Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. (曙ブレーキ工業) is a Japanese manufacturer of brake components for automobiles, motorcycles, trains, and industrial machinery.
The company was founded by Sanji Osame in 1929 as Akebono Sekimen Kogyosho as a response to the demand by the Japan Army Authority for ground transport; its first products were brake linings used by the government entity.[3] Today it is now a large company with a significant overseas presence and wide range of brake products for many applications.
Business locations
In addition to its headquarters in Hanyū; and Nihonbashi, it also has facilities in other locations in Japan, such as Fukushima.
In the United States, it has facilities in Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Farmington Hills, Michigan; and Glasgow, Kentucky;.
In Mexico, it has a factory in Silao, Guanajuato.
In China, it has plants in Guangzhou and Suzhou. In Indonesia and Vietnam, it has a partnership with Astra