Orion Electric
Native name | オリオン電機株式会社 |
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Company type | Public |
Founded | 1958Osaka, Japan | in
Founder | Shigemasa Otake |
Defunct | 2019 |
Fate | Acquired by Doshisha Corporation |
Headquarters | , |
Orion Co., Ltd. (オリオン電機株式会社, Orion Denki Kabushiki-gaisha) was a Japanese consumer electronics company that was established in 1958 in Osaka, Japan. Their devices were branded as "Orion".
History
Orion Co., Ltd. was founded as Orion Electric Co., Ltd. in 1958 in
: 166From 1984 to their acquisition, their headquarters were based in
The Orion Group employed in excess of 9,000 workers. They had factories and offices in Japan, Thailand, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Orion's flagship factories in Thailand were one of Thailand's top exporters, and they were recognized with an award from the Thai Government for their contribution.[citation needed]
Orion manufactured products primarily for
In 2011, Orion licensed the
On March 31, 2015, Orion Electric Co., Ltd. had reached insolvency and appointed provisional liquidators, due to poor sales by severe low price competition worldwide. However, on April 1, 2015, the "new" Orion Electric Co., Ltd. was established, and took over previous Orion Electric business. On January 19, 2019, Orion Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Doshisha Corporation in Osaka, took over the Orion brands and businesses. On May 20, 2019, Orion Electric Co., Ltd. had once again reached insolvency. Due to the lack of continuing funds, the Orion Electric Co., Ltd. ceased to exist, with all assets and holdings presumably owned by the Doshisha Corporation.
References
- ^ Holland, Collin (December 3, 2003). "Orion Electric expands Welsh workforce". Embedded. AspenCore. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020.
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- ISBN 9780230750562– via Google Books.
- ^ Staff writer (August 28, 2008). "NTA Assesses Deficiency on Japanese Firm For Thai Unit's Transactions with Hong Kong". Tax Management Transfer Pricing Report. 17 (8). Bloomberg BNA: 326 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Runge, Mel (June 19, 1987). "Princeton area stands 2 for 5 in luring new industry". Evansville Press: 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Staff writer (January 5, 1998). "VCRs Proliferate, As Do Their Brands". Video Week. Warren Publishing: 1 – via ProQuest.
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- ^ Staff writer (October 27, 1997). "Video Notes". Video Week. Warren Publishing: 1 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Staff writer (October 8, 2002). "Toshiba supplies 934,260 units of CRT". Indonesian Commercial Newsletter. PT Data Consult – via ProQuest.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived December 16, 2009)