Big Trouble In The Tuner Industry

First Greddy Trust Japan declares bakruptcy then doesn't show up at SEMA last week. HKS was also no where to be seen at SEMA. Sport Compact Car magazine states their last printed issue will be comming in the next few months and they have layed off 115 workers with more likely to come. SCC had some of the best technical articles written for idiots like me. The tuning consumer just got a little dumber and as a group of enthusiasts we really can't afford that drop in intelligence given the average IQ of the typical import car owner. 2 well known 350Z tuning garages have closed. Now there is no reputable tuner in Florida and as a state with year round driving weather we have an disporportionatley large percentage of modified Z's here with no one to tune them now. We now have to drive to Charlotte NC to get a descent tune.

The downturn in the economy is hitting this industry hard. With people having a hard time paying the rent and buying food car parts just aren't on the list. If Greddy dissapears that would be a huge loss to the industry. They sell the best engineered parts and also supply replacements we all need. Less important but still a big deal if it dissapears is HKS. I feel these are ominous signs of bigger things to hit this industry if the economy doesn't improve soon.