Victor Company of Japan (JVC)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Victor_Company_of_Japan_(JVC)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
Electronics company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:JVC
gptkbp:brand gptkb:JVC
gptkbp:category Audio equipment manufacturers
Japanese brands
Electronics companies of Japan
Companies based in Yokohama
Japanese companies established in 1927
Manufacturing companies established in 1927
Japanese subsidiaries of foreign companies
Video equipment manufacturers
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:The_Victor_Talking_Machine_Company_of_Japan,_Limited
gptkbp:founded 1927
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Kenjiro_Takayanagi
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Yokohama,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Victor Company of Japan (JVC)
gptkbp:industry gptkb:consumer_electronics
Professional electronics
gptkbp:language English
Japanese
gptkbp:logo JVC logo
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Kenwood_Corporation
2008
gptkbp:notableEvent First to introduce VHS in 1976
gptkbp:notableFor Development of VHS video format
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Kenjiro_Takayanagi
gptkb:Shizuo_Takano
gptkbp:notableProduct Everio camcorders
Wood cone speakers
VHS VCR
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees ~19,000 (before merger)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:JVCKenwood
gptkbp:product gptkb:audio_equipment
Projectors
Video recorders
Televisions
Camcorders
Speakers
Home theater systems
gptkbp:servesArea Worldwide
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:Tokyo_Stock_Exchange_(delisted)
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:JVC_Europe
gptkb:JVC_Americas_Corp.
gptkbp:website https://www.jvc.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kenwood_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6