Kenwood Corporation

Kenwood Corporation
Native name
株式会社ケンウッド
Kabushiki-Gaisha Ken'uddo
FormerlyKasuga Radio Co., Ltd. (1946–1986)
Company type
IndustryElectronics
FoundedDecember 21, 1946 (1946-12-21)
(in Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan)
DefunctOctober 1, 2011 (2011-10-01)
FateMerged with JVC
HeadquartersHachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Shoichiro Eguchi, CEO (since 29 January 2003)
ProductsConsumer electronics
Revenue US$$1.71 billion (2014)
US$20.51 million (2014)
US$15.2billion(2024)
Number of employees
17,623 (2025)
ParentJVCKenwood
Websitewww.kenwood.com

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.