- CEO
- Shoichiro Eguchi
- Full Time Employees
- 15,229
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Electronic production equipment
- Address
- 3-12, Moriyacho Yokohama KN Japan 221-0022
- IPO Date
- Oct 1, 2008
- Business
- JVCKENWOOD Corporation manufactures and sells electronics products across three primary business sectors: Mobility & Telematics Services, Safety & Security, and Entertainment Solutions; its core offerings include car navigation systems, display audio systems, connected-type dashcams, in-vehicle amplifiers, antennas and speakers, professional radio systems, license-free transceivers, amateur radios, medical image display monitors, projectors, headphones, earphones, audio systems, portable power stations using recycled EV batteries, and music and video content distribution including live music venues and studio operations. Founded in 1927 through the predecessor Victor Company of Japan and formed via the 2008 merger with Kenwood Corporation before renaming to JVCKENWOOD in 2011, the company is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and operates globally with key markets in Japan, North America, Europe, and Asia, serving automotive OEMs and aftermarket retailers, public safety agencies including police and fire departments, enterprise sectors such as utilities and transportation, healthcare providers, and consumer entertainment markets under the JVC, Victor, and KENWOOD brands. In October 2025, JVCKENWOOD entered a share transfer agreement to acquire 100% of San Luis Aviation, Inc. d/b/a ESChat, a U.S.-based broadband push-to-talk (PTT) service provider certified under FedRAMP for public safety applications, planning to integrate it as a wholly owned subsidiary by March 2026 to bolster its North American communications systems business; this follows ongoing workforce expansions, product lineup enhancements like expanded P25-compliant models and NX/DMR series, and collaborations such as with Analog Devices, Inc., targeting JPY 120 billion in Communications Systems revenue by 2030 amid rising demand for hybrid LMR-broadband solutions.