Pioneer Corporation
Logo used since 1998 | |
Native name | パイオニア株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Paionia kabushiki gaisha |
| Company type | Private KK |
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | 1 January 1938 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Founder | Nozomu Matsumoto |
| Headquarters | Honkomagome, , Japan |
Key people | Shiro Yahara (President＆CEO) |
| Products | Car audio and automotive navigation systems, Televisions (CRT Lens and Plasma, former product Smart, Under TCL & Best Buy), PC DVD drives including PC DVD recorders, "set-top" DVD players and DVD recorders, Misc. DJ equipment (sold) |
| Revenue | ¥365,417 million Yen (2018) |
| ¥1,194 million Yen (2017) | |
| ¥−7,123 million Yen (2017) | |
| Owner | CarUX |
Number of employees | 6,651 (2025) |
| Parent | InnoLux Corporation |
| Website | |
Pioneer Corporation (パイオニア株式会社, Paionia Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational corporation based in Tokyo, that specializes in vehicle audio products. It works with optical disc and display technology and software products and is also a manufacturer.
Pioneer played a role in the development of interactive cable TV, the LaserDisc player, the first automotive CD player, the first detachable face car stereo, Supertuner technology, DVD and DVD recording, the first AV receiver with Dolby Digital, plasma display (with the last 2 years of plasma models being branded as Kuro, lauded for their outstanding black levels) and Organic LED display (OLED).
Founded by Nozomu Matsumoto in January 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and speaker repair shop, its current president is Shiro Yahara. For a period of time, the majority of its shares were held by Mitsubishi, while a 3% stake in Pioneer was held by Here B.V., a joint venture of BMW, Volkswagen Group and Daimler AG.