From 1953 to 2008, the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. was the majority stockholder in JVC. In 2008, JVC merged with Kenwood Corporation to create JVCKenwood. ... JVC. Native name日本ビクター株式会社 IndustryElectronics FoundedSeptember 13, 1927 Yokohama, Japan DefunctOctober 1, 2011 FateMerged with Kenwood Corporation 11 more rows