October 2001
"Hiroshima Automotive Design Development Company (provisional name) Preparatory Study Group" established
May 2003
Established HIVEC Co., Ltd. Capital: 24 million yen
August 2004
Capital increased to 75 million yen
February 2005
Concluded a technical service agreement with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd., a Chinese automobile company.
March 2006
Capital increased to 162.5 million yen
June 2006
Concluded a memorandum of understanding for collaboration with blue engineering, an Italian development company
September 2006
Concluded a business consignment contract with JAPAN TOOL SERVICE regarding business consignment and business negotiation support in Russia.
November 2006
Head office design center opened in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
February 2007
Capital increased to 262.5 million yen
September 2007
Head Office Design Center receives the Nikkei New Office Award "China New Office Encouragement Award"
July 2008
Opened Tokyo Design Center in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture
March 2011
Completed the first modified electric vehicle prototype
February 2012
Certified as a Small and Medium Enterprise IT Management Power Award 2012 "IT Management Practice Certified Company" sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
June 2012
Acquired ISO9001:2008 certification for contract work at head office design center
May 2013
Established subsidiary HIVEC RHINO TECHNOLOGIES Pvt. Ltd. in India
February 2014
Development of lead-acid battery regeneration/charging equipment was certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a new business field development plan for collaboration with different fields.
November 2014
Moved Tokyo Design Center (in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
May 2015
Commercialization of lead-acid battery regeneration/charging equipment was selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "Furusato Specialty Support Project"
February 2016
Battery regenerative charger "Twin Pulse Charger" released
May 2017
Introduced a composite (carbon fiber composite material) modeling 3D printer
December 2018
Selected as a "regional future driving company" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
April 2019
Started working on SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
May 2021
Acquired ISO14001:2015 certification at Head Office Design Center