vehicle seating founded 1906 founder wilhelm reutter headquarters kirchheim unter teck stuttgart germany website http recaro.com recaro gmbh & co. kg commonly known as recaro is a german company based in kirchheim unter teck in the vicinity of stuttgart known for their automobile bucket seats . the company can produce oem racing style seats for mainstream manufacturers . recaro gmbh & co. kg is part of the recaro group . the recaro holding as parent company of the recaro group owns the recaro brand and the independently operating companies of the recaro group the recaro holding independent business divisions include ; recaro aircraft seating gmbh & co. recaro child safety gmbh & co. kg . recaro automotive seating gmbh & co. kg . contents 1 history 1.1 founding and beginnings 1.2 move from car bodies to racing seats 1.3 recaro today 2 airliner seats 3 cars with oem installed recaro seats 4 references 5 external links history edit founding and beginnings edit 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 began engaging the company to build their porsche 356 sports car bodies . sports seats in gemballa gtr 600 evo move from car bodies to racing seats edit due to new manufacturing methods the market for car bodies went downhill in the 1950s and reutter found itself on hard times . in 1963 porsche acquired the car body factory . what remained was renamed to recaro gmbh & co changing its focus to high end seats . the company began producing both oem 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 . recaro today edit recaro changed their name in 1990 . in their home country of germany the name was to change to recaro gmbh & co. kg . operations expanded as they established recaro north america inc at oakland michigan recaro uk ltd in birmingham recaro south east asia in kuala lumpur malaysia recaro japan co ltd in kyoto and recaro france in la rochelle . meanwhile recaro seats could be seen in a variety of cars ranging from the aston martin v03 the audi s and rs models the legendary ford escort rs cosworth to the new beetle rsi . a side airbag seat was added to the recaro line . the company also manufactures wheelchairs as well as seats for aircraft and airlines automotive children seats and for the shinkansen train in japan . its seats are used in the vip lounges and substitute box at european football stadiums . 1 recaro seats are also used in the leopard 2 mbt . recaro also manufactures seats for the dugouts of some of europe s top football clubs including manchester united reading real madrid newcastle united h rcules vfb stuttgart benfica and west ham united . the dutch company sun marine seats manufacture recaro maritime boat seats . in june 2011 recaro sold the automotive seating division to the us automotive supplier johnson controls . the acquisition gives johnson controls as licensee of the recaro brand in the automotive industry the exclusive unlimited right to market recaro seats for cars and commercial vehicles . all other brand companies now belong to recaro group stuttgart which is the brand owner and licensor of recaro automotive seating . 2 3 airliner seats edit recaro also manufactures seats for airliners ; demand has grown with output reaching 70 000 seats in 2010 so recaro plans to increase capacity . 4 in 2010 recaro developed a slimline seat for airlines in conjunction with lufthansa ; lufthansa have ordered 32000 and other airlines have ordered a further 6000 . 5 other significant customers include alitalia air france klm united airlines american airlines croatia airlines jetblue airways airtran airways malaysia airlines qantas and air new zealand . recaro s primary competitors in the airline seating business include acro aircraft seating zodiac seats u.s. zodiac seats france aviointeriors be aerospace expliseat and thompson aero seating . cars with oem installed recaro seats edit below is a list of oem installed recaro seats available at the present and formerly 6 alfa romeo milano verde edition 33 155 16v 4x4 75 limited edition 2.0 twin spark 156 164 also q4 alfetta gtv6 2 restyling artega automobile artega gt aston martin db9 vantage vanquish v8 v12 vantage rapide audi sport quattro s3 a4 s4 rs2 rs4 rs5 a6 s6 rs6 tt r8 bmw 2002tii 3 series sport e21 e30 m3 sport evo m5 winkelhock and 20 jahre editions bmw m3 csl e46 m3 gts bufori la joya mk3 cadillac cts v 2009 allante 1987 1992 chevrolet chevrolet cobalt ss supercharged coupe chevrolet kadett gsi brazil chevrolet lumina 9c1 police car chevrolet camaro z28 5th generation callaway callaway c16 daihatsu copen dodge dodge magnum 400 and magnum turbo ferrari 599 gtb fiorano fiat coupe limited edition and turbo plus ford escort rs turbo rs cosworth rs2000 and michael schumacher edition ford escort xr3 brazil fiesta rs turbo rs1800i fiesta mk7 st ford puma millennium special edition ford sierra ford focus mk1 st170 & svt ford focus mk2 st & rs mondeo st200 and st220 2000 mustang svt cobra r ford shelby cobra gt 500 ford mustang boss 302 ford mustang shelby gt350 gt350r honda accord type r civic type r del sol integra type r nsx odyssey s2000 crx si exclusive isuzu vehicross jaguar xk8 xkr land rover defender fire & ice & 60th anniversary edition lamborghini gallardo lancia lancia delta hf integrale lotus lotus evora mazda mx 3 mx 5 rx 7 spirit r type a rx 8 2009 mercedes benz 190e 2.3 16 2.5 16 500e clk 63 amg black series sls amg merkur xr4ti mini mini john cooper works mitsubishi lancer evolution ek sport mirage cyborg zr galant vr 4 nissan nissan 300zx z31 nissan skyline r33 nissan terrano japan spec nissan gt r 2012 black edition nissan juke nismo rs opel astra opc corsa opc insignia opc kadett d sr kadett e frisco meriva opc monza gse omega a evo 500 vectra opc zafira opc peugeot 406 coup pontiac trans am porsche 944 911 911 gt2 911 gt3 968 boxster carrera gt cayman proton proton wira 1.8 exi dohc sedan aeroback proton satria gti renault clio renault sport m gane renault sport rover 800 vitesse saab 900r 1996 9000 aero 1993 saturn ion red line seat ibiza mk ii gt gti cupra leon cupra r subaru impreza sti s204 suzuki ignis sport swift japan only suzuki kei works suzuki lapin toyota caldina supra jza70 jza80 mr2 sw20 hilux surf vauxhall vauxhall vectra super touring & gsi vauxhall astra gte gsi si and sport vauxhall cavalier sri gsi diplomat and turbo volkswagen polo 6n colour concept new beetle rsi volkswagen gol gts brazil volkswagen gol gti brazil caribe gt mexico golf mk2 gti golf mk3 gti golf mk4 gti golf mk5 gti golf mk5 r32 golf mk6 r jetta gli volkswagen pointer gti brazil scirocco ii 16v scirocco r gol gt gts and gti mk1 parati gls mk1 voyage sport mk1 volkswagen sed n europa edition 1 only front headrests . references edit aside from the strategic business fields . recaro . retrieved 2011 03 20 . www.recaro automotive.com us recaro automotive seating . keiper recaro group sells automotive business to johnson controls . recaro . retrieved 2011 06 21 . demand for aircraft seats prompts recaro to increase production . retrieved 2011 01 02 . slim seat to increase lufthansa s european capacity . retrieved 2010 12 19 . original equipment seats . recaro . retrieved 2011 03 20 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to recaro . official website recaro child safety recaro aircraft seating recaro automotive seating recaro boat seats recaro products recaro car seats v t e aircraft seat manufacturers companies aviointeriors b e aerospace goodrich corporation recaro stelia aerospace thompson solutions timco 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