Biggest RC Car Company
02-18-2013, 11:31 PM
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Biggest RC Car Company
does anyone have an informed idea as to who is the biggest branded rc car company (not oem), say, in terms of worldwide sales? horizon? hobbico? graupner? tamiya? TRAXXAS? someone else? thanks....
02-19-2013, 01:14 AM
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RE: Biggest RC Car Company
Depends if you are including air and water vehicles or just land I suppose. Thunder Tiger has helis, planes, boats AND cars, and is well known for high quality helis, its where they make most of their money I believe. In Asia and Europe, Thunder Tiger is absolutely everywhere.
You know, now that I think about it, I reckon Kyosho is possibly bigger than Tamiya (and may be a good bet for the biggest too), but its so hard to say with any conviction, I just don't have enough facts and figures to make a decision.
You know, now that I think about it, I reckon Kyosho is possibly bigger than Tamiya (and may be a good bet for the biggest too), but its so hard to say with any conviction, I just don't have enough facts and figures to make a decision.
02-19-2013, 03:04 AM
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im problary wrong because im only guessing but what about horizon?
Its the parent company for Athearn trains, Blade helis, Dynamite RC (Battery Chargers, Speed Controllers, Nitro Engines), E-flite, ElectrixRC, Force RC, Hangar 9, HobbyZone, Losi, ParkZone, Pro Boat, Team Losi Racing (various RC models, parts), and Spektrum Radio equipment. It is also the exclusive distributor of JR Radios in North America
Its the parent company for Athearn trains, Blade helis, Dynamite RC (Battery Chargers, Speed Controllers, Nitro Engines), E-flite, ElectrixRC, Force RC, Hangar 9, HobbyZone, Losi, ParkZone, Pro Boat, Team Losi Racing (various RC models, parts), and Spektrum Radio equipment. It is also the exclusive distributor of JR Radios in North America
02-19-2013, 06:07 AM
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RE: Biggest RC Car Company
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im problary wrong because im only guessing but what about horizon?
Its the parent company for Athearn trains, Blade helis, Dynamite RC (Battery Chargers, Speed Controllers, Nitro Engines), E-flite, ElectrixRC, Force RC, Hangar 9, HobbyZone, Losi, ParkZone, Pro Boat, Team Losi Racing (various RC models, parts), and Spektrum Radio equipment. It is also the exclusive distributor of JR Radios in North America
im problary wrong because im only guessing but what about horizon?
Its the parent company for Athearn trains, Blade helis, Dynamite RC (Battery Chargers, Speed Controllers, Nitro Engines), E-flite, ElectrixRC, Force RC, Hangar 9, HobbyZone, Losi, ParkZone, Pro Boat, Team Losi Racing (various RC models, parts), and Spektrum Radio equipment. It is also the exclusive distributor of JR Radios in North America
That's only the ground based they also have a pile of air born. Just looking at their list is kinda mind blowing how they got all those brands.
Also they are exclusive distributors of Thunder Tiger, and Futaba in the USA, and if the contract carries over from HPI(never know there might have been a in case of buyout clause) they are also exclusive distributor of HoBoa
As who makes the most cash world wide that will be a hard number to find as most these companies own multiples, and fragment their earnings between the smaller ones.
