Weds

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Weds Co., Ltd.
FormerlyNippo LTD.
IndustryMotorsport
Founded1965
HeadquartersŌta, Tokyo
Productsautomobile wheels
BrandsWedsSport
Revenue25.4 billion yen (2013)
Total assets14.3 billion yen (2013)
Number of employees
272 (2013)
Websitehttp://www.weds.co.jp/

Weds Co., Ltd. is a Japanese wheel manufacturer for both motorsport and street use. Weds currently produces three brands of wheels; WedsSport, Kränze, and Maverick. The company is most notable for their WedsSport line of motorsport wheels and for WedsSport's longtime sponsorship of the Super GT racing team, Racing Project Bandoh.

History

Weds was founded in 1965 as Nippo LTD. The company originally produced wheels for Nissan motor company and in 1969 entered the aftermarket wheel industry as a supplier of the now defunct Elster brand of wheels. The company was renamed in 1973 to WEDS, short for World Elster Distribution System. Weds created the world's first three piece forged wheel in 1977.[1]

In 1984 Weds created the WedsSport brand of wheels to compete in various motorsport events, and has most famously been used in the JGTC (now Super GT) since 1998 with the team Racing Project Bandoh.[2]

Products

  • WedsSport - Flagship forged motorsports wheel brand.[3]
  • Kranze - High-end three-piece luxury wheel brand.[4]
  • Maverick - High-end two-piece sports wheel brand.[5]

References

  1. ^ "About « Weds Wheels North America". www.wedswheelsna.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  2. ^ "RACING PROJECT BANDOH -SPONSOR COLLECTION-". www.bandohracing.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  3. ^ "WedsSport « Weds Wheels North America". www.wedswheelsna.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  4. ^ "Kranze « Weds Wheels North America". www.wedswheelsna.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  5. ^ "Maverick « Weds Wheels North America". www.wedswheelsna.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.