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Kenwood Corporation
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Not to be confused with the UK-based manufacturer of kitchen appliances, Kenwood Limited.
Kenwood (ケンウッド, Ken'uddo) is a Japanese brand of consumer electronics. It has been owned by JVCKenwood since October 2011, when Kenwood Corporation merged with JVC. Kenwood manufactures audio equipment such as AM/FM stereo receivers, cassette tape decks/recorders, amateur radio (ham) equipment, radios, cellular phones, speakers, and other consumer electronics.
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Native name | 株式会社ケンウッド |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-Gaisha Ken'uddo |
Formerly | Kasuga Radio Co., Ltd. (1946–1986) |
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Industry | Electronics |
Founded | December 21, 1946; 77 years ago (1946-12-21) (in Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) |
Defunct | October 1, 2011 (2011-10-01)[lower-alpha 1] |
Fate | Merged with JVC |
Headquarters | Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Shoichiro Eguchi, CEO (since 29 January 2003) |
Products | Consumer electronics |
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Number of employees | 4,424 (2006) |
Parent | JVCKenwood |
Website | www |
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