Nidec Corporation (ニデック株式会社), formerly known as Nippon Densan Corporation (日本電産株式会社), is a Japanese manufacturer and distributor of electric motors. Their products are found in hard-disk drives, electric appliances, automobiles and commercial and manufacturing equipment. The company has the largest global market share for the tiny spindle motors that power hard-disk drives.[2][3]
The two product groups with the largest sales are hard-disk drive motors and automotive products with 16% and 22% of sales, respectively.[1]
As of 2017, the company has 296 subsidiaries companies located across Japan, Asia, Europe and the Americas.[4] Nidec is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange[5]