Pioneer
Corporation ( Paionia Kabushiki-gaisha ?
) ( TYO
: 6773
) is a Japanese multinational
corporation that
specializes in digital entertainment products, based in Tokyo
, Japan . The company was
founded in 1938 in Tokyo as
a radio and speaker
repair shop. Today, Pioneer is recognized as a leader in technology advancements
in the consumer
electronics industry.
Pioneer
is respected for its role in such innovations as interactive cable
TV , the Laser Disc
player, developing the first Compact
Disc player for the car and the first detachable face car stereo, their
renowned Supertuner technology,
DVD and DVD
recording , plasma
display , and Organic
LED display (OLED). The company's strength in optical disc and display
technology is complemented by its state-of-the-art software products and manufacturing
capabilities.
- 1937 Pioneer's founder, Nozomu Matsumoto,
successfully develops the A-8 dynamic speaker.
- 1938 Jan. Fukuin Shokai Denki
Seisakusho (precursor of Pioneer) is founded in Tokyo .
- 1947 May Fukuin Denki
is incorporated.
- 1953 Dec. Hi-Fi Speaker PE-8 introduced.
- 1961 Jun. Company name changed to
Pioneer Electronic Corporation (now Pioneer Corporation
).
- 1961 Oct. Shares are listed on the
Tokyo Stock Exchange
Second Section.
- 1962 Jun. Introduces the world's first
separate stereo system.
- 1966 Mar. Establishes sales companies
in Europe and the U.S.
- 1968 Feb. Shares are listed on the
Tokyo Stock Exchange
First Section.
- 1968 Apr. Shares are listed on the
Osaka Securities
Exchange .
- 1969 Feb. Shares are listed on the
Amsterdam Stock Exchange (now Euronext
Amsterdam). U.S. GAAP
consolidated financial reporting starts
- 1975 Nov. Introduces the world's first
component car stereo .
- 1976 Dec. Shares are listed on the
New York Stock Exchange.
- 1977 Dec. Introduces the world's first
two-way addressable CATV
system in the U.S. (with Warner
Cable ).
- 1979 Feb. Introduces the industry-use
LD player.
- 1980 Jun. Introduces VP-1000 LD player
for home use in the U.S.
- 1981 Oct. Introduces LD player for
home use and 70 LD software titles in Japan .
- 1982 Oct. Introduces the LD Karaoke
system for business use.
- 1982 Nov. Introduces CD
player.
- 1984 Sep. Introduces the world's first
LD combination player compatible with CDs and LDs.
- 1984 Oct. Releases the world's first
car CD player .
- 1985 Dec. Introduces the 40-inch projection
monitor.
- 1990 Jun. Introduces the world's first
CD-based GPS automotive
navigation system .
- 1992 Oct. Introduces the world's first
4x CD-ROM
changer .
- 1996 Jun. Tokorozawa Plant earns ISO
14001 certification.
- 1996 Dec. Introduces DVD/CD player
and the world's first DVD /LD/CD
compatible player for home use.
- 1997 May Starts supplying digital
satellite broadcast
set-top boxes in Europe
.
- 1997 Jun. Introduces the world's first
DVD-based GPS automotive
navigation system .
- 1997 Oct. Introduces the world's first
DVD-R drive.
- 1997 Nov. Introduces the world's first
OEL -equipped
car audio product.
- 1997 Dec. Introduces the world's first
highdefinition
50-inch plasma
display for consumer use.
- 1998 Jun. Introduces the world's first
DVD-based GPS automotive
navigation system featuring 8.5GB dual-layered DVD disc.
- 1998 Oct. Introduces new corporate
logo.
- 1999 Apr. Starts supplying digital
CATV set-top boxes in the
U.S.
- 1999 Dec. Introduces the world's first
DVD recorder compatible
with the DVD-RW format.
- 2000 Mar. Shares of Tohoku Pioneer
are listed on the Tokyo
Stock Exchange Second Section.
- 2001 Jun. Introduces hard
disk -based GPS automotive
navigation system .
- 2001 Jul. Introduces the global brand
slogan “sound.vision.soul”.
- 2002 Nov. Introduces GPS
automotive
navigation system with a wireless communication module.
- 2002 Nov. Introduces a DVD
recorder with hard disk.
- 2003 Mar. Introduces in the U.S. digital
CATV settop boxes with high-definition
TV signal reception capability.
- 2003 Sep. Total shipment worldwide
of PC-use recordable DVD drives surpasses 5 million units.
- 2004 Jul. Introduces the world's first
DVD player for
professional DJs and VJs.
- 2004 Sep. Transfer of NEC's plasma
display business is completed. Pioneer Plasma Display Corporation (previously
NEC Plasma Display Corporation) starts operation on Oct. 1, 2004.
- 2006 Jan. president Kaneo Ito and
chairman Kanya Matsumoto, son of the company's founder, would leave their
posts to take responsibility for the recent poor performance of the maker
of DVD recorders and plasma TVs.Vice president Tamihiko Sudo was appointed
new president, effective from January 1 by the board of directors.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Corporation