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What we compareKTMAeontek
Country in archiveAustriaTaiwan
Founded19341998
FounderHans TrunkenpolzZhong Jinsheng (founder of parent Kuan Mei Plastics)
HeadquartersMattighofen, Upper Austria, AustriaTainan, Tainan City, Taiwan
Name originKTM stands for Kronreif & Trunkenpolz Mattighofen. The company was renamed that way in 1953 after businessman Ernst Kronreif became a major shareholder alongside founder Hans Trunkenpolz, in the Upper Austrian town of Mattighofen.Aeon Motor Co., Ltd. is commonly known as Aeon, and the company's Chinese name is 宏佳騰. The sources consulted do not explain where the name Aeon came from, so no meaning is claimed here. Aeontek is the newer form used in the latest logo.
Highlights390 Duke, 1290 Super Duke R, 990 Adventure, 450 Rally, RC16Aeon MY 125/150, Aeon STR 250/300, Aeon Ai-1 Sport
Earliest archived brand logo19341998
Latest archived logo19962025
Archived logo assets85

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