1937, Canon, which started with optical technology and aimed at producing world-class cameras, was founded. Since then, Canon has continuously developed new technologies and launched the first ordinary paper copier in Japan in the early 1970s. In the early 1980s, Canon successfully developed bubble inkjet printing technology for the first time and introduced its products to the world. The emphasis and investment in technology research and development has enabled Canon to grow and become a leader in the same industry for decades. In 20 12, Canon ranked second in the number of US patent registrations in 2002 published by the US Patent and Trademark Office. So far, Canon has entered the top three in this ranking for the tenth consecutive year.
In 2003, President mitarai was hired as the economic adviser of Guangdong Province. In the same year, he was awarded honorary citizen by Dalian and Suzhou. In 200 1 year, Suzhou factory, the first productive project invested in Jiangsu 1 billion dollars, settled in Suzhou new district, mainly producing photocopiers and software. This is the largest factory built by Canon in the world, and it is also the largest investment made by Canon in China for more than 20 years. Canon (Zhongshan) Office Equipment Co., Ltd. was established. Mr. mitarai Xianshifu, the representative of Canon Company, was awarded the title of honorary citizen by Dalian. In 2002, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. was established in Shanghai (after 2003, it began to assume the functions of headquarters in East China). Canon moved its Asian marketing headquarters to Beijing Canon (China) Co., Ltd. and established Canon Logistics (Zhuhai Free Trade Zone) Co., Ltd., Mr. Hu Jintao, President of China District (then Vice President of China) visited Canon Dalian, and Mr. mitarai Xianshifu, the representative of Canon Company, was awarded the title of honorary citizen by Suzhou. Oh? Is the swamp rock thin? Canon Company, on behalf of Mr. mitarai Xianshifu, became the economic consultant of Liaoning Provincial Government and established Canon (Suzhou) System Software Co., Ltd.
In 2003, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Branch was established, at the same time, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch was established, and Canon Image Plaza, the flagship exhibition hall of Canon products, was announced in Beijing. On behalf of Mr. mitarai Xianshifu, Canon Company accepted the invitation of Guangdong Provincial Government. All branches of 15 including Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang, Dalian, Jinan, Xi, Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing and Shenzhen have been incorporated. Basically form a nationwide sales and service network.
In 2004, the first self-operated import goods warehousing ceremony was held in Guangzhou. Since then, Canon (China) can directly import and sell overseas products, and set up a national (except Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) unified hotline center in Beijing. Canon Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. was established in Beijing on April 29th, 2004. Through friendly negotiation between the two parties to the joint venture, Beijing Beijia Information System Co., Ltd. changed its equity. With the contribution of Canon (China) Co., Ltd. 100%, it became a wholly foreign-owned enterprise, and changed its name to Canon Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., and continued to gather outstanding talents from China to devote itself to developing international-level software products.
In 2005, the first Canon Quick Repair Center-"QR Center" was established in Zhongguancun, Beijing. QR Center (quick repair, quick maintenance; Fast response), on the basis of the original Canon customer service center to provide a larger, more comprehensive and faster rapid maintenance service. Guangzhou "Canon Image Plaza" announced its opening.
This enterprise brand ranks 64th in the list of top 500 brands in the world compiled by the World Brand Lab in 2006, and 54th in the list of global 100 big companies published by Barron's Weekly in 2006. This enterprise ranked182nd in the ranking of Fortune 500 enterprises in the world in 2007.
Since the establishment of 1937, Canon has always been committed to building world-class products and actively promoting the diversification and globalization of its business. Its R&D, production and sales activities have been launched all over the world, and various global business strategies have been launched by establishing regional headquarters in America, Europe, Oceania, Asia and Japan. Canon plays a great role in the fields of personal consumption products, office products and industrial products with optics as the core.
Based on the concept of "symbiosis", 1996, Canon launched the "Global Excellent Enterprise Group Concept" aimed at serving the society with science and technology and becoming a trustworthy and respected enterprise, actively promoted the consciousness change and business innovation activities of "overall best" and "paying attention to profit", and built today's Canon enterprise system.
In 20 10, Canon Group's turnover reached 45.764 billion US dollars (the data ended at 20 10,12,31). Due to its outstanding performance for several years, Canon was listed as "the best brand in the world" by Businessweek magazine in 2009. Canon has 2,465,438+0 consolidated settlement subsidiaries worldwide, with 65,438+068,879 employees (as of June 65,438+February 36,5438+0, 2009).
Canon's long-term goal is to become a "truly outstanding global enterprise" with permanent development and sustained prosperity within one hundred and twenty years. For the prosperity of the world and the happiness of mankind, while cultivating technologies beneficial to the future society, we always bear social responsibilities such as giving consideration to the cause and environmental protection and making contributions to social development.
Canon's career in China began at the beginning of reform and opening up in the late 1970s. 1979 Ms. Deng visited Canon Company and requested support for China Precision Industry. From 65438 to 0980, Mr. Saburo, then Chairman, paid a friendly visit to Beijing. The exchange of visits between the China Municipal Government and Canon's senior officials has taken a solid first step for Canon's business in China, and Canon's investment in China officially kicked off.
The most important task of Canon (China) is to build the China market, that is, to adjust the management structure and business structure of the China market and gradually establish a more efficient marketing system to meet the growing demand of the China market. Canon successfully used its world-class imaging technology to provide cameras, copiers, printers, fax machines, scanners, projectors and many other products for the China market, and began to actively expand into the fields of consumables and medical equipment.
Based on the concept of "symbiosis", Canon took root in China and began to grow hard. In the future, Canon will continue to practice this concept, provide China consumers with more and more advanced products and better services, and continue to contribute to China's economic development and social prosperity through various forms such as foreign exchange earning through investment, technology transfer, job creation and participation in social construction.
In the past twenty years, Canon's career in China has grown with the overall progress of China, and the concept of "symbiosis" has yielded fruitful results. In Dalian, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Suzhou and other places, Canon owns 1 1 wholly-owned companies and three joint ventures, among which the factory built in Suzhou New District in 2006 has an investment of nearly 1 billion US dollars, making it the largest factory in the world. Canon's investment in China has reached US$ 654.38 billion, and it has 28,769 employees, ranking among many foreign-funded enterprises.
From 65438 to 0997, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. was established in Beijing, and began to be responsible for Canon's investment in China and other related businesses. In 2002, after China joined the World Trade Organization, with the gradual strengthening of market openness and the implementation of various policies and regulations, China's personal consumer goods market and office equipment market became more and more active. Accordingly, Canon moved its Asian marketing headquarters from Hongkong to Peking, and officially began to exercise its domestic sales rights in China. At the same time, Canon has strengthened its organization in China, set up three regional headquarters in North China, East China and South China in China market, and authorized Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou branches to manage finance, logistics, sales and services in their respective regions. By the end of 2003, all of Canon's 15 branches in China were registered, and Canon (China) achieved a major strategic advancement from the first stage of production investment to the second stage of sales service.
Canon's career in China began in the late 1970s. From the initial technical cooperation to the establishment of a wholly-owned factory to the establishment of a sales company, it has experienced various business models. After more than 20 years of continuous efforts, Canon's business in China has been involved in many fields, such as cameras, copiers, printers, fax machines, scanners and projectors. Enterprise meetings, business talks, business speeches, educational institutions, and high-brightness projectors with excellent image quality are increasingly favored by these markets. Canon LV series high-brightness projectors can project high-quality images and accurately reproduce the colors of the images. In recent years, they are actively exploring new fields such as consumables and medical devices.
1in March, 1997, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. was established as a local legal person, and was fully responsible for the career development of Canon in China. Up to now, Canon has basically established a sales service network consisting of 65,438+06 branches, 2 resident offices and 65,438+0 training centers, including 3 regional headquarters in China market. With China's formal accession to the World Trade Organization, under the guidance of China's new long-term development strategy, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. plays an increasingly key leading role. (The above data is as of June 65438+1October 365438+1October 2008)
2065438+March 9, 2006 Toshiba Corporation of Japan held a board meeting today and finally decided to sell its Toshiba Medical System Company to Canon. The purchase price proposed by Canon is 700 billion yen (about 40.5 billion yuan).