Recaro

RECARO Automotive GmbH
Company typeGmbH
IndustryVehicle seating
Founded1906
FounderWilhelm Reutter
Defunct2024
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersStuttgart, Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Shareholder & CEO: Martin Putsch
Managing Director: Hartmut Schürg
ProductsComfort seats
Revenue>600 Million Euro (2018)
Number of employees
>2700 (2018)
ParentRecaro Holding GmbH
DivisionsRECARO Gaming, RECARO Aircraft Seating, RECARO Kids (child safety), RECARO Rail
Websiterecaro.com

Recaro Automotive GmbH (originally Stuttgarter Karosseriewerk Reutter & Co,) is an German seating manufacturer based in Stuttgart, Germany. It's parent Recaro Holding GmbH, owns the Recaro Group, as well as, the independent operating companies, Recaro Aircraft Seating (aircraft seats) based in Schwäbisch Hall, and Recaro eGaming (gaming seats). The business areas of Recaro Automotive Seating, and Recaro Kids, are operated by licensees.

Recaro's seat competitors are Sparco, Bride, Expliseat, MOMO Motorsports, Corbeau, Scheel-Mann, Racetech, Bruam Racing, OMP, Steelcase, Playseat, Blackforce, Cobra, Graco, and Nuna.