List of motorcycle manufacturers
The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-only motorcycles. The list of current manufacturers does not include badge engineered bikes or motorcycle customisers, but the list of defunct manufactures may include some of these if they are well remembered for their historical significance.
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
- Akij Motors
- Jamuna Automobiles[1]
- Niloy-Hero Motors — (joint venture between Niloy Group and Hero MotoCorp of India)
- Runner Automobiles[2]
- Walton Motors[1]
Belarus
Brazil
Canada
- Bombardier/Can-Am - (trikes)
China
- Chang Jiang
- Dayun
- Evoke Motorcycles
- Jincheng Suzuki
- Keeway
- Lifan
- Loncin
- Niu Technologies
- Sur-ron
- Segway Inc.
- Qianjiang
- Qingqi
- Yinxiang Motorcycle
- Znen
- Zongshen
- CFMoto
Colombia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
India
Bold refers as premium Bikes.
- Ather Energy
- Bajaj Auto
- Hero Motocorp
- Mahindra Two Wheelers
- BSA motorcycles — (defunct in 1972)
- Yezdi
- Jawa Moto
- Ola Electric
- Royal Enfield
- TVS Motors
- Ultraviolette Automotive
Italy
- Adiva
- Aprilia
- Askoll
- Beta Motor
- Benelli — (now owned by Qianjiang of China)
- Bimota
- Cagiva — (inactive under MV Agusta)
- Ducati
- Energica
- Fantic Motor
- Ghezzi & Brian
- Gilera
- Innocenti
- Italjet
- Lambretta
- Laverda
- Magni
- Malaguti
- FB Mondial
- Moto Guzzi
- Moto Morini - (now owned by Znen Group of China)
- MV Agusta
- Paton
- Piaggio
- SWM
- Terra Modena
- Vespa
- Vyrus
Japan
South Korea
Malaysia
Mexico
Pakistan
- DYL Motorcycles — (joint venture between Dawood Hercules and Yamaha Motor of Japan)
- Ravi Motorcycles — (also partner with Piaggio Group of Italy)
- United Motorcycles
Poland
Portugal
Russia
- IMZ-Ural
- IZh
- Velomotors
- ZiD as the Voskhod
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
- Dayang Motors — (joint venture between Charoen Pokphand & Dayun Group of China)
Turkey
- Mondial (Ugur Motor Vehicles)
- MotoLux
- Volta
- Arora
- Bisan
- Yuki
- Kanuni
- Ramzey
- Falcon
- Kuba
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Bold refers as Premium Bike
Italic refers as EV Bike
Vietnam
Manufacturers no longer in production
This is a list of companies that formerly produced and sold motorcycles available to the public, including both street and race/off-road motorcycles. It also includes some former motorcycle producers of noted historical significance but which would today be classified as badge engineered or customisers. It includes both companies that are defunct, those that still exist but no longer make motorcycles, and some that were acquired by other companies.
Argentina
Australia
- Abbotsford motorcycles (1912–1913)
- Absolom motorcycles (1915–)
- Aussi Also (1920–)
- Bennett & Barkell Motorcycles (1910 to at least 1917)
- Waratah motorcycles (1911 to around 1948)
Austria
- Delta-Gnom (1923–1963)
- Laurin & Klement (1899–1908)
- Puch (1903–1987)
Belgium
- FN (1901–1967)
- Gillet Herstal
- Minerva (1900–1914)
- Saroléa (1901–1960)
Brazil
- Agrale (1984–1987)[4]
- Brumana Pugliese (1970–1982)
Bulgaria
- Balkan (1958–1975)
Canada
- Can-Am (1973–1987, brand reused 2006–present for ATVs and trikes)
- Moto-Skeeter (mini-bikes, 1971–1972)
Czech Republic
- Böhmerland (1923–1939)
- CZ (1935–1997)
- ESO (1949–1962)
- Praga Hostivař (1929–1933)
- Premier (1913–1933)
Denmark
- Nimbus (1919–1959)
Estonia
- Renard (1938-1944)
Finland
France
Germany
- Adler (1900–1957)
- Ardie (1919–1957)
- D-Rad (1923–1933)
- DKW (1916–66)
- Express (1933–1958)
- Hansen & Schneider (1975-1982)
- Hecker (1922–1957)
- Hercules (1904–1996)
- Hildebrand & Wolfmüller (1894–1897)
- Hoffman (1949–1954)
- Horex (1923–1960)
- Killinger and Freund Motorcycle (1935)
- Kreidler (1951–1982)
- Maico (1926–1986)
- Mars (1903–1958)
- Megola (1921–1925)
- Münch (1966–1980)
- Neander (1924–1932)
- NSU (1901–1960)
- Opel (1901–1930)
- Orionette (1921–1925)
- Simson (1948–1963)
- TWN (Triumph Nürnberg) (1903–1957)[3]
- Victoria (1899–1966)
- Wanderer (1902–1929)
- Windhoff (not anymore)
- Zündapp (1921–1984)
East Germany
Greece
Hungary
- Csepel (1932–1951, Pannonia 1951–1975)
India
- Andhra Pradesh Scooters Ltd (Allwyn Pushpak)
- API (Lamby scooters)
- Escorts Group (WFM/Yamaha motorcycles)
- Ideal Jawa (1960–1996)
- Kinetic Engineering (Luna/Honda NH scooters)
- Lambretta licensed manufacturers
- LML (Vespa scooters)
- Mopeds India Limited (Suvega-Motobecane mopeds)
Italy
- Abra
- Accossato
- Aermacchi
- Aeromere/Capriolo
- Aetos
- Agrati
- AIM
- Alano
- Alato
- Aldbert
- Atala
- Autozodiaco
- Benelli (Sold to Qianjiang Motorcycle (China))
- Bianchi (1897–1967)
- Caproni
- Ceccato (1947–1962)
- Cimatti
- CNA
- Della Ferrera
- Frera
- Fusi
- Galbusera
- Garelli Motorcycles (1919–2012)
- Gilera
- Italjet
- Innocenti (1947–1997)
- Iso Rivolta (1953–1974)
- Lamborghini (1986)
- Lambretta
- Laverda (1949–2006)
- Malaguti (1930-2018)
- Malanca (1956–1986)
- MAS
- Maserati (1947–1960)
- Morbidelli
- Moretti Motor Company
- Moto Rumi
- Motobi
- Santamaria (1951–1963)
Japan
- Abe-Star (1951–1958)
- Aero (1925–1927)
- Bridgestone (1952–1970)
- Fuji
- Hodaka (1964–1980)
- Marusho (1948–1967)
- Meguro (1937–1964)
- Mitsubishi (1946–1963)
- Miyata
- Rikuo (1929–1958)
- Shin Meiwa (1952–1964)
- Tohatsu (1950–1964)
- Yamaguchi (1955–1963)
Mexico
- Cooper (1971–1975)
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Russian Empire
- Alexander Leutner & Co. (1899–1918?)
Slovak Republic
- Babetta (1970–1997)
Spain
Sweden
- Aktiv (1927–1937)
- Husaberg (1988–2014)
- Husqvarna (Transfer to KTM Austria)
- Monark
- Nordstjernan
Switzerland
- Motosacoche (1900–1956)
United Kingdom
- Ackland Motorcycles Co (1895-1936)
- Acme Motor Co (1902-1922)
- AJS
- AJW (1928–1977)
- Allen Norton (1990-1994)
- Ambassador (1946–1964)
- AMC (1938–1966)
- Ariel (1902–1970)
- Armstrong (1980–1987)
- Beardmore Precision (1921–1924)
- Blackburne (1913–1921)
- Brough (1908–1926)[5]
- Brough Superior³ (1919–1940)
- BSA (1905–2003); see BSA Company
- Calthorpe
- Clyno (1908–1923)
- Cotton
- Coventry-Eagle
- DOT
- Douglas (1907–1957)
- EMC (1946–1977)
- Excelsior (Coventry) (1896–1962)
- Francis-Barnett (1919–1966)
- Greeves
- Haden
- Hesketh (1982–1984)
- HRD
- Ivy (1907–1934)
- James (1987–1966)
- JAP (1902–1964)
- Levis (1911–1939)
- Martinsyde (1908–1923)
- Matchless (1899–1966)
- Megelli (2004-2014)
- Ner-a Car (1921–1926)
- New Hudson
- New Imperial (1901–1939)
- Norman
- Norton-Villiers (1966-1972)
- Norton (1902–; reformed in 2008)[6]
- OEC (1901–1954)
- OK-Supreme (1882–1940)
- Panther
- Quadrant (1901–1928)
- Quasar (1977–1985)
- Raleigh (1899–1967)
- Rickman (1960–1975)
- Royal Enfield (1901–1968); company was taken over by India's Eicher Motors)
- Rudge (1909–1939)
- Scott (1909–1978)
- Silk(1975-1982)
- Singer
- Sprite
- Stevens (1934–1938)
- Sun (1911–1961)
- Sunbeam (1912–1956)
- Tandon
- Triumph Engineering Ltd (1902–; reformed in the 1980s and now still made)[3]
- Velocette (1904–1968)
- Villiers
- Vincent[7]
- Vincent HRD (1928– )[7]
- Wooler (1911–1954)
- Zenith (1903–1950)
United States
- Ace (1920–1927)
- American IronHorse (1995–2008)
- Buell (2009–2015)
- Buell Motorcycle Company (1983–2009)
- California Motorcycle Company (?–1999)
- Crocker (1932–1941)
- Curtiss (1902–1910) Reformed in 2017
- Cushman (1936–1965)
- Excelsior (Chicago) (1907–1931)
- Excelsior-Henderson (1993 / 1998–2001)
- Fischer
- Flying Merkel (1911–1915)
- Henderson (1911–1931)
- Hodaka (1965–1978)
- Indian
- original Springfield company (1901–1953)
- Gilroy company (1999–2003)
- Stellican Limited (2006–2011)
- Iver Johnson (1907–1916)
- MotoCzysz
- Mustang (1945–1963)
- Ner-A-Car (1921–1927)
- Penton (1968–1978)
- Pierce-Arrow (1909–1913)
- Pope Manufacturing Company (1902–1918)
- Ridley
- Roehr Motorcycles
- Sears, Roebuck and Company (1912–1916)
- Simplex (1935–1960)
- Thor (1908–1920)
- Titan
- Victory Motorcycles (1997–2017)
- Wagner Motorcycle Company (1901–1914)
- Yankee
USSR
- Cossack
- GMZ (1941–1949)
- MMZ (1941, 1946–1951)
- NATI (1931–1933)
- PMZ (1935–1939)
- TIZ (1936–1941)
- TMZ (1941–1943)
Vietnam
See also
References
- ^ a b "Local motorcycle manufacturers gear up for new ventures". The Independent. Dhaka. 30 June 2015.
- ^ Uddin, Jasim (27 October 2018). "Motorcycle industry will grow fast: Hafizur Rahman". New Age.
- ^ a b c The Triumph brand has had two distinct eras, one as Triumph Engineering Company, then under BSA at Meriden, and the recent one as Triumph Motorcycles at Hinckley, with ten years between the two.
- ^ "Agrale Historia". MOTO.com.br. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ Pronounced "Bruff".
- ^ "Norton website". The Norton company closed in the UK in 1976. The company reopened in 1995 in Portland, Oregon, United States, manufacturing replacement parts and eventually new Norton models. The venture eventually required capital and was bought by Stuart Garner who intends to return production to the United Kingdom.
- ^ a b "Vincent Motors". In 1928, Phil Vincent bought HRD and changed the name to Vincent HRD. In 1949, it was renamed Vincent. Production of Vincent stopped in 1955. In 1994, Bernard Li acquired the rights to the Vincent trademark, and in 1996 formed Vincent Motors, USA, which made five prototype motorcycles in 2002. The engine used in these motorcycles has since gone out of production and Li has since died. It is therefore not likely that series production will begin.
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