Pioneer Corporation commemorates the 80th anniversary of its foundation on 1st/January/2018. In 1937, Nozomu Matsumoto introduced to the world the A-8 dynamic speaker and named it the Pioneer. The name, he said at the time, represented his pioneering spirit and dedication to excellent audio reproduction. During the eight decades since the launch of that speaker, Pioneer has grown into one of the world’s largest manufacturers of speakers, speaker components and a technological innovator in the ways to produce sound. As the company preps for the next 80 years, Dealerscope had the unique opportunity to sit down with Susumu Kotani, CEO of Pioneer. The celebratory year presented a unique opportunity for Kotani to reflect on where Pioneer has come from. But much of the Pioneer story has yet to be written as the company prepares for a world of autonomous driving, bigger and better in-car sound, and much more.

Check out our 80th anniversary video highlighting our first and most influential innovations.

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