Corporate Information
WEDS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Weds Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan, a California corporation established on April 1, 2008.
WEDS CO., LTD.
Official Website: www.weds.co.jp
| Office | 6th Floor, KDX Omori Bldg., 1-6-8, Omorikita, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-0016 |
| Tel. | 03.5753.8201 |
| Fax. | 03.5753.8255 |
History of Weds
| 1965 | Founded in Osaka, Japan as Nippo Co., Ltd. as a supplier of automotive accessories to Nissan Motor Sales Co., Ltd. |
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| 1969 | Start marketing "Elstar" custom wheels manufactured by Central Motor Wheel Co., Ltd. in Western Japan. |
| 1973 | New name for the company, Weds Co., Ltd. |
| 1977 | Start marketing Japan's first forged aluminum 3 piece wheel "Racing Forge." |
| 1978 | Start marketing Japan's first forged aluminum 3 piece wheel "Strato Forge." |
| 1980 | Exclusive brand product contract with Bertone of Italy for alloy wheels, steering wheels and other accessories. |
| 1981 | Start marketing Weds Turbo Wheels in U.S. market. |
| 1983 | Exclusive brand product contract with Jackie Stewart, a world class F-1 driver for Magnesium wheels, apparels and automotive accessories. |
| 1984 | Weds Sport has started participating in motorsports activities. |
| 1996 | An automotive product and service store "Carland Baden Store No. 1" has opened in Anjo, near Nagoya, Japan. The store is equipped with 36 service bays, parking space for 300 vehicles. |
| 1997 | Registered on the Over-The-Counter market of the Security Dealers Association of Japan (JASDAQ) |
| 1998 | Opened "Carland Baden Store No. 2" in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka area. |
| 2006 | Acquired "Super Star Wheel" brand and 3 piece wheel manufacturing facility. |
| 2008 | Opened Weds North America, Inc. in Torrance, CA USA. |














