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Denso seeks to be top 10 supplier in Europe.(Koichi Fukaya of Denso Corp. about European...

Europe is Denso Corp.'s strategic target for growth, says Koichi Fukaya, CEO of the Japanese parts and systems supplier.

Fukaya, 60, spoke with Automotive News Europe's Edmund Chew about plans to capture 25 percent of the European air-conditioner market by 2005 and take a leadership role in complete systems.

What are the prospects for 2004?

The global economy is picking up, and so is the industry. I expect that trend will continue, and I believe that Denso will continue to grow globally this year.

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