Kenwood Corporation

Kenwood Corporation (株式会社ケンウッド, Kabushiki gaisha Ken'uddo), brand stylized KENWOOD, was a Japanese consumer electronics company that was active independently from 1946 until 2008, and is since then a trademark brand name owned by JVCKenwood after Kenwood merged with JVC. The company was best known for its in-car audio products during the 1990s and 2000s with its main rival being Pioneer. Other than these, Kenwood has been known for audio equipment including AM/FM stereo receivers, cassette tape decks/recorders, amateur radio (ham radio) equipment, radios, televisions, and speakers.