Mitsuba appoints liquidator for UK automotive parts business Mitsuba Europe

Mitsuba, a Japanese manufacturer of automobile parts including electrical components for wiper systems, door mirrors, power window motors, fuel pumps, and pressure regulators, has appointed a liquidator for its UK business, Mitsuba Europe.

Mitsuba has around 20,000 employees worldwide, of whom 900 are based in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Its biggest operation is its plant in Hungary, employing around 400 people. It also has plants in France, Italy, Morocco, Russia and Turkey and a sales office in Germany.

Mitsuba Europe in the UK only employed 3 people with a turnover of £364,000 in 2022. Before 2011 it employed 6 people, with a turnover of £18m, but transferred the major part of its business to its subsidiary company in Hungary in 2012.

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