Fuji Car Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was established in 1925 and is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of vehicles, steel structures and machinery. Steel structures including bridges, steel frames and multi-story car parks accounted for 54% of fiscal 1999 revenues; industrial machinery including shredding plants, scrap shears, bending rolls, forging presses, tank lorries, dry cleaning machines, washing machines and spin dryers, 38%; rollingstock, industrial vehicles, street sweepers, trailers and other special vehicles, 8%. The company has four consolidated subsidiaries, all based in Japan. Ube Industries Ltd. is the major shareholder with 29.88% of issued stock.