TEAC Announces Strategic Alliance with Onkyo Corporation

posted January 28, 2012

As part of its corporate goal to enhance shareholder value and meet the demands of a changing marketplace, TEAC Corporation, the global electronics manufacturer, today announced a strategic alliance with Onkyo Corporation, a worldwide leader in consumer audio. The alliance between Onkyo and TEAC is particularly synergistic in that both companies share a commitment to excellence and a passion for engineering, designing and manufacturing products that deliver value and exceed customer's expectations.

Through this strategic alliance TEAC and Onkyo will acquire shares of each other's stock. The companies are exploring ways to share manufacturing facilities, logistic centers and research and development resources. TEAC President, Yuji Hanabusa says the strategic alliance of Onkyo and TEAC will make both companies more competitive in an ever-changing market. Onkyo President, Munenori Otsuki, says the alliance with TEAC offers unique opportunities to both companies to leverage each other's considerable strengths to provide innovative life changing products to its customers.

Tascam Pro Audio, which builds a wide range of audio equipment commonly found in churches, is a division of TEAC

Onkyo made headlines in early January when Gibson Guitar announced it was acquiring a majority stake in the Onkyo USA, Onkyo's distributor for North, Central and South America.