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Nidec

Logo: Nidec Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Japanese electric motor company

Nidec Corporation (ニデック株式会社, Nidekku Kabushiki gaisha), formerly known as Nippon Densan Corporation (日本電産株式会社, Nihon Densan Kabushiki gaisha), is a Japanese manufacturer and distributor of electric motors. Its products are found in hard-disk drives, electric appliances, automobiles and commercial and manufacturing equipment. The company is the global market leader for the spindle motors that power hard-disk drives.2 It was founded by Shigenobu Nagamori.1 Its chief executive is Shigenobu Nagamori.1 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol NJ.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jul 23, 1973Founded1

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  • TickerNJ on NYSE1
  • HeadquartersMinami-ku1
  • Websitewww.nidec.com/en
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
  • Listed onNew York Stock Exchange (NJ), Tokyo Stock Exchange (6594)1
  • LEI353800IF171MZTNL6Y313
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address久世殿城町338番地, 601-8205 京都府 京都市南区, Japan3
  • Registered withLegal Affairs Bureau, 1300-01-0023873

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NIDEC HQ and Central Lab 20120716-001
Photo: J o, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Nidec Corporation (ニデック株式会社, Nidekku Kabushiki gaisha), formerly known as Nippon Densan Corporation (日本電産株式会社, Nihon Densan Kabushiki gaisha), is a Japanese manufacturer and distributor of electric motors. Its products are found in hard-disk drives, electric appliances, automobiles and commercial and manufacturing equipment. The company is the global market leader for the spindle motors that power hard-disk drives.2

Corporate structure

Nidec sits at the top of its group. 14 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Nidec 京都府 京都市南区, Japan
    • Leroy-Somer Subsidiary · Angoulême, France
    • Nidec (Germany) Subsidiary · Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
    • Nidec (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Harrogate, United Kingdom
    • Nidec ASI Subsidiary · Roche-La-Moliere, France
    • Nidec Instruments Inc. Subsidiary · Nagano Prefecture
    • Secop Subsidiary · Flensburg, Germany
    • NIDEC EUROPE B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Almere, Netherlands
      • NIDEC GLOBAL APPLIANCE EUROPE S.R.L. Subsidiary · Pordenone, Italy
      • PAMA S.P.A. Subsidiary · Rovereto, Italy
    • Nidec (France) Subsidiary · France
    • NIDEC GLOBAL APPLIANCE BRASIL LTDA Subsidiary · Joinville, Brazil
    • NIDEC INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Gurgaon, India
    • Nidec Motor Corporation Subsidiary · St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Nidec reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Shigenobu Nagamori on Jul 23, 1973.1

Leadership

Who has led Nidec, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

Nidec ASI. In 2012 Nidec acquired Ansaldo Sistemi Industriali S.p.A. which became Nidec ASI. Since 2012 Nidec ASI has been involved in comprehensive drive technology. As a part of the Nidec Group, the core business of Nidec ASI S.p.A. includes energy, marine, metals, oil & Gas and general industry (cement, water treatment, rubber and plastic, materials handling, glass, ceramics, paper and ropeway). Since 2014, Giovanni Barra has been CEO of Nidec ASI

Nidec Leroy-Somer. On January 31, 2017, Nidec acquired Leroy-Somer from Emerson Electric which became Nidec Leroy-Somer Holding.

Nidec Global Appliance Compressors GmbH. On July 31, 2017, Nidec acquired Secop GmbH, a German hermetic compressor manufacturer from Aurelius Equity Group, expanding further into the refrigeration market. Since April 28, 2018, Nidec has entered into an agreement with Whirlpool Corporation to acquire the refrigeration compressor business of Embraco. In response to antitrust concerns, in 2019 Nidec sold Secop.

In November 2018, Nidec became a shareholder of Nidec Chaun-Choung Technology Corporation, a long-established cooling company in Taiwan. In December 2019, it again announced that it would increase its shareholding from 49.01% to 53.48%, and reached 67% shareholding in December 2020.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nidec, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. Jul 23, 1973Founded Founded1

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