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Becker, founded in 1949 by Max Egon Becker in Karlsbad/Ittersbach, Germany, is a pioneering automotive audio company that became the first OEM customer of Mercedes-Benz. Now operating as Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH under Samsung Electronics (acquired 2016), the company has driven automotive audio innovation for over 75 years. Becker introduced the first car radio with automatic station search (1953), first transistorized car radio (1963), and Europe's first single-DIN navigation system (1997). Headquartered in Karlsbad with 28 global locations, Becker supplies premium automotive audio and navigation systems to luxury brands including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Ferrari, Audi, and Rolls-Royce, maintaining its position as a leading OEM automotive audio technology provider.