List of motorcycle manufacturers

Motorcycle manufacturers currently in production

Argentina

• Cerro[1]
• Da Dalt
• Guerrero[2]
• Mondial[3]
• Motomel[4]
• Zanella[5]

Austria

• Husaberg
• KTM
• Generic

Belarus

• Minsk

Brazil

• Agrale
• MVK[6]
• Kasinski[7]

Canada

• Big Brute
• Bombardier
• Can-Am

China

• Chang Jiang Motorworks
• Chunlan Motorcycle
• Fushida-Battle
• Geely Motorcycles
• Haojue
• Hongyi Motors
• Jialing
• Jincheng Suzuki
• Kaitong (distributed as Yiben)
• Lifan
• Linhai
• Lu Hao
• Nanfang Motor
• Qianjiang (distributed as Keeway)
• Qinqi
• Taizhou Shake Ring Motorcycle, Chinese: 台州震环
• Shandong (distributed as Pioneer in the US)
• Shanghai-Ek Chor Motorcycle Xingfu
• Shineray
• Superbyke
• Tuohe
• Wuyang Honda
• Zongshen

Czech Republic

• Jawa

Estonia

• Magnum Chrome

France

• BFG
• Gima
• Peugeot
• Scorpa
• Side-Bike
• Sherco (motorcycles)Sherco
• Voxan

Germany

• BMW
• MZ
• Sachs

India

• Bajaj Auto
• Hero Honda
• TVS Motors
• LML - Singhania
• Kinetic Motor Company
• Royal Enfield
• Kanda Motors
• Monto Motors
• Escorts
• Global Automobiles
• Ideal Jawa India
• Suzuki India
• Honda motorcycles and scooters ltd(HMSL)

Indonesia

• Happy Motorcycle
• Kymco

Italy

Aeromere/Capriolo Aprilia Benelli Beta Motor Bimota Borile Cagiva CM Ducati Fantic Motor Ghezzi & Brian Gilera (owned by Piaggio along with Vespa) Husqvarna (owned by BMW but all production remains in Italy — formerly Sweden) Laverda

Magni Malaguti Moto Guzzi Moto Morini MV Agusta Piaggio Sumco Terra Modena TM Vertemati VOR Vyrus WRM Motorcycles

Japan

• Honda
• Kawasaki
• Suzuki
• Yamaha

South Korea

• Daelim
• Hyosung

Malaysia

• Modenas
• Petronas (as Foggy Petronas Racing).

Mexico

• Carabela[8]

Pakistan

Atlas Honda Dawood Yamaha Eagle Excel Geo Ghani Habib Hero Laser Master Metro New Asia

Pak Hero Ravi Road Prince Stahlco Star Super Asia Suzuki Pakistan Motorcycles Super Star Toyo Unique United

Poland

• Vectrix

Portugal

• AJP

Russia

• Balt Motors
• IZH
• Kovrov
• ZiD
• IMZ-Ural

Slovenia

• Tomos

Spain

• Derbi
• Gas Gas
• Montesa
• Rieju

Taiwan

• CPI
• Media
• Hartford
• Kymco, Chinese: 光陽; pinyin: Guāng Yáng
• SYM, Chinese: 三陽; pinyin: Sān Yáng
• PGO, brand of Motive Power Industry
• TGB Taiwan Golden Bee, Chinese: 台灣金蜂; pinyin: Táiwān Jīn Fēng

United Kingdom

• AJS
• CCM
• Moto-roma
• Triumph

United States

Alligator American Eagle American Performance Cycle (APC) ATK motorcycles Bourget Bike Works Big Bear Choppers[9] Big Dog Boss Hoss Buell Motorcycle Company (Now a Harley-Davidson subsidiary) Chopper City USA CHPP Confederate Motorcycles Covingtons Cycle City[10] Desperado Falcon Fischer Harley-Davidson Hellbound Steel Motorcycles [11] Indian Ironworks KPX Motors [12] MTT MotoCzysz Norton 4(formerly United Kingdom) Orange County Choppers (OCC) Pantera PCW

Red Horse Rhino Motorcycles Rokon Ridley Rucker Saxon Steed Studebaker Motor Company[13]The Modern Day company Swift Titan United Motors Von Dutch Kustom Cycles Vengeance Vento Motorcycles U.S.A. Victory Vincent Viper West Coast Choppers Whizzer Wicked Women Choppers [14] Wild West Motor Company [15] Xtreme Choppers ZAP

Uruguay

• Cibana
• Belde
• Vince-Rocket[16]
• Winner[17]

Motorcycle manufacturers no longer in production

Australia

• Waratah —

Austria

• Delta-Gnom — (1923-1963)
• Laurin & Klement — (1899-1908)
• Puch — (1903-1987)

Belgium

• FN —
• Gillet Herstal —
• Mondiale — (1923-1934)
• Saroléa — (1901-1960)

Brazil

• Amazonas — (1978-1986)
• Kahena — (1992-

Bulgaria

• Balkan) — (1958-1975)

Czech Republic

• Čechie (Böhmerland) —
• CZ—
• ESO —
• Jawa CZ —
• Premier — (1913-1933)

Denmark

• Nimbus — (1920-1957)

Finland

• Helkama —
• Tunturi —

France

• Alcyon — (1904-1957)
• Automoto —
• Dresch — (1923-1939)
• Excelsior (Bourgoin) — (1910-1912)
• Gitane —
• Gnome et Rhône — (1919-1959)
• MGC — (1927-1932)
• Motobécane —
• Nougier —
• Radior —
• Ratier — (1959-1962)
• Werner — (1901-
• Terrot —

Germany

Ardie — (1919-1957) DKW — (1919- D-Rad — (1923-1933) Excelsior (Brandenburg) — (1901-1906 / 1927-1939) Excelsior (München) — (1923-1924) Express — (1933-1958) Flottweg — (1921- Hecker — (1922-1957) Hercules — (1904-1966) Horex — (1923-1960) Hoffmann — (1949-1954) Killinger and Freund Motorcycle Kreidler — (1951-1982)

Maico — Mars — (1903-1958) Megola — (1921-1925) Münch — (1966-1980) MuZ — Neander — (1924-1932) NSU — Opel — (1901-1930) Triumph (Nürnberg) — (1903-1957) Victoria — (1899-1966) Wanderer — (1902-1929) Zündapp —

East Germany

• AWO — (1950-1957)
• EMW — (1945-1956)
• IFA —
• MZ —
• Simson —

Greece

• Alta — (1962-1972)
• Lefas — (1982-2005)
• Maratos — (1920s)
• MEBEA — (1960-1975)
• Mego — (1962-1992)

Hungary

• Csepel — (1951-1975)
• Pannónia — (1951-1975)

Italy

Aermacchi — (1945-1979) Bianchi — (1897-1967) Capriolo — Della Ferrera — (1909-1938) FB Mondial — Frera — (1906-1936) Garelli — Iso — Miller-Balsamo — (1921-1959)

Morbidelli — Moretti — (1934-1952) Ollearo — (1921-1953) Parilla — (1946-1967) Sertum — (1932-1951) SWM — Taurus — (1933-1966) Tecnomoto —

Japan

• Bridgestone —
• Cabton —
• Fuji
• Hodaka —
• Hosk —
• Marusho — (1948-1967)
• Meguro —
• Mitsubishi — (1946-1963)
• Miyata —
• Rikuo —
• Tohatsu —

Mexico

• Carabela —
• Cooper —
• Islo —

Netherlands

• Batavus — (1904-1976)

New Zealand

• Britten Motorcycles —

Pakistan

• Shahsawar Motorcycle —

Poland

• CWS —
• SFM —
• Sokół —
• WFM —

Portugal

• Casal —
• Casal —
• Celestino —
• Confersil —
• EFS —
• Famel —
• Fundador —
• Macal — (1921-2004)
• Nacional —
• Pachancho —
• SIS —
• Vilar —
• Vouga —

Russian Empire

• Alexander Leutner & Co. — (1899–1918?)

Spain

• Bultaco — (1958-1979)
• Lube —
• Moto Hispania —
• Mototrans —
• Montesa — (1945-1981)
• Ossa —
• Sanglas — (1942-1981)

Sweden

• Husqvarna —
• Monark —

Switzerland

• Condor —
• Motosacoche —

Ukraine

• Dnepr/Dnipro — (1990-2007)

United Kingdom

AJW — (1928-1977) Ambassador — AMC — Ariel — (1902-1970) Armstrong — Beardmore Precision — (1921-1924) Blackburne — (1913-1921) Brough³— (1908-1926) Brough Superior³ — (1919-1940) BSA — (1905-1973) Calthorpe — Clarendon — Clyno — (1908-1923) Cotton — DOT — Douglas — EMC — (1946-1977) Excelsior (Coventry) — (1896-1965) Greeves — Haden — Hesketh — (1982-1984) Francis-Barnett — HRD² — Ivy — (1907-1934) James — Levis — (1911-1939) Martinsyde — (1908-1923) Matchless — (1899- Ner-a Car — (1921-1927)

New Hudson — New Imperial — (1901-1939) Norman — Norton — (1902- OK-Supreme — (1882-1940) OEC — (1901-1954) Palmelli — Panther — Quadrant — (1901-1928) Quasar — (1977-1985) Raleigh — (1899-1967) Redrup Radial — (1919-1922) Rickman — (1960-1975) Royal Enfield — production continues in India Rudge-Whitworth — Scott — Singer — Sprite — Spryt — Stevens — (1934-1938) Sun — (1911-1961) Sunbeam — Triumph Engineering Ltd¹ — (1902- Velocette — (1904-1968) Villiers — Vincent HRD² — (1928- Vincent² — Wooler — (1911-1954) Zenith — (1905-1949)

United States

Ace — (1920-1927) American Ironhorse — Arrow — (1909-1914) California Motorcycle Company — Cleveland — (1902-1927) Crocker — (1936-1941) Curtiss — (1902-1910) Cushman — (1936-1965) Emblem (1909-1925) Excelsior (Chicago) — (1907-1931) Excelsior-Henderson — (1993 / 1998-2001) Harley-Davidson — (1903-present) Henderson — (1911-1931) Indian — (1907- Iver Johnson — (1907-1916) Marsh — (1899-1913)

Militaire — (1911-1919) Mustang — (1945-1963) Ner-a Car — (1921-1927) Merkel — (1902-1915) Pierce — (1909-1913) Pope — (1911-1918) Reading Standard — (1903-1922) Rokon — Sears — (1912-1916) (1953-1963) Simplex (Louisiana) — (1935-1960) Schickel — (1912-1919) Thor — (1907-1917) Yale (motorcycles) — Yankee — Victory — (1998-present)

Soviet Union

• Cossack —
• GMZ — (1941-1949)
• KMZ — (1945-1990)
• MMZ — (1941, 1946-1951)
• NATI — (1931-1933)
• PMZ — (1935-1939)
• TIZ — (1936-1941)
• TMZ — (1941-1943)

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".

4. See Norton Website. The Norton company closed in the UK in 1976. The company reopens in 1995 in Portland, Oregon USA manufacturing replacement parts and eventually new Norton models.

See also

• List of scooter manufacturers

External links

• Cyber Motorcycle: an extensive listing of European motorcycle manufacturers
• All Motorcycles Ever Built A comprehensive list of all the world's motorcycles