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

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

2021

2022

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