The automotive side of the company specialises in ignition and sensor technology, supplying Original Equipment customers across the globe. For the Aftermarket, its product portfolio comprises spark plugs, glow plugs, ignition coils, caps and leads under the NGK Ignition Parts brand. Under the brand NTK Vehicle Electronics the company offers oxygen sensors (including NOx sensors), exhaust gas temperature sensors (EGTS), mass air flow (MAF) and manifold absolute/boost pressure (MAP) sensors, as well as engine speed and position sensors. The leadership was achieved thanks to its “local” sales policy: Being a global manufacturer and at the same time being present locally and working efficiently. The company headquarters are located in Japan, but NGK SPARK PLUG operates on all continents. Around the world there are 60 group companies,

35 production plants and five technical centres and three Venture Labs, which embody the progressive approach to business development. This keeps the company close to its partners and customers and ensures that NGK and NTK products reach its destination quickly and reliably. With around 16,400 employees, the company’s automotive and technical ceramics activities generate a total annual turnover of around 3.7 billion Euros worldwide. A dedicated, high-tech automotive company, NGK SPARK PLUG puts its products through their paces in the most extreme and challenging environment possible - racing. The know-how attained and developed on the race course alongside other leading manufacturers is used to develop and perfect future vehicle technologies. NGK SPARK PLUG is proud of its long-time involvement in motorsports. And it is especially proud of how it has met the hardest racing challenge: Formula 1.