Autech
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Native name
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株式会社オーテックジャパン |
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Romanized name
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Kabushiki-gaisha Ōtekku Japan |
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| Industry | Car modification |
| Founded | 17 September 1986 |
| Headquarters | Chigasaki-shi, Japan |
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Key people
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| Revenue | ¥127.8 billion (FY2013) |
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Number of employees
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409 (2014) |
| Parent | Nissan |
| Website | www |
Autech (オーテック Ōtekku?) is a company focused on tuning and converting Nissan cars.
Autech was founded in 1986 as a subsidiary of Nissan. Nissan named Shinichiro Sakurai, the former general manager of the company's Advanced Vehicle Design Department, as the first president of the new company. The company sells the cars through Nissan dealers rather than through other means.
On 27 May 1987 Autech and the Italian company Zagato signed an agreement to jointly produce a luxury sports car aimed mainly at the Japanese market. Autech was responsible of the engine and chassis, and Zagato of the interior and exterior design. The new car used the platform of the Nissan Leopard and was called Autech Zagato Stelvio AZ1. It was unveiled in 1989 and 104 units were produced.
The head offices and factory are located in Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture. There are additional offices in Nagoya and Fukuoka and an ASEAN office in Bangkok, Thailand.
Autech makes tuning for Nissan. It also modifies vehicles to adapt them for disabled people and to meet the needs of different work areas.
Some cars produced by Autech ("Autech Version") include the following:
Autech Japan also tunes GT500 class Nismo racing car engines (Skyline GT-R R34 and Fairlady Z Z33) competing in the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (recently renamed Super GT) against other tuners such as BMW Motorsport, Mugen, and Toyota Technocraft.
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