History

1940

December, 1940

    • Established as Hakusan Wireless Electric Company, began manufacturing of batteryoperated household radios.
    • Capital of 180,000 yen

November, 1943

    • Merged with Takizawa Wireless Electric Industries Co., Ltd., renamed as Teikoku Dempa Co., Ltd.

1950

February, 1951

    • Produced Japan's first car radio.

Le Parisien (1953)

June, 1958

    • Exported car radios to U.S., creating the base for Japanese car audio exports.

May, 1959

    • Car radio receives genuine parts specification from NissanĀ® Motor.

1960

August, 1962

    • Listed on 2nd section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.

October, 1963

    • Developed Japan's first car stereo, began marketing August of following year.

CA-802 (1964)

September, 1967

    • Saitama office opened in Toda-shi, Saitama, Japan

March, 1968

    • Marketed Japan's first cassette car stereo.

PE-801 (1968)

August, 1969

    • Listed on 2nd section of Osaka Stock Exchange.

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