Kenworth
Sign in to savealt=A Australian Kenworth unloading cattle on a farm in NSW.|thumb|An Australia|Australian Kenworth T659 unloading cattle thumb|A 1985 Kenworth K 124CR Kenworth Truck Company is an American truck manufacturer. Founded in 1923 as the successor to Gersix Motor Company, Kenworth specializes in production of heavy-duty (Class 8) and medium-duty (Class 5–7) commercial vehicles. Headquartered in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington, Kenworth has been a wholly owned subsidiary of PACCAR since 1945, operating alongside sister company (and marketplace rival) Peterbilt Motors.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Kenworth Truck Company
- Company.logo
- Kenworth logo.png
- Company.logo_caption
- Kenworth "KW" emblem and name badge
- Company.image_caption
- A Kenworth W900 – a family of models lettered W after founder, Edgar Worthington, whose name is the "worth" in Kenworth
- Company.type
- Division
- Company.industry
- Manufacturing
- Company.products
- See listing
- Company.parent
- PACCAR
- Company.predecessor
- Gersix Motor Company
- Company.foundation
- in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
- Company.location
- Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
- Company.key_people
- Jim Walenczak (General Manager and PACCAR vice president)
- Company.founders
- Harry KentEdgar K. Worthington
- Company.homepage
- www.kenworth.com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.kenworth.com
- Image
- KW K104 badge.jpg
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- Kenworth
- inception
- 1923-00-00
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- 45500
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34 sectionsContents
- History
- 1912-1923: Gerlinger Motors
- 1923-1930s: Kenworth Motor Truck Company
- 1940s: War production and company sale
- 1950s: Market expansion
- 1960s: W900 and K100
- 1970s: Product line diversification
- 1980s-1990s
- 2000s-present: 21st-century trucks
- Current models
- Current products
- United States/Canada/Mexico
- Australia
- Legend Series
- Mexico
- Operations
- Bus production
- 1920s
- BU series
- 1930s
- KHC series
- Model 870 and 871
- Transit buses
- 1940s
- Model K, N, W
- Kenworth "Brucks"
- 1950s
- Model T and CT
- End of production
- Reception
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
alt=A Australian Kenworth unloading cattle on a farm in NSW.|thumb|An Australia|Australian Kenworth T659 unloading cattle thumb|A 1985 Kenworth K 124CR Kenworth Truck Company is an American truck manufacturer. Founded in 1923 as the successor to Gersix Motor Company, Kenworth specializes in production of heavy-duty (Class 8) and medium-duty (Class 5–7) commercial vehicles. Headquartered in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington, Kenworth has been a wholly owned subsidiary of PACCAR since 1945, operating alongside sister company (and marketplace rival) Peterbilt Motors.
Kenworth marked several firsts in truck production; the company introduced a raised-roof sleeper cab, and the first heavy-duty truck with an aerodynamically optimized body design. The Kenworth W900 has been produced continuously since 1961, serving as one of the longest production runs of any vehicle in automotive history. The K100 was also released in 1961.