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CatEye Co., Ltd.
Native name
Kabushiki gaisha キャットアイ
Company typePrivateKK
IndustryLeisure products
FoundedOsaka, Japan(February 16, 1954;70 years ago(1954-02-16))
HeadquartersHigashisumiyoshi-ku,Osaka 546-0041, Japan
Number of locations
3 factories (as of 2015)[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Koichi Tsuyama
(President)
ProductsCyclingcomponents
Number of employees
202 (as of March 31, 2015)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

CatEye Co., Ltd.(Kabushiki gaisha キャットアイ,Kabushiki-gaisha Kyattoai),better known by its brand nameCatEye,is a Japanese company.[3]It is a manufacturer of cycle computers, lights, reflectors, toe clips, bottle cages and other accessories which sell worldwide.[2]The company was founded in 1954 inOsaka,Japanand developed the first flashing bicycle light in 1964, and other innovations that it first introduced into the marketplace includeflashing LED headlamps.It released its firstcycle computerin 1981.

As of 2015 it employs 202 people. While the company's head office and design teams are in Japan, today many components are manufactured in its Chinese factories and subsidiaries.

References[edit]

  1. ^abcCatEye."About – CatEye".RetrievedAugust 27,2015.
  2. ^abMichael Leccese; Arlene Plevin (1991).The Bicyclist's Sourcebook.Woodbine House. p.15.ISBN978-0-933149-41-0.
  3. ^"Cat Eye Co., Ltd".Bloomberg Businessweek.RetrievedDecember 14,2011.

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