Kenwood Corporation
Logo used since 2011 | |
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) |
| Company type |
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| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | December 21, 1946 (in Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) |
| Defunct | October 1, 2011 |
| Fate | Merged with JVC |
| Headquarters | Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Shoichiro Eguchi, CEO (since 29 January 2003) |
| Products | Consumer electronics |
| Revenue | US$$1.71 billion (2014) |
| US$20.51 million (2014) | |
| US$15.2billion(2024) | |
Number of employees | 17,623 (2025) |
| Parent | JVCKenwood |
| Website | www |
Kenwood (ケンウッド, Ken'uddo) is a Japanese brand of consumer electronics. Since October 2008, Kenwood has been owned by JVCKenwood as a result of a merger between Kenwood Corporation and JVC. Kenwood has manufactured electronic equipment such as AM/FM stereo receivers, cassette tape decks/recorders, amateur radio (ham radio) equipment, radios, televisions, cellular phones, speakers, and other consumer electronics.