List of motorcycle manufacturers
Motorcycle manufacturers in production
- American Eagle Motorcycles USA
- Aprilia (includes the Moto-Guzzi and Laverda brands) Italy
- Bajaj Auto India
- BMW Germany
- Benelli Italy
- Beta Italy
- Big Brute Canada
- Boss Hoss USA
- Buell USA (a subsidiary company of Harley-Davidson)
- Cagiva Italy
- Casal Portugal
- CCM UK
- Daelim Korea
- Derbi Spain
- Dnipro Ukraine
- Dollar France
- Ducati Italy
- Gas Gas Spain
- Gilera Italy
- Harley-Davidson USA
- Hero Honda Motors Limited India
- Honda Japan
- Hiro Motorcycle Singapore
- Husqvarna ( Cagiva owned Italy - ex Sweden )
- Husaberg Austria ( KTM - ex Sweden )
- Hyosung Korea
- IZH Russia
- Jawa Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia
- Kawasaki Japan
- Kymco Taiwan
- Kovrov Russia
- KPX USA
- KTM Austria
- Laverda Italy
- Malaguti Italy
- Minsk Belarus
- Modenas Malaysia
- Montesa Spain (Honda owned)
- Moto Guzzi Italy
- MuZ (or/former MZ) Germany
- MV Agusta Italia
- Palmelli UK
- Piaggio Italy
- Peugeot France
- Rokon USA
- Royal Enfield India
- Rieju Spain
- Sachs Germany
- Scorpa France
- Sherco Spain
- Sumco
- Suzuki Japan
- TM Italy
- Triumph¹ UK
- Ural Russia
- Vespa Italy
- Vertametti Italy
- Victory USA
- Vincent (Vincent Motors, USA)² USA
- VOR Italy
- Yamaha Japan
- ZiD Russia
Motorcycle manufacturers no longer in production
- Ace USA
- AJS UK
- Associated Motor Cycles Ltd (AMC) UK
- Ariel UK
- Armstrong UK
- BSA UK
- Bimota Italy
- Britten Motorcycles New Zealand
- Bridgestone Japan
- Brough³ UK (1908-1926)
- Brough Superior³ UK (1919-1940)
- Bultaco Spain
- Calthorpe UK
- Cotton UK
- Crocker USA
- CZ Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia
- Dkw DDR
- D.O.T. UK
- Douglas UK
- ESO Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia
- EMC UK (1946-1977)
- Excelsior (Bourgoin) France (1910-1912)
- Excelsior (Brandenburg) Germany (1901-1906 / 1927-1939)
- Excelsior (Chicago) USA (1907-1931)
- Excelsior (Coventry) UK (1896-1965)
- Excelsior (München) Germany (1923-1924)
- Excelsior-Henderson USA (1993 / 1998-2001)
- Greeves UK
- Fantic
- FN (Fabrique National) Belgium
- Francis-Barnet UK
- Henderson USA (1911-1931)
- Hodaka Japan
- HRD² UK
- Indian USA
- James UK
- Maico West Germany
- Matchless UK
- Megola Germany
- Morbidelli Italy
- Morini Italy
- Motor Hispania Spain
- New Hudson UK
- Nimbus
- Norton UK
- OSSA Spain
- Phelon & Moore Panther brand UK
- Pope USA
- Rickman UK
- Royal Enfield UK - sub division continues in India
- Rudge-Whitworth UK
- Sanglas Spain
- Scott UK
- SFM Poland
- Sprite UK
- Spryt UK
- Sunbeam UK
- SWM
- Triumph¹ UK
- Velocette UK
- Villiers UK
- Vincent HRD and Vincent_(motorcycle)² UK
- Yankee USA
- WFM Poland
- Zündapp Germany
Footnotes
1. 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.
2. See VincentMotors. In 1928, Phil Vincent bought HRD and changed the name to Vincent HRD. In 1949, Vincent HRD 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. Vincent Motors, USA, made 5 prototype motorcycles in 2002.
3. Pronounced "Bruff".
See also
Links
- European motorcycle universe: an extensive listing of European motorcycle manufacturers