Toyota Boshoku to Acquire Mechanical Seat Frame Component Business from Aisin Seiki and Shiroki Building an Integrated System from Development to Production in order to deliver Ever-better Seats According to a recent press release, "Toyota Boshoku Corporation agreed that Toyota Boshoku will acquire the mechanical seat frame component business operated by Aisin Seiki and Shiroki in order to enhance the competitiveness of automotive seats. Toyota Boshoku believes that it is imperative to enhance engineering capabilities and expertise in the manufacturing of seat frames (a constituent part of seats) in order to become a seat supplier that is able to rival world-class seat manufacturers. "Toyota Boshoku considered that the integration of its seat frame business with the mechanical seat frame component business operated by Aisin Seiki and Shiroki would enable Toyota Boshoku to further increase its technology development capabilities and to deliver ever-better seats with higher added value that meet the various needs of automakers.