The reinforced metal clutch and clutch cover set developed by Ogura has been adopted by OEM as an optional part /GR part of the GR Yaris which was newly released by Toyota Motor Corporation on September 4th.
Since 1998, Ogura has been developing, manufacturing and selling reinforced clutches for racing vehicles and tuning vehicles under the name of ORC (Ogura Racing Clutch), and this technology and experience have been recognized by Toyota Motor Corporation, and led to adoption by OEM.
From September 4th to 6th, the opening NAPAC Fuji SUPER TEC 24 hours Race of the Pirelli Super Taikyu Series 2020 was held. Pirelli Super Taikyu Series 2020 is an endurance race using production vehicles and held at Fuji Speedway.
GR Yaris (entrant name: ROOKIE Racing) which participated in this 24-hour endurance race also used a reinforced metal clutch & clutch cover set, and it achieved pole-to-win in qualifying 1st place / final 1st place in the debut race. The durability and reliability of the clutch have been proved even in the harsh 24 hours endurance race.
OEM adopted GR Reinforced Metal Clutch & Clutch Cover Set will be sold as GR parts at GR Garage nationwide, which is a Toyota dealer.

On September 5th and 6th, 2020, the opening NAPAC Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours Race of the Pirelli Super Taikyu Series 2020 was held at Fuji Speedway.
Ogura’s president, Mr. Ogura participated as a driver in the racing team ROOKIE Racing of the team of Toyota Motors Corporation’s president, Mr. Toyoda (driver name: Morizo). ROOKIE Racing participated in the race with two cars, GR Yaris and GR Supra, and Mr. Ogura held the steering wheel of GR Supra and performed a solid run for the team.
Two cars, GR Yaris and GR Supra, made their debut at the same time, but each won the first place in the class (pole position) in the qualifying, and won the championship in its class after hot 24 hours battle in the final.
It is a great honor to be involved as Ogura Clutch Co., Ltd. at the historic moment when the two cars won the double win in the debut race.
President Ogura and all the staff will do their best in the next round, the Sugo Round, which will be held on October 10th and 11th.

Recently, four of our Chinese affiliated companies (Ogura Clutch (Dongguan) Co., Ltd., Ogura Clutch (Wuxi) Co., Ltd., Ogura Clutch (Changxing) Co., Ltd., and Sunaga Precision Electronics (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.) have released a Chinese version of the homepage in response to globalization. Please, take a look at http://www.oguraclutch.com.cn/.

　From July 3rd to July 7th the Bangkok International Auto Salon 2019, the custom car event, was held at the Impact Challenger Hall in Bangkok, Thailand and Ogura took part for the fourth time. We exhibited two products, racing clutch ORC and carbon fiber reinforced Arugos clutch for import cars.

　This year again, we had our pamphlets and exhibition panels translated into the Thai language, which allowed us to better show the features of our products to the visitors. Also, by displaying the features of each product on a panel along with the clutch, we could explain them in an easy-to-understand manner.

　Our company also installed monitors on the front and back of the booth where we showed the video with the description of the clutches and Ogura’s participation in the motor sport. Many visitors stopped by Ogura booth to watch the video.

　On April 22^nd, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Nagoya Works plant held the briefing session on production trends for the first half of 2019 where they presented a letter of appreciation for the VE / CD proposal activities in 2018 to Ogura.

　This letter recognizes Ogura as a company contributing to VE activities by implementing improvements on a daily basis.

　Ogura will continue to work on further improvement of quality, cost and delivery to provide quality products to the customers.

　The interview with Mr. Ogura, the President of Ogura Clutch, has been published in the “Newsweek” magazine (international version).

　You can also find it on the UK website “The Worldfolio”.

http://www.theworldfolio.com/interviews/the-the-only-one-company-in-clutch-manufacturing/4630/

　On March 2nd, the meeting reporting the participation of “OGURA CLUTCH with RIDE IN” team in the All Japan Road Championship (class J-GP 2) was held in Kiryu City. Mr. Tetsuro Iwasaki serves as a rider and a coach for the team.  This class will be abolished in 2019, and our team has united for this last season with the goal to win.

　Our company supplies racing clutches for motorcycles and supports the team as a primary sponsor.

　The participation as a clutch manufacturer in the domestic premier road race has given us an opportunity to develop racing clutches for motorcycles and cultivate new markets.

　Our company took part in the 23rd Mechanical Components and Materials Technology Expo which was held from 02/06 (Wed) to 02/08 (Fri) at the Tokyo Big Site.

　We showcased our essential products, clutches, and brakes for general use, along with our new products and demonstration equipment. Among them, the industry’s smallest power-off brake series and thin power-off brake series which meet the needs of miniaturization and lightweight, as well as the prototype of the large powder clutch, exhibited for the first time, which reinforces the lineup of tension controllers. Many people showed great interest in our products and we want to express our sincere gratitude to all visitors.

　On January 25th Usui International Industry Co. Ltd held a purchase policy meeting, where our company received the 2018 Supplier of the Year Bronze Award.

　Usui International Industry Co., Ltd. develops and produces externally controlled fan drives for trucks and SUVs. Ogura produces the FCC ASSY for them at Akabori Factory. This award is a result of our continuous efforts to improve our quality, cost, delivery, and service, contributing to the promotion of business of Usui International Industry.

　Currently, externally controlled fan drives are mainly produces for domestic heavy-duty trucks, but Usui is planning to export them to Europe, North America, and China for small and medium-sized trucks.

　Our company exhibited our products at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2019 which was held at the Makuhari Messe International Conventional center from January 11, 2019 through January 13, 2019.
　We introduced a few new clutches, such as metal single for SUZUKI Swift Sport, metal single for HONDA Civic Type R, metal twin for Audi S1, and the clutch for the new Jimny (under development).
　As in the previous year, the drivers of Inter Proto Series, Kyojo Cup and TOYOTA Gazoo Racing took part in the interview.
　There was also an interview with Tatsuya Kataoka, the leader of T’s Concept team which participated in the Pirelli Super Taikyu Series. The interview was hosted by Ogine who took part in Kyojocup and included such amazing racers as Daisuke Toyota as well as Toshihiro and Taiki Arai, a father and son racers.
　We displayed two vehicles, TOYOTA 86 which was used at the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Rally Challenge, and TOYOTA 86 which was used at the Pirelli Super Taikyu Series. The latter one is especially precious, because the final race in Okayama was the first official domestic race for the racer Morizo as the president of Toyota Corporation Akio Toyoda.
　We want to thank everybody for your continuous support and for visiting the exhibition.