Who owns JL Audio?
JL Audio is owned by Garmin (Switzerland, NYSE: GRMN), which has owned the brand since 20 September 2023.[1][2]
Evidence: Garmin Ltd. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18, SEC EDGAR, 18 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Garmin Ltd. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Schaffhausen
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Miramar, Florida
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Consumer electronics › TVs & audio
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: GRMN
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About JL Audio
JL Audio designs speakers, amplifiers, subwoofers and other components for marine, aftermarket automotive, powersports, recreational vehicle and home use, which makes it the more road-facing of Garmin's two audio brands. Garmin completed the acquisition on 20 September 2023 and kept the business at its Miramar, Florida headquarters along with its facilities in Portland, Oregon and Phoenix, Arizona.
How often Garmin names JL Audio in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of JL Audio
Where JL Audio sits in Garmin
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Garmin
Garmin controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in home, garden & diy.
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Other brands in tvs & audio, and who owns them
The 35 brands in tvs & audio on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is HARMAN, with 10; Garmin has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| AKG | HARMAN | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Sonos | Sonos | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BlueParrott | GN Group | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| JVC | JVCKENWOOD | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| ASTRO Gaming | Logitech | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| PDP | Turtle Beach | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Klipsch | Gentex | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Anker soundcore | Anker Innovations | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Garmin
Garmin is a publicly listed company headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, founded in 1989. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: GRMN.
Garmin designs satellite navigation and sensor-based products for five markets: fitness, outdoor, aviation, marine and automotive original equipment. Founded in 1989 by a small group of engineers building GPS applications for active lifestyles, it is incorporated in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, keeps its North American campus in Olathe, Kansas, and had delivered more than 300 million products by the end of 2025, over 20 million of them that year. It holds more than 2,100 patents and over 1,290 trademark registrations.
🇺🇸 JL Audio and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, JL Audio among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of JL Audio?
The parent company of JL Audio is Garmin, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is JL Audio American or Swiss?
JL Audio originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Garmin, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So JL Audio is an American-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Since when has Garmin owned JL Audio?
Garmin has owned JL Audio since 20 September 2023.
Is JL Audio still owned by Garmin?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, JL Audio is still owned by Garmin. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Garmin Ltd. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 18 February 2026; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [2] Garmin completes acquisition of JL Audio — Garmin Ltd., Official press release, published 20 September 2023; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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