Recaro
Type
Founded	1906
Founder	Wilhelm Reutter
Headquarters	Kirchheim unter Teck, Stuttgart, Germany
Industry	Vehicle seating
Website	www.recaro.com

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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. Year 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the computer game by Peter Molyneux, see The Entrepreneur. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Kirchheim unter Teck is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. ... For other uses, see Stuttgart (disambiguation). ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Kirchheim unter Teck is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. ... For other uses, see Stuttgart (disambiguation). ... A bucket seat is an upholstered seat in a car, truck, or motorboat that seats one person. ...

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. Year 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Recaro is a German company based in Kirchheim unter Teck in the vicinity of Stuttgart, well known for their bucket seats and commonly contracted to produce upgraded racing style seats for all the sporty cars built by the Volkswagen Group as well as many other manufacturers. ... For the song from the band: Brand New, see Limousine (MS Rebridge). ... The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually when speaking about the United States. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... VW redirects here. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the auto company. ... 1963 Jaguar E-Type, a classic sports car 1963 Chevrolet Corvette was based upon European sports cars A sports car is an automobile designed for performance driving. ...

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. The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ...

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. For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... This article is about the auto company. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Recaro is a German company based in Kirchheim unter Teck in the vicinity of Stuttgart, well known for their bucket seats and commonly contracted to produce upgraded racing style seats for all the sporty cars built by the Volkswagen Group as well as many other manufacturers. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Recaro is a German company based in Kirchheim unter Teck in the vicinity of Stuttgart, well known for their bucket seats and commonly contracted to produce upgraded racing style seats for all the sporty cars built by the Volkswagen Group as well as many other manufacturers. ... Kirchheim unter Teck is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. ... Esslingen is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen. ...

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. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (English: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - Total 243. ...

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. Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is an English manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England. ... Audi AG, more commonly known as Audi, is a premium German automobile manufacturer and one of the worlds leading performance-luxury marques, with headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. ... For the Mozilla crash reporting software previously called Airbag, see Breakpad. ...

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.^[1] Wheelchair seating in a theater. ... Flying machine redirects here. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... For the record label, see Shinkansen Records. ...

Recaro seats are also used in the Leopard 2 MBT The Leopard 2 is a German main battle tank built by the German company Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann, developed in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979, replacing the earlier Leopard 1 as the foremost MBT in the Bundeswehr. ... The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ...

Recaro generally prices their seats higher than competitor Sparco.

Autos where is installed in stock recaroseats

• Alfa Romeo: 33 16V 4x4
• Aston Martin: DB9, Vantage, Vanquish
• Audi: Sport quattro, S3, A6, S6, RS6, A4, S4, RS4, R8, TT
• Bufori: La Joya MKIII
• Chevrolet: Cobalt SS
• Ferrari: 599 GTB Fiorano
• Fiat: Coupe Limited Edition, Turbo Plus
• Ford: Escort RS2000 und Sondermodell „Michael Schumacher Edition“, Focus ST, SVT Euro Pack, Mondeo ST 220
• General Motors: Chevrolet Cobalt SS, Pontiac Trans Am
• Honda: Accord Type-R, Civic Type-R, Integra Type-R, NSX, Odyssey, S2000
• Isuzu: VehiCross
• Jaguar: XK8/XKR
• Lamborghini: Gallardo
• Mazda: MX-3, MX-5, RX-7 Spirit R Type-A
• Mercedes-Benz: 190E 2.3-16, CLK 63 AMG Black Series
• Mini: Cooper S mit JCW GP-Kit
• Mitsubishi: Lancer Evolution, ek-Sports
• Opel: Vectra OPC, Zafira OPC, Astra OPC, Meriva OPC, Corsa OPC, Kadett E Frisco, Omega A Evo
• Peugeot: 406 Coupé
• Porsche: 911, 911 GT2, 911 GT3, Boxster, Carrera GT, Cayman
• Renault: Clio, Sport
• Seat: Leon Cupra R
• Subaru: Impreza STi S204
• Suzuki: Ignis Sport
• Toyota: Caldina, Supra JZA70
• Volkswagen: New Beetle RSi, Golf GTI, Golf R32, VW Polo 6N Colour Concept

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References

External links

• Recaro Homepage
• Cars originally equipped with RECARO seats
• Recaro Aircraft Seating Homepage
• Recaro Child Seats Homepage