Everything about Recaro totally explained
Recaro is a
German company based in
Kirchheim unter Teck in the vicinity of
Stuttgart, known for their
bucket seats. The company can be contracted to produce racing-style seats for mainstream manufacturers.
History
Founding and beginnings
Founded in
1906 by
Wilhelm Reutter as
Reutter Carosserie-Werke, the company became known for building
limousine bodies during the
1920s. In
1930 they started producing bodies for the
Volkswagen Beetle, and in
1949 Porsche started using their bodies for their
sports cars.
The move from car bodies to racing seats
Due to new manufacturing methods, the market for car bodies went downhill in the
1950s and Reutter found itself on hard times.
In
1963 Porsche acquired the car body factory. What remained was renamed
Recaro GmbH & Co, changing its focus to high-end seats. The company began producing both production seats for Porsche and a separate line of aftermarket seats. In
1969, The Reutter family sold their ownership to three companies,
Keiper,
Huber & Wagner and
Metzeler due to economic problems. In
1983,
Keiper purchased all shares in Recaro and established
Keiper Recaro GmbH & Co in
Kirchheim (Teck) near
Esslingen am Neckar.
Recaro today
The
1990s was a period of change for Recaro. Operations expanded as they established
Recaro North America,
Recaro UK,
Recaro South East Asia in
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia,
Recaro Japan, and
Recaro France in
Mont Saint Algnan.
Meanwhile, Recaro seats could be seen in a variety of cars, ranging from the
Aston Martin V03 and the
Audi S and RS series, to the Beetle RSI. A side-
Airbag seat was added to the Recaro line.
The company also manufactures
wheelchairs as well as
aircraft seats for
airlines and for the
Shinkansen train in
Japan. Its seats are used in the VIP lounges and substitute box at European football stadiums.
Recaro seats are also used in the
Leopard 2 MBT
Recaro generally prices their seats higher than competitor Sparco.
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