DENSO to open branch office in Russia

Aug. 29, 2006

DENSO Corp.'s European headquarters, DENSO Europe B.V., will establish a branch office in Moscow, Russia, in October.

Branch representative will be Seiji Yamashita, who is currently assistant project leader of DENSO’s service department. There will be three employees in the Russian office.

"In response to the growing Russian automotive market, the new office will provide technical support for customers, develop a service system for products including diesel fuel injection pumps, and support distributors of aftermarket products such as spark plugs," says Nobuaki Kato, DENSO Europe president. "The office will also conduct market research on the Russian market."

DENSO Corp., headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 106,000 people in 32 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, totaled $27.3 billion.

DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges in Japan. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com.