Company Information
| October, 1973 | Establish HKS Co., Ltd. with a capital of JPY 12,000,000 for developing engines or engine parts for a race and producing or sales. |
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| July, 1974 | Release Turbocharger. |
| January, 1981 | Release 4-valve engine (named Fuji) for an auto-race. |
| June, 1981 | Separate and independent the sales section and establish the HKS Co., Ltd. (later becomes HKS Sales Co., Ltd). |
| March, 1982 | Start development of Electronic Control device. |
| January, 1984 | Start development of Electronic Control device. |
| April, 1984 | 4-cylinder, DOHC 2.3L engine (134E) successfully developed. |
| April, 1985 | Completion of the new office building. (Present Fujinomiya factory). |
| March, 1986 | Establish HKS Hokkaido Service Co., Ltd. |
| September, 1986 | Develop 4-cylinder DOHC 2.0L, 5-valve engine (186E). Participated in GC race. |
| October, 1988 | Release 2-cylinder DOHC engine (200E) for an auto race. |
| January, 1992 | Develop V12, 3.5L, 5-valve engine (300E) for a race. |
| June, 1994 | Start production of coil springs. |
| March, 1996 | Establish HKS EUROPE LIMITED (Present Consolidated subsidiary) as the sales site in Europe. |
| September, 1996 | Merge into HKS Sales Co., Ltd, and corporation name changed to HKS Co., Ltd. Release Horizontally-opposed 4-cycle, 2-cylinder engine for ultralight planes (A700E). |
| June, 1999 | Over-the-counter registration of shares with the Japan Securities Dealers Association. |
| August, 1999 | Newly establish the R&D facility (Head office) in Kitayama, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka. |
| May, 2000 | Acquisition of shares in NISSEI KOGYO Co., Ltd. (Present Consolidated subsidiary). |
| June, 2001 | Establish HKS-IT Co., Ltd. (Present Consolidated subsidiary) for the investments to HKS (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Present Consolidated subsidiary). Establish HKS (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Present Consolidated subsidiary) as the sales site in South East Asian countries. |
| February, 2003 | Establish HKS Technical Factory Co., Ltd. (Present Consolidated subsidiary). Establish LIFECARE MOBILITY INC. in the U.S.A for the sale of welfare vehicle parts. |
| December, 2004 | Cancellation of listing on Japan Securities Dealers Association and listed on Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc. |
| November, 2006 | Release GT Supercharger that employs torque sensing type traction drive method. |
| July, 2008 | Release Bi-fuel conversion kit that enables fuel changeover between gasoline and CNG (Compressed Natural Gas). |
| April, 2010 | Release independently designed Ball Bearing Turbo GT II Turbine. |
| October, 2010 | Listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) due to the integration of former JASDAQ, Nippon New Market Hercules, and NEO. |
| March, 2011 | Start the business of modifying the diesel truck engine to the natural gas specifications in Thailand. |
| September, 2012 | Establishment of HKS (SHANGHAI) TRADING CO., LTD (Present name: HKS（SHANGHAI）AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, Present consolidated subsidiary) in China as a base of sales in China. |
| July, 2013 | Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) due to Osaka Securities Exchange integrated into Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| January, 2017 | Establish HKS USA, INC. (Present consolidated subsidiary) in the U.S.A. |
| March, 2017 | HKS-IT CO.,Ltd. (Present consolidated subsidiary) built a factory in Samutprakan, Thailand. |
| May, 2018 | Nissei Kogyo Co. (Present consolidated subsidiary) built a factory in Misato-cho, Kodama-gun, Saitama. Relocated the head office from Ota-ku, Tokyo to Misato-cho, Kodama gun, Saitama. |
| April, 2019 | Built an experiment building at the main factory in KITAYAMA, FUJINOMIYA in SHIZUOKA. |
| May, 2019 | Establishment of the branch of the HKS (SHANGHAI) TRADING CO., LTD (Present name: HKS (SHANGHAI) AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD) in Guangzhou, CHINA. |
| April, 2020 | Establishment of an R&D section in HKS (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| January, 2022 | HKS (SHANGHAI) TRADING CO., LTD was renamed HKS SHANGHAI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
| April, 2022 | Transition to a Standard market from the Tokyo Securities Exchange, JASDAQ (Standard) because of reviewing the market segment by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. |
| August, 2022 | Relocated the HKS SHANGHAI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Shanghai head office to the new location in Shanghai to enhance the development to the local vehicle. |