5-472: Kinetic Honda was a joint venture between Kinetic Engineering Limited , India and Honda Motor Company , Japan. Kinetic was the first company to have a joint venture with HMSI . The partnership operated from 1984 to 1998, manufacturing two-stroke scooters in India. In 1998, the joint venture was terminated after which Kinetic Engineering continued to sell the models under the brand name Kinetic until 2008 when
10-543: Is an Indian automotive manufacturer. The company was founded in the year 1972 by H. K. Firodia. Today it is an automotive component manufacturer which formerly sold two-wheelers under the brand names Kinetic Honda and later Kinetic Motors . It introduced the Kinetic Luna moped which sold well domestically and was exported extensively to Argentina , Brazil , Sri Lanka , and the United States . Kinetic Engineering Limited
15-552: Is not to be confused with Dr. Abhay Firodia & Force Motors. Later Kinetic Engineering formed a joint venture with Honda Motor Company to introduce Kinetic Honda scooters, which had electric start and gearless transmissions. Kinetic and Honda parted ways in 1998 when the Firodias bought the majority stake of the joint venture from Honda. In 2008, Kinetic entered into a joint venture with Mahindra Automobiles , where Mahindra held an 80% stake. By this joint venture, Mahindra acquired
20-511: The interests were sold to Mahindra . Mahindra later wound up their two wheeler business, owing to poor sales. The brand Kinetic Honda is remembered for its legacy two-stroke scooters which were in fact based on the Honda NH series , with continuously variable transmission and electric start, first in India when it was launched (in 1984), and the only in India until the late 1990s. Kinetic Engineering Limited Kinetic Engineering Limited
25-880: The two-wheeler manufacturing facilities as well as the then selling brands of Kinetic. After ceasing two-wheeler manufacturing, Kinetic Engineering produces and exports automotive components. Kinetic Motors resumed operations in January 2011 and has announced plans to produce electric vehicles under the newly launched Kinetic Green Brand. A new version of the Luna called the E-LUNA launched in February 2024. The prebookings were open from on 26 Jan 2024 . [1] In February 2014, Kinetic sold its stake in Mahindra Two-Wheelers to Samena Capital for 182 crore rupees . In 2015 MV Agusta entered
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