The Aiwa Corporation was a Japanese consumer-electronics company. It produced audio and video equipment from the 1970s until the early 2000s. The company was founded in 1951. Aiwa Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of audio products, including headphone stereos, minicomponent stereo systems, portable stereo systems, minidisc players, CD and cassette players, and car stereo systems. Nearly 86 percent of company revenues are derived from such audio products. The company also makes and sells visual products, such as VCRs, color televisions, DVD players, and digital satellite television tuners;... this sector accounts for about 12 percent of sales. In the "other" category responsible for the remainder of sales, Aiwa is involved in the production of computer peripherals devices, such as modems, terminal adapters, and speakers, and of what the company terms "life amenity products," such as air cleaners and humidifiers. Aiwa manufactures more than 89 percent of its output outside of Japan, with a heavy emphasis on the lower-cost southeast Asian nations of Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
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