| Autech | |
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Native name | オーテック |
Romanized name | Ōtekku |
| Type | Division |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded |
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| Fate | Merged with Nismo |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
| Key people | |
| Services | Car tuning |
| Parent | Nissan Motorsports & Customizing |
| Website | www.autech.co.jp |
Autech (オーテック, Ōtekku) 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.
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.
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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. 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.
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.
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.
The main base vehicles are passenger cars, and each series adds value to the vehicle according to its respective customization concept. Specifically, there are the Rider series, which features aero parts to make the exterior sportier, and specially modified suspension parts to improve driving performance, as well as the Bolero and Axis series, which have been modified with interior and exterior parts to enhance luxury and sophistication.
Since 2017, Nissan has been announced the sporty sub-brands with two main products: the premium sporty oriented model AUTECH and the sports-oriented model NISMO.
Autech also modifies various vehicles to adapt them for use by disabled people and to meet the needs of different work areas. It also has tuned Nissan cars.
Along with the announcement of the AUTECH revival, it was also announced that the first model to be released would be the Serena, and it was announced on 12 January 2018, that it would be released on 1 February of the same year.
All Autech product were available in blue colour called the Autech Blue an exclusive blue-painted by Autech. According the Autech, the Blue colour is that it is inspired by the "sea and sky" of Shonan, Chigasaki-shi, which is the birthplace of the AUTECH.
The Autech Bolero is a retro-styled factory variant of the Nissan Micra, and adopted to the Nissan Dayz. Changes include a dark chrome front grille, 15-inch rally inspired wheels, and bi-tone paint options.
This sporty model features a billet grille and aerodynamic parts. All Rider models feature a metallic-looking exterior such as grille and are fitted with aerodynamic parts throughout the body. Booth Axis and Rider models lacks the Nissan emblem on the front fascia.
The Axis was very identicaly with the Rider models, but the front grille is more simplified and feature a genuine leather seats.
The first Autech Rider model is the first generation Cube which appeared in 1998. While the first Axis model R'nessa was debuted in 1997 more earlier.
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