Kinetic Engineering Limited is an automotive component manufacturer in India which formerly sold two-wheelers under the brand names Kinetic Honda and later Kinetic. In 2008, it stopped selling two-wheelers after entering into a joint venture with Mahindra Automobiles, where Mahindra held the major (80%) stakes. By this joint venture, Mahindra acquired the two-wheeler manufacturing facilities as well as the then selling brands of Kinetic.
The brand Kinetic-Honda had legacy 2-stroke scooters, with variomatic transmission and electric start, first in India when it was launched (in 1984) and the only in India until the late 1990s.
Part of the Firodia Group of Companies, a pioneer in the Indian automotive sector, Kinetic Engineering started its operations in the year 1972. It entered into a joint venture with Honda in 1984 and started selling scooters under the brand name Kinetic Honda. In 1998, the joint venture split and the company continued to sell scooters under the brand name Kinetic. Soon the company entered into the fastest growing motorcycle market but its endeavor failed and put the company into debt. With direct competition from the former ally Honda, which had now established itself as the leading scooter manufacturer (HMSI) in India, Kinetic lost its exclusive market foothold by the mid 2000s. Now having withdrawn from two-wheeler manufacturing, Kinetic Engineering continues to be a major player in the auto components manufacturing and exporting sector in India.
Kinetic Motors again started its operations from January 2011. Kinetic introduced its very popular brand Kinetic in 4 stroke version and going to launch 3 more new models to compete the market.
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