GS Yuasa Corporation (株式会社ジーエス・ユアサ コーポレーション) is a Kyoto-based Japanese company specializing in the development and production of lead acid and lithium-ion batteries, used in automobiles, motorcycles and other areas including aerospace and defense applications.
History
Yuasa
In 1909, Shichizaemon Yuasa established Yuasa Iron Works to modernize the family business, founded in 1666 as a charcoal trading business.[2] Yuasa Iron Works began producing storage batteries in 1915, and three years later Yuasa Storage Battery Co., Ltd was established.[3][4] Soon after, Yuasa Storage Battery Co., Ltd began making Japan's first automotive batteries.[5] In 1925, Yuasa began making dry cells, and in 1941 they began making alkaline cells.