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GRE ( General Research of

Electronics, Inc.) was a Japan-based multinational manufacturer of electronics equipment,
primarily in the fields of radio and other telecommunications. Their products
included transceivers, radio scanners, antennas, GPS devices, and satellite equipment.
They also produced OEM equipment for other companies, including Radio
Shack, Uniden and Commtel.
GRE was established in 1961, and its headquarters was located in Tokyo. GRE had a
manufacturing facility in Chiba Prefecture which closed in October 2012. In late 1977, GRE
established "GRE America, Inc.", its first overseas operation, with a head office
in California. The company established its second overseas corporation, "GRE (Hong
Kong), Ltd.", in 1986.
In October, 2012, their China factory was shuttered and they ceased all production. While
there have been some reports that GRE intends to resume business,[citation needed] without
hardware engineers, software engineers, or major customers, it is unlikely that they will
ever be able to resume production. GRE America continues to service GRECOM products
and to sell and service Alinco radio products for the North American market.
In May, 2013, GRE America Inc (USA Branch) moved from its Belmont, CA location after
losing Alincos Distribution rights in North American market. GRE America relocated in the
City of San Leandro, CA.
In January, 2014, Whistler Group took over production of GRE's scanner line. Due to
several of GRE's engineers working with Whistler, the products produced by the overtaking
company are very similar to that of GRE's at the time of operation cessation. Whistler later
began selling radio scanners formerly produced for Radio Shack with separate product
numbers but identical hardware.
In February, 2014, GRE (Japan) head office closed its Tokyo office and relocated to its
Chiba location where they had once produced its product line when it first established back
in 1961.
In September 2014 'General Research of Electronics' Japan (GRE) decided cease its USA
business operations and closed its California office since there is no active business due to
lack of financial resource and development capabilities at GRE Japan.
CEO/President: Kazunori Imazeki (2006 - Current)

External links[edit]
Official site (in Japanese)
Official site in English (in English)
American site (in English)
Factory Shutdown Announcement by GRE (in English)
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