1916
- Foundation of a trading company by Otto Petermichl, the great-grandfather of today’s company owners.
1967
- Takeover of the still existing trading company Zugschwert & Schnellar in Krems.
1996
- Kirschenhofer GmbH is founded
- Business begins in the vehicle sector
2004
- Production starts on the company’s own motorcycle brand, GENERIC
2008
- CFMOTO distribution begins in Austria and Germany
2009
- Kirschenhofer GmbH renames to KSR Group GmbH
- Sales start in France and Italy
2012
- Sales start in Belgium and Luxembourg
2013
- Sales start in Spain
- GENERIC is renamed to KSR MOTO
2014
- Takeover of the Royal Enfield sales department
- Takeover of Ninebot Segway distribution until 2018
2015
- Launch of BRIXTON Motorcycles
- BENELLI distribution begins until 2020
2016
2017
- New company HQ opens in Gedersdorf, Austria
- Lambretta relaunches
- Launch of Lamar
2018
- KSR showroom Motoloft opens
- Sur-Ron distribution begins until 2021
- Acquisition and launch of Malaguti motorcycles
- A-TO launch
2019
- Sales start in the Netherlands
- Quadro distribution begins until 2021
2020
- Launch of Malaguti e-Bikes
2021
- Establishment of KSR Swiss
- Launch of Motron
- Launch of Grundig E-mobility
- Launch of Commodore Smart Products
2022
- Establishment of KSR Greece and Joint Venture
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