CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA -- Pilot Automotive has acquired Racing Sports Akimoto and DUB-Air, both divisions of the Avanche Corp. Racing Sports Akimoto and DUB-Air are leaders in the sport compact and urban markets, respectively.

According to Mitch Williams, COO of Pilot Automotive, this joint venture will allow Pilot Automotive and Avanche Corp. to design, develop, test, market and manufacture “formidable” new products and expand on ones currently being produced. It will bring together Pilot’s substantial expertise in manufacturing, distribution, advertising and economies of scale and Avanche Corp.’s research, development and marketing knowledge and allow both companies to fuel a much greater growth opportunity. “Our goal is always the same one – exceed the expectations of the consumer,” Williams said.

Williams added “Racing Sports Akimoto is the premier performance air intake system and is a great fit with our DC Sports brand of high-performance exhaust systems. We looked at all the performance filters in the market and Racing Sports Akimoto proved to be the best one we could find. The Dub-Air system is also a well-established, highly visible brand and will complement our other urban lifestyle products.”

Avanche CEO Wade Kawasaki added, “This is a model of strategic collaboration. We will design, develop and test new high-quality performance products that will take an existing and very successful product category to a completely different level. The features and benefits of this systems approach will yield superior performance gains, great tone under acceleration and awesome under-hood aesthetics.”