History Motorsports History

1950

1950
  • Founded Daikin Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    (predecessor of EXEDY Corporation)

1960

1964
  • Developed clutch covers compatible to high revolution of the racing engines Started to develop racing clutches for the automobile manufacturer from this time.

1970

1980

1988
  • Started full-scale development of the metallic discs
  • Made the first prototype of the metallic discs for Civic Race, and repeatedly tested in practice.

1990

1990
  • Employee using EXEDY products became the series champion for the Honda Civic Race.
    (Suzuka Freshman Trophy Race, Tohoku Series)
  • Started sales of EXEDY brand products.
1994
  • Suzuki Sports Cultus has won the overall championship in Japan Dirttrial Championship.
1995
  • Ferrari team has won the F1 Canada Grand Prix.
  • Won the 73rd Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb.
  • “Subaru Team” has won the Safari Rally N Class with Impreza.
  • Started sales of HYPER MULTI
1996
  • “Kozure Okami HINO” has won one-two finish in the Camions class of the Dakar Rally.
1997
  • “Team HINO” has won one-two-three finish in the Camions class of the Dakar Rally.
  • Supplied clutches to Formula Nippon “FUNAI SUPER AGURI”.
1998
  • Sponsored the Penzoil Nismo GTR in the Japan GT Championship.
1999
  • 5.5 inch metal twin clutch is accepted for the Formula Dream vehicles.

2000

2001
  • Started sales of the “HYPER SINGLE” with aluminum cover
2003
  • Started sales of the street-use carbon clutch “HYPER CARBON SERIES” (later changed the name to CARBON-R)
2004
  • Started to provide carbon triple clutches to the Super GT GT300 class
  • Started sales of the lightest model of metal clutch, the “COMPE-R”
  • Started sales of the world’s first carbon clutches with a damper, the “D-CORE” (later changed the name to CARBON-D)
2006
  • Started sales of the model with a disc damper, the “COMPE-D”, based on the COMPE-R
  • Started full-scale supply of products to Japan F3 Championship. First win in the third round
  • Started full-scale supply of racing full carbon clutches to the Super GT
  • Started sales of the new generation disc “ULTRA FIBER DISC”
2007
  • First win in the Super GT GT300
    (First round, Endless Advan Senzai Kakumei Z)
2008
  • Started sales of the HYPER SINGLE UF.
    (For Civic FD2, EP3 / Integra DC5 / Accord CL7)
  • Wins in the Super GT GT300
    (Fourth round, Cusco Dunlop Subaru Impreza)
  • Nobuhiro Tajima riding the Suzuki Sports XL7 wins 3 in a row at the PPIHC (Pikes Peak International Hill Climb)
  • EXEDY H.I.S. ings Z wins the series championship in the Super Taikyu Series, ST-3 class
  • EXEDY Civic wins 4 races in the Civic Inter Series (second place in the Series)
2009
  • Won series championship in MotoGP

2010

2010
  • Won series championship in MotoGP
    (FIAT YAMAHA TEAM captured the triple crowns for the third successive years.)
2012
  • Won series championship in MotoGP
  • “HYPER SINGLE VF” released
2013
  • Tetsuya Yamano has won his 15th series championship of All Japan Gymkhana Championship
2014
  • A remarkable first time feat! Ai Miura is the first woman to take first place in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship N Class!
  • Victory in Round 4 of the D1 Grand Prix
2018
  • Tetsuya Yamano achieved the 100th win at the all Japan Gymkhana Championship for the first time in the history!!
2019
  • “SR TWIN” released

2020

2022
  • Won series championship in GR86/BRZ Cup Professional Class!
2023
  • “HYPER SINGLE EVO” released