{"id":260,"date":"2022-01-14T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exedy.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=260"},"modified":"2022-01-27T14:37:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T05:37:23","slug":"202101141500","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.exedy.com\/en\/news\/202101141500\/","title":{"rendered":"EXEDY announces business alliance with Aster Co., Ltd. for next generation mobility and environmentally friendly products"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To contribute to the realization of carbon neutrality by 2050, EXEDY Corporation (headquarters: Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan; hereinafter referred to as &#8220;EXEDY&#8221;) and Aster Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, Japan; hereinafter referred to as &#8220;Aster&#8221;), have entered into a capital and business alliance for the development of motors, that will serve as core devices for next-generation mobility and environmentally friendly products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For an overview of Aster, please refer to its website.<br>URL: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ast-aster.biz\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ast-aster.biz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EXEDY has a 70-year history as a manufacturer specializing in drivetrain components, and provides high-quality products worldwide as a global company with 44 affiliated companies, plants and sales offices in 25 countries, and approximately 16,000 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will provide the world&#8217;s only solution by combining EXEDY&#8217;s highly efficient energy transmission and manufacturing technologies, which EXEDY has cultivated over the years since its establishment, with Aster&#8217;s creative power and speed as a tech venture. The two companies will work together to innovate and create a revolutionary electric platform, and with the aim of mutually contributing to the resolution of social issues and the realization of carbon neutrality, we will specifically work on the following studies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) Drive system for EVs with a high-power, high-efficiency torque converter that achieves unparalleled driving performance<br>2) EV drive system for motorcycles that achieves both long-range and powerful acceleration<br>3) Development of other products<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EXEDY will accelerate the development of products that contribute to carbon neutrality, create new values, and evolve into a company with an ecosystem where new products are born one after another. <br>Recently, the company has formulated a long-term vision, long-term goals, and slogan for 2050, along with our contributions to the 2030 SDGs. In particular, with regard to the international issue of &#8220;prevention of global warming,&#8221; we will promote energy-saving activities, introduce renewable energy, and develop Next Generation Electric Products and Future Products, with the goal of achieving carbon neutrality (virtually zero emissions of greenhouse gases) by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sdgs-to-which-this-initiative-can-contribute-to-in-particular\">SDGs to which this initiative can contribute to in particular<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exedy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sdgs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exedy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sdgs.png 705w, https:\/\/www.exedy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sdgs-300x51.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[1],"class_list":["post-260","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.exedy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.exedy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.exedy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.exedy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.exedy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}