HKS close the American branch

First business opportunity: HKS close branch offices in the United States on Thursday (04/28/2011). All matters relating to the marketing office and will then be returned to the HKS Co. Ltd. in the country of origin HKS, Japan.

Many things underlie HKS decision to close offices in Los Angeles, California, USA, is. "Currently, HKS besieged mercilessly by the pressures and challenges. Market decline aftermarket products globally and continues. U.S. dollar weakened substantially. Japan and the world economy is depressed. Tsunamis Japan had an impact," said a statement received by HKS exclusively by Jalopnik.

HKS office closure in the U.S. means to stay leaves two other branches, namely in Cambridgeshire, England (HKS Europe), and Bangkok, Thailand (HKS Thailand).

Appeared in "2 Fast 2 Furious" HKS has existed since 1982 or nearly entrenched for three decades in the U.S. state. In Japan, the company built by Hiroyuki Hasegawa as the "alumni" early Yamaha Motor Company, Goichi Kitagawa, and working with Sigma Automotive has been established since 1973.

HKS stands for Hasegawa, Kitagawa, and Sigma. Especially in the U.S., HKS products already support racing in various classes since the 1980s, like a drag race, JTCC, JGTC, F3, D1 Grand Prix, Superbike, and many others. HKS is claimed as a pioneer aftermarket support device performance, considering the Japanese invasion in terms of racing products enough to steal the hearts of the modifier in there.

2 Fast 2 Furious movie including many of the attendant presence HKS products in the U.S.. Take for example, Skyline GTR R33 used the main character, Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker). Sedan silver striped blue and branded front-coded street racing "HKS". That means, starting from the turbo, engine management, to be supported by the HKS exhaust. This is not another because it is associated with imagery that is so whiz HKS product and be proud.

So too many U.S. consumers who already depend on the HKS. In fact, about 17 hours from the time of this writing, a consumer still need input from HKS via up HKS Driving Performance. "I have a Lancer 2011 and need a bigger turbo. You can give me recommendations?"

In the U.S., users do not spare a little energy booster, began to everyday vehicles, racing, until the contest.