CUSCO Japan
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CUSCO is a Japanese automotive parts company, specializing in car suspension parts. They are most famous for their coilover suspensions, and are a large presence in the Japanese automotive aftermarket in the domestic Japanese market and around the globe.
A notable product of CUSCO is the "E-CON", a coilover suspension set with electronically controlled dampers.
Cusco sponsored a high performance, RWD mid-engined two-door version of the Subaru WRX STI for professional racing.
CUSCO Japan is an automotive company that was started in December 1977. As stated above it is a company specializing in car parts specifically suspension and coilover kits. Its company name is actually Carrosser Co. Ltd with Cusco being one of four brands. The four brands are as follows: Cusco, Vacanza, Carrosser, and Safety21. The President of Operations is Tsutomu Nagase and they are a considerably small company, with only 45 active members as of 2011. They have a capital of 10 Million Yen (roughly 100,000 USD).[1]
Foreign Expansion and Auto History
Cusco have had a history of providing parts for Rallycross races, and even having a Rallycross car represent them in a race.[1] An example would be when they sponsored Subaru. Carrosser is actually the only brand in Japan that has participated in all of the events at the All Japanese Championships.
