Wipac is a British automotive engineering company based in Buckingham. The company resulted from a merger in 1941 of the British subsidiary of the American Witherbee Igniter Company (Wico) and British spark plug manufacturer Pacy to become the Wico-Pacy in

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before eventually becoming the Wipac brand which became well known in the UK for car and motorbike accessories including driving lamps and

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blades. Wipac moved to Buckingham in 1959 with 500 employees. In 1998 Wipac was acquired by Carclo and in recent years became specifically known for

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for vehicles including the high mounted stop lamp for the 1995 Cadillac Catera, one of the first multifunction LED tail lamps for the 2001

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, and the front and rear lights for the 2011

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. The company manufacturers vehicle antennas, producing 1.4 million in 2005. In 2007 Wipac acquired

High Wycombe High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe ( ), is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye, Buckinghamshire, River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, ...

based Ultra Auto Design. In December 2019 the automotive lighting business of Wipac was acquired by Anrui Optoelectronics Ltd of China, itself part of San'an Optoelectronics. The optics, eyecare and ultra brands were retained within Carclo.

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