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JVCKENWOOD Corp. (JVCケンウッド) is a multinational electronics company headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. It was formed from the merger of Victor Company of Japan, Ltd and Kenwood Corporation on October 1, 2008. Upon creation, Haruo Kawahara of Kenwood was the holding company's chairman, while JVC President Kunihiko Sato was the company's president. JVCKENWOOD Corporation focuses on car and home electronics, wireless systems for the worldwide consumer electronics market, professional broadcast, CCTV and digital and analogue two way radio equipment and systems. ==History== On October 1, 2008, JVC and Kenwood agreed to and signed an agreement to integrate their management through the establishment of a joint holding company (stock transfer). The joint holding company was named "JVC KENWOOD Holdings, Inc.".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.jvckenwood.com/en/press/2008/10/press_081001.pdf )〕 On Monday, May 31, 2010, JVCKENWOOD announced that it would end camcorder production in Japan by March 2011 and shift production overseas to cut losses.〔http://japantoday.com/category/business/view/jvc-kenwood-to-end-camcorder-production-in-japan〕 On August 1, 2011, "JVC KENWOOD Holdings, Inc." was renamed to "JVC KENWOOD Corporation"〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.jvckenwood.com/en/press/2011/07/press_110729.pdf )〕 and an absorption-type merger was finalized for the JVC and Kenwood subsidiaries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.jvckenwood.com/en/press/2011/08/press_110801_02.pdf )〕 This officially ended the 2 separate companies. On March 25, 2014, JVCKENWOOD acquired 100% ownership of EF Johnson Technologies, in order to "increase its P25 North American public safety and professional LMR system market share". EF Johnson became a wholly owned subsidiary.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.jvckenwood.com/en/press/2014/03/press_140325.pdf )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「JVC Kenwood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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