Editing Alps Alpine (section)

== Business integration and name change ==
On January 1, 2019, Alps Electric Co., Ltd. and Alpine Electronics, Inc. integrated the two businesses together under the new name of Alps Alpine Co., Ltd..<ref>{{Cite web|title=[Our Company] About the Business Integration – Alps Alpine|url=https://www.alpsalpine.com/e/company/tougou.html|access-date=2021-05-20|website=www.alpsalpine.com}}</ref>  Alpine Electronics, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of Alps in 1978 when Alps acquired all shares of Alps Motorola Inc. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Form 20-F|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/900278/000119312519191533/d663806d20f.htm#rom663806_9|access-date=2021-05-20|website=www.sec.gov}}</ref>