# NGK — source-backed brand brief Profile: [NGK]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-30T00:32:37.512Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 5 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Japan Scope: Wikidata Q585666 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:ngk:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q585666, revision 2549131957]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:14.279Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q585666:P17@2549131957. - [Wikidata label: Q17, revision 2555599058]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q17:label:en@2555599058. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1936 Scope: Wikidata Q585666 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:ngk:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q585666, revision 2549131957]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:14.279Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q585666:P571@2549131957. ## Industry \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: automotive industry Scope: Wikidata Q585666 property P452. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:ngk:wikidata:p452]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q585666, revision 2549131957]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:14.279Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q585666:P452@2549131957. - [Wikidata label: Q190117, revision 2551652279]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:07:15.762Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q190117:label:en@2551652279. ## Legal form \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: public company Scope: Wikidata Q585666 property P1454. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:ngk:wikidata:p1454]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q585666, revision 2549131957]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:14.279Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q585666:P1454@2549131957. - [Wikidata label: Q891723, revision 2532581830]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:26.476Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q891723:label:en@2532581830. ## Official website \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: http://www.ngkntk.co.jp/english/index.html Scope: Wikidata Q585666 property P856. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:ngk:wikidata:p856]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q585666, revision 2549131957]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:14.279Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q585666:P856@2549131957. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.