Alpine Electronics
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| legal form | Kabushiki kaisha (joint stock company) |
| ISIN | JP3126200009 |
| founding | May 10, 1967 |
| Seat |
Iwaki , Japan Tokyo , Japan |
| management | Nobuhiko Komeya (President) |
| Number of employees | 13.175 |
| sales | 275 billion yen |
| Branch | electronics |
| Website | http://www.alpine.com |
| As of March 31, 2018 | |
Alpine Electronics ( Japanese ア ル パ イ ン 株式会社 , Arupain Kabushiki kaisha ) is a Japanese manufacturer of car radios , speakers , amplifiers and navigation systems . In 2006, Alpine made 76% of its sales with OEM solutions, mainly for premium car brands. Alpine is headquartered in Iwaki .
Alpine Electronics was founded in 1967 as a joint venture between Alps and Motorola under the name Alps-Motorola. The Motorola shares were taken over by Alps in 1978 and the company was renamed Alpine Electronics. Alpine has been part of the Alps group ever since .
Important products and inventions
- 1981: The world's first car navigation system .
- 1982: The world's first auto equalizer
- 1993: The world's first DIN slot CD changer
- 2004: World's first Dolby Digital EX retrofit system for cars
- 2004: The world's first company to manufacture car radios compatible with the iPod .