Kasinski

Kasinski
Industry	Motorcycle manufacturing
Founded	1999; 25 years ago
Founder	Abraham Kasinsky
Defunct	2014; 10 years ago
Headquarters	São Paulo, Brazil
Parent	CR Zongshen (2009-2014)

Kasinski was a Brazilian manufacturer of two- and three-wheeled vehicles, such as motorcycles, scooters and mopeds.^[1] It was established in 1999 by Abraham Kasinsky and sold in 2009 to the CR Zongshen group, a Sino-Brazilian group controlled by Zongshen.^[2]

History

The company was started with the purchase of the industrial facilities of the Korean assembler Hyosung, an operation that included the rights to continue manufacturing its line of motorcycles, under the brand name Kasinski. In parallel with the motorcycles, the company would also assemble cargo tricycles with technology from India's Bajaj Auto.

In 2002 with a range of ten motorcycle models, with an average nationalization index of 65%. Despite good sales, production did not grow beyond 600 units per month. The tricycles that were initially expected to produce 1,500 units a month never became a reality, sales remained at unsatisfactory levels, and by 2007 the vehicles were no longer being produced.

Abraham Kasinsky sold the company, passing it on in July 2009.^[3] In 2010 the company announced the construction of a new factory in Sapucaia, Rio de Janeiro, where it would produce electric motorcycles.^[4] Amidst legal and labor problems, production was suspended in 2013.^[5] Since 2014 Kasinski no longer operates in Brazil.^[6]

Past models

Sportbikes Comet
- Comet GT650R
- Comet GT250R
Standards Comet
Standards
- Flash
- Seta
Cruisers
Scooters
- Soft
- Supercab
- Prima
- Win
Off-road bikes
- CRZ
Auto rickshaw
- Motokar

References

^ "Relembre 5 marcas de motos que abandonaram o Brasil" [Remember 5 motorcycle brands that left Brazil]. IG (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 Feb 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
^ "Chinesa CR Zongshen compra Kasinski para atuar no mercado brasileiro" [Chinese CR Zongshen buys Kasinski to operate in the Brazilian market]. UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 Jul 2009. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
^ "Grupo chinês compra Kasinski e tem o desafio de perpetuar a história da marca" [Chinese group buys Kasinski and has the challenge of perpetuating the brand's history]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 Aug 2009. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
^ "RJ terá a primeira fábrica de veículos elétricos do país" [Rio will have the first electric vehicle factory in the country]. Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 Oct 2010. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
^ "Com demanda fraca, Kasinski fecha fábrica e demite 500 no AM" [With weak demand, Kasinski closes plant and lays off 500 in AM]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 Aug 2014. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
^ "Indian, Kasinski e Buell: relembre marcas de motos que deixaram o Brasil" [Indian, Kasinski and Buell: remember the motorcycle brands that left Brazil]. Auto Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 Aug 2018. Retrieved 2022-08-10.