Autech

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Autech
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Headquarters
Chigasaki-shi
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Japan
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ServicesCar tuning
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ParentNissan Motorsports & Customizing
Websitewww.autech.co.jp

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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a division of Nissan Motorsports & Customizing focused on tuning and converting Nissan cars. Autech was a subsidiary company of Nissan from its establishment in 1986 to 2022, when it was merged with Nismo.

History

Autech was founded in 1986 as a subsidiary of Nissan.[2][3] Nissan named Shinichiro Sakurai, the former general manager of the company's Advanced Vehicle Design Department, as the first president of the new company.[4]

Partnership with Zagato

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 for the engine and chassis, and Zagato of the interior and exterior design.[3][5] The new car used the platform of the Nissan Leopard and was called Autech Zagato Stelvio AZ1. It was unveiled in 1989, with 203 cars planned to be made (three of which were prototypes). Costs kept increasing during development and in the end 104 units were produced.[6]

Merging with Nismo

In December 2021, Nissan said it would merge Autech and sister company Nismo (a motorsport operation) into a new company called Nissan Motorsports & Customizing Co., Ltd.. The merge was completed on 1 April 2022.[7][8]

Facilities

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.[9]

Activities

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The Autech Zagato Stelvio AZ-1

Autech modifies various vehicles to adapt them for use by disabled people[2] and to meet the needs of different work areas.[9] It also has tuned Nissan cars.

Tuned vehicles

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1998 Nissan Skyline BCNR33 GT-R Sedan Autech
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Bluebird Sylphy AXIS
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Nissan X-Trail Axis

Some cars produced by Autech ("Autech Version") include the following:

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Corporate data". Autech Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."(5) 株式会社オーテックジャパン" [(5) Autech Japan, Inc.]. Bimonthly Doctor's Plaza (in 日本語). 107. Tokyo: DRP. February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Endo, Izuru (13 September 2013). "幻の名車「オーテック ザガート ステルビオ」を見にゆく！" [Going to see a vision of one of the finest cars: Autech Stelvio Zagato!] (in 日本語). Autoc one. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nissan Legend Shin'ichiro Sakurai: The Real Face of Mr. Skyline". nissannews.com. Nissan USA. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Autech and Zagato unite to create a new sports car". Car Graph. 26 (8). August 1987.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lawrence, Mike (1996). "Autech". A to Z of Sports Cars, 1945–1990. Bay View Books. ISBN 1-870979-81-8.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nissan to establish new vehicle customization and motorsports company" (Press release). Nissan. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NISMOとオーテックが統合！！日産が特装・モータースポーツの新会社を設立" [Nismo and Autech to be integrated! Nissan to establish new specially-equipped and motorsports vehicle company]. Moby (in Japanese). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Autech Japan, Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

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