata.com/companies/41800.md) (target)

## Sources

- [global.honda](https://global.honda/en/newsroom/news/2019/c191030beng.html), 2019-10-30: "Hitachi Automotive Systems, Keihin, Showa, and Nissin will conduct an absorption-type merger."

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