Alps Alpine — a major Japanese-based supplier of electronic components and in-vehicle information systems — was established in 1948 as Kataoka Electric Co., Ltd. with ¥500,000 yen & 23 people. In 1964, the company changed its name to Alps Electric Co., Ltd; in 1967 to Alps Motorola Inc. which became Alpine Electronics; and in 2019, Alps Electric & Alpine merged becoming Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company manufactures over 15,000 products, including electronic devices such as switches, potentiometers, sensors, encoders & touchpads. Over 10,000 of those are used in vehicles. Business divisions include automotive, home & mobile, industry, healthcare & energy. Alps Alpine operates 183 offices in 23 countries & regions around the world.

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