{"id":28247,"date":"2022-04-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=28247"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:58","slug":"thoughts-hitachi-astemo-hitachi-automotive-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20220427\/blogs\/thoughts\/thoughts-hitachi-astemo-hitachi-automotive-systems","title":{"rendered":"[Thoughts] Hitachi Astemo. Hitachi Automotive Systems, Keihin, Showa, Nissin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-772200855\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/The-management-integration-of-four-companies-including-Hitachi-AMS-was-completed-and-the-business-started-as-Hitachi-Astemo-20210106-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/The-management-integration-of-four-companies-including-Hitachi-AMS-was-completed-and-the-business-started-as-Hitachi-Astemo-20210106-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/The-management-integration-of-four-companies-including-Hitachi-AMS-was-completed-and-the-business-started-as-Hitachi-Astemo-20210106-2-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitachiastemo.com\/jp\/products\/motorcycle\/\">Through management integration, it&#8217;s become a super-powerful technology global mega-supplier. <br>That&#8217;s just the way things are these days. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honda has always used excellent parts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitachiastemo.com\/jp\/products\/motorcycle\/\">When I stare intently at this page&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I feel the passage of time\u2014the sense of things being phased out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wonder if aftermarket carburetors will disappear in just a few more years&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wonder if conventional forks will be phased out too&#8230; <br><br>I wonder if axial brake calipers will only be used in the rear&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though they&#8217;re both two-wheelers, modern ones are like a completely different thing\u2014they&#8217;re collections of electronic equipment. <br>Those simple carb bikes? They&#8217;re becoming a thing of the past, and it&#8217;s only a matter of time&#8230; <br>Like everything else, if parts aren&#8217;t supplied, repair and maintenance can&#8217;t happen. <br><br>If someone says don&#8217;t keep the same bike that long, maybe they&#8217;re right, but in terms of taking care of things, it might be eco-friendly. <br>We&#8217;ve always relied on manufacturers to supply parts, so I think we&#8217;re now reaching an era where we need to feel the urgency and start stocking the parts we need ourselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m amazed how 20 or 30 years have passed without me noticing. (Including myself.) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through management integration, it&#8217;s become a super-powerful technology global mega-supplier. That&#8217;s just the way things are these days. 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