DENSO Corporation (株式会社デンソー, Kabushiki-gaisha Densō?) (TYO: 6902) is a global automotive components manufacturer headquartered in the city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Established December 16, 1949 as Nippondenso Co. Ltd. (日本電装株式会社, Nippon Densō Kabushiki-gaisha?), DENSO is a member of the Toyota Group of companies.

The company is known for creating the QR Code, a two-dimensional barcoding system which is particularly prevalent in Japan.

As of March 31, 2005 DENSO Corporation consisted of 171 subsidiaries (64 in Japan, 33 in The Americas, 31 in Europe and 43 in Asia/Oceania) with a total of 104,183 employees. In 2006, DENSO was listed at #207 on the Fortune 500 list with a total revenue of US$ 28.2 billion and a profit of US$ 1.5 billion.[1]In 2009, DENSO was listed at #271 on the Fortune 500 list with a total revenue of US$ 31,282 million.[2]

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