| Industry | Automobile |
|---|---|
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Mahindra & Mahindra Limited |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Headquarters | , India |
| Products | Scooters and Motorcycles |
| Parent | Firodia Group |
Kinetic Honda was a joint venture between Kinetic Engineering Limited, India and Honda Motor Company, Japan. The JV operated during 1984 - 1998, manufacturing 2-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[1] when the interests were sold to Mahindra.
The brand Kinetic Honda is remembered for its legacy 2-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.
The Kinetic Honda holds three World Records:
Ms. Shyla Yoganand, a housewife and her husband Mr. R.Yoganand a banker from Pune rode two individual kinetic honda scooters to the top of Khardungla pass in 1989. They were recognised by the Guiness book of records as the 'first woman', the 'first man' and the 'first couple' to have taken a normal 'civilian' scooter to the highest motorable point in the world. Kinetic celebrated this achievement on Indian television during the 1990s by sponsoring a weekly program on 'Guiness records'.
+Source: Guinness Book of World Records
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