Hikari Co
Written by: Vinnie van Rooij
Hikari is a Japanese manufacturer of vehicle coatings. Although they focus most on automobile, they also offer products aimed at boats, houses and solar panels. The company has roughly 20 countries where their products are exported to.
Hikari history
It is difficult to say how old Hikari is, some pages on their website state that the company has 20 years of history in making coatings, other pages claim they have 30 years experience. For example:
HIKARI boasts over twenty years of research, development …
and
HIKARI’s performance is the result of more than 30 years of product research,…
. The exact age isn’t clear, but the company states on their website that they are based in Osaka, Japan and was founded by Yoshitaka Kaminishi. Based on the products being displayed on their website, they have a strong focus om coatings for paint, glass, wheels and other surfaces.
Hikari products
Hikari offers a variety of products, all aimed at the protection of certain surfaces. The main focus lies on created, developing and researching protective products for automotive and household environments. Their products are being sold via roughly 20 international resellers. Some of these include: tyre coating, leather coating, anti-rain, Diamond, Sapphire, Conditioner, wheel coating and Hikari Pro.
Company information
Hikari has its own company website and is based in Osaka, Japan. The brand is not often seen on social media and is very rarely mentioned on detailing related fora or message boards. The company is not seen on car care events or car care related meetings. Hikari has roughly 20 resellers around the world.
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