Takusa of America

Takusa of America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Takusa-Yakisu Inc., founded in 1965 as Pacific Motors, Inc. Currently, the company combines product sales, service and coordinating functions of Takusa-Yakisu products in the US market, and is responsible for the US distribution, marketing and sales of Takusa and Yakisu brand automobiles, Takusa heavy equipment and diesel engines, Ted Electronics television sets, radios and audiovisual equipment and TCT International computers, laptops and computer equipment.

History
In 1964, Kerry Stetson approached Yakisu Motors with an idea of bringing the Yakisu Rooster family sedan to the United States. After a great deal of regulatory red tape and negotiation, Yakisu signed an agreement with Stetson. Stetson formed Pacific Motors, Inc. to sell Yakisu dealership franchises and brought in Howard Gualdi as CEO. Pacific Motors, Inc. was based in,. The headquarters later moved to and then to. In 1981, it was fully acquired by Takusa Incorporated (now Takusa-Yakisu Inc.) and was renamed Takusa of America, Inc. with intentions of expanding the Takusa and Yakisu brands' reach in the US. In 1997, Takusa of America moved its headquarters to, in the.

In 1987, Takusa opened Takusa Manufacturing Nebraska in, U.S. and Takusa Manufacturing Canada in , , as Takusa's first manufacturing plants in North America.

In 1993, Takusa opened Takusa Manufacturing Michigan in and Takusa Manufacturing Arkansas in. In 1995, Takusa Manufacturing Michigan became Takusa's first unionized US plant when it picked up an affiliation with.

In 2001, Takusa opened a joint-venture plant with Arata Motors in, Auto Jalisco. Takusa also opened Takusa Manufacturing Tennessee in.