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Kinetic Honda

Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of India

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.2 It is headquartered in Pune.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersPune1

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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 the interests were sold to Mahindra. Mahindra later wound up their two-wheeler business, owing to poor sales.2

The story

1984: Kinetic DX — 98cc, two-stroke, single mirror, black plastic finish

1984: Kinetic EX — 98cc, two-stroke, single mirror, black plastic finish, no indicators (replaced by black blocks), limited colour versions

1994: Kinetic ZX — 98cc, two-stroke, double mirror, wind shield, more graphical stickers, grey plastic finish

1995: Kinetic Marvel — 99cc, two-stroke, double mirror, wide shield, more graphical stickers, red, white and blackish blue plastic finish and with pure Honda 2 stroke Engine (Awarded Scooter Of The Year)

2000: Kinetic Y2K

2001: Kinetic ZX Zoom — 110cc, two-stroke; otherwise as the ZX

2002: Kinetic Nova

2005: Kinetic 4s — 111.5cc, four-stroke

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2006: Kinetic Kine

2008: Kinetic Jupiter and Kinetic Blaze

From Wikipedia’s article on Kinetic Honda, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Arun Firodia

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Sources

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