Recaro’s recent bankruptcy announcement was a stunner. After all, vehicles need seats and since 1906, Recaro has been producing them. Whether it’s as an OEM supplier or aftermarket brand, Recaro has become synonymous with automotive seats the same way Brembo has with brakes. Retrofitted sport seats, shell seats, seats with speakers, composite and plastic materials, Alcantara and fabrics, motorsports, off-roading, office chairs—if Recaro wasn’t the first to create it, rest assured the German manufacturer would further innovate it. Outside looking in, Recaro appears to have had a seat at every automotive table. So, what happened?
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