Volkswagen AG with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group is made up of twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN.

Yaskawa was founded in 1915 in the city of Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, and began the build-to-order production of electrical products for coal mining. Since then, they have defined 'motors and their applications' as their business domain and have developed technologies and products that support social infrastructure. The company contributes to the advancement of industries such as automobiles, electric vehicles (EVs), semiconductors, etc.