headquarters_location garmin
Garmin develops consumer , aviation , outdoor , fitness , and marine technologies for the ___MASK75___ Positioning System . Garmin Ltd . is the Swiss parent company of a group of companies founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao . Its subsidiary Garmin International , Inc . serves as U . S . headquarters and is located in Olathe , Kansas , in the United States . The largest operating subsidiary and primary production facility of Garmin Limited is Garmin ( Asia ) Corporation ( Chinese :  ) , located in Xizhi District , Taiwan , a district of New Taipei City . Garmin Ltd . ( shortened to Garmin and formerly known as ProNav ) is an American multinational technology company founded by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in 1989 from ___MASK12___ , Kansas and is based in ___MASK25___ , ___MASK7___ . Gary Burrell ( ___MASK76___ 1937 ) is an American businessman , co - founder and chairman emeritus of Garmin , makers of popular ___MASK75___ Positioning System devices . Min H . Kao is an American businessman . He is the co - founder of Garmin Corporation with Gary Burrell . As of May 2015 , his personal wealth was estimated at $ 2 . 6 billion .