Long Beach, Calif. - JVC has begun to share a facility with Kenwood USA.

JVC is moving the western regional office of its consumer electronics group from Cypress, Calif., to Long Beach, Calif., where it will share a facility with Kenwood USA to reduce overhead and costs, JVC disclosed.

In addition, JVC  Mobile Company of America  is moving from Cypress to the Long Beach facility.

"JVC and Kenwood operations will remain entirely separate, including all staff and warehousing," a spokesman said of the move. "The move streamlines costs for both companies by allowing us to share overhead."

The headquarters for JVC Americas Corp. remains in Wayne, N.J.

Although JVC and Kenwood car audio offices are in the same building, their staff and office space are separate, and JVC and Kenwood have separate entrances, the spokesman added.