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| Company type | Public K.K. (TYO: 6816) |
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| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | 10 May 1967 Tokyo, Japan |
| Headquarters | Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Seizo Ishiguro, Chairman; Toru Usami, President and CEO |
| Products | Car audio and automotive navigation systems |
| Revenue |  265,054 million Yen (2007)[1] |
Number of employees | 10,566 Consolidated |
| Parent | Alps Electric |
| Website | www |
Alpine Electronics, Inc. (アルパイン株式会社, Arupain Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese consumer electronics subsidiary[1] of the Japanese electronics component manufacturer Alps Electric, specialising in car audio and navigation systems.
Established in 1967 as Alps-Motorola — a joint venture between Alps Electric and U.S.-based Motorola — it became Alpine Electronics, Inc. in 1978 when Alps bought out Motorola's share of the company. Alpine's engineering headquarters are in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Alpine also has manufacturing facilities in Brazil, Hungary, Mexico, China, and Thailand. In 2006, 76% of Alpine's revenues came from OEM sales. Honda have offered unbranded audio systems manufactured by Alpine for their vehicles, companies such as Dodge and Jaguar Land Rover have offered co-branded Alpine audio systems in their brands of vehicles.