List of motorcycle manufacturers

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Contents 1 Motorcycle manufacturers currently in production 1.1  Argentina 1.2  Austria 1.3  Belarus 1.4  Brazil 1.5  Canada 1.6  China 1.7  Czech Republic 1.8  Estonia 1.9  France 1.10  Germany 1.11  India 1.12 Indonesia 1.13  Italy 1.14  Japan 1.15  South Korea 1.16  Malaysia 1.17  Mexico 1.18  Pakistan 1.19  Poland 1.20  Portugal 1.21  Russia 1.22  Slovenia 1.23  Spain 1.24  Taiwan 1.25  Singapore 1.26  United Kingdom 1.27  United States 1.28  Uruguay 2 Motorcycle manufacturers no longer in production 2.1  Australia 2.2  Austria 2.3  Belgium 2.4  Brazil 2.5  Bulgaria 2.6  Czech Republic 2.7  Denmark 2.8  Finland 2.9  France 2.10  Germany 2.11  East Germany 2.12  Greece 2.13  Hungary 2.14  Italy 2.15  Japan 2.16  Mexico 2.17  Netherlands 2.18  New Zealand 2.19  Pakistan 2.20  Poland 2.21  Portugal 2.22 Russian Empire 2.23  Spain 2.24  Sweden 2.25  Switzerland 2.26  Ukraine 2.27  United Kingdom 2.28  United States 2.29  Soviet Union 3 Footnotes 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Motorcycle manufacturers currently in production

[edit]  Argentina

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

[edit]  Austria

• Husaberg
• KTM
• Generic

[edit]  Belarus

• Minsk

[edit]  Brazil

• Agrale
• MVK[6]
• Kasinski[7]

[edit]  Canada

• Big Brute
• Bombardier
• Can-Am

[edit]  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, simplified Chinese: 台州震环; pinyin: {{{p}}}
• Shandong (distributed as Pioneer in the US)
• Shanghai-Ek Chor Motorcycle Xingfu
• Shineray
• Superbyke
• Tuohe
• Wuyang Honda
• Zongshen

[edit]  Czech Republic

• Jawa

[edit]  Estonia

• Magnum Chrome

[edit]  France

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

v • d • e Major and Notable French motorcycle marques CEMEC · CMR · Dresch · Gnome et Rhône · Koehler Escoffier · Louis Clément · Monet Goyon · Motobécane · New Map · Peugeot · Ratier · Scorpa · Solex · Terrot · Werner

[edit]  Germany

• BMW
• MZ
• Sachs

v • d • e Major and Notable German motorcycle marques Adler · Ardie · BMW · DKW · D-Rad · EMW · Express · Hecker · Hercules · Hoffmann · Horex · Kreidler · Mars · Maico · Megola · MZ · Neander · NSU · Opel · Sachs · Simson · Tornax · Triumph (TWN) · Victoria · Wanderer · Zündapp

[edit]  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)

Yamaha

[edit] Indonesia

• Happy Motorcycle
• Kymco

[edit]  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

v • d • e Major and Notable Italian motorcycle marques Aprilia · Benelli · Bimota · Cagiva · Ducati · Gilera · Laverda · Mondial · Morbidelli · Moto Guzzi · Moto Morini · MV Agusta · Piaggio · Vespa

[edit]  Japan

• Honda
• Kawasaki
• Suzuki
• Yamaha

v • d • e Major and Notable Japanese motorcycle marques Current: Honda · Kawasaki · Suzuki · Yamaha Defunct: Bridgestone · Cabton · Fuji · Hodaka · Hosk · Lilac · Marusho · Meguro · Mitsubishi · Miyata · Rikuo · Tohatsu

[edit]  South Korea

• Daelim
• Hyosung

[edit]  Malaysia

• Modenas
• Petronas (as Foggy Petronas Racing).

[edit]  Mexico

• Carabela[8]

[edit]  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

[edit]  Poland

• Vectrix

[edit]  Portugal

• AJP

[edit]  Russia

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

v • d • e Major and Notable Russian motorcycle marques IMZ-Ural · Izhevsk Mechanical Works · ZiD · Voskhod motorcycle

[edit]  Slovenia

• Tomos

[edit]  Spain

• Derbi
• Gas Gas
• Montesa
• Rieju

[edit]  Taiwan

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

[edit]  Singapore

[edit]  United Kingdom

• AJS
• CCM
• Moto-roma
• Triumph

v • d • e British motorcycle manufacturers Current: AJS · Triumph · CCM Defunct: Ambassador (1946-1964) · AMC (1937-1966)  · Ariel (1902-1970) · Armstrong (1980-1987) · Beardmore Precision (1921-1924) · Blackburne (1913-1922) · Brough (1908-1926) · Brough Superior (1919-1940) · BSA (1919-1972) · Calthorpe (1909-1939) · Chater-Lea (1900-1936) · Clarendon · Clyno (1909-1923) · Cotton (1918-1980) · Coventry-Eagle (1901-1939) · DMW (1945-1971) · DOT (1908-1978) · Douglas (1907-1957) · Dunelt (1919-1935) · EMC (1947-?) · Excelsior (1896-1964) · Francis-Barnett (1919-1966) · Greeves (1953-1976) · Haden (1912-1924) · Hesketh (1981-1988) · Humber (1898-1930) · HRD (1922-1928) · Ivy (1911-1934) · James (1902-1966) · JAP (1903-1939) · Levis (1911-1939) · Martinsyde (1919-1923) · Matchless (1899-1966) · Montgomery (1902-1939) · Ner-a Car (1921-1926) · New Hudson (1903-1958) · New Imperial (1901-1939) · Norman (1937-1963) · Norton (1898-1992) · NUT (1912-1933) · OEC (1901-1954) · OK-Supreme (1882-1940) · Palmelli · Panther (1904-1967) · Quasar (1975-1982) · Raleigh (1899-1967) · Rex (Rex-Acme) (1899-1933) · Rickman (1960-1975) · Royal Enfield (1893-1970) · Rudge (1911-1946) · Scott (1908-1965) · Sprite (1964-1974) · Sun (1911-1961) · Sunbeam (1912-1964) · Velocette (1904-1968) · Villiers  · Vincent-HRD (1928-1959) · Wooler (1909-1954) · Zenith (1905-1939)

[edit]  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

v • d • e Major and Notable motorcycle marques of the USA Buell · Confederate · Falcon Motorcycles · Harley-Davidson · Henderson · Indian · Victory · Orange County Choppers

[edit]  Uruguay

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

[edit] Motorcycle manufacturers no longer in production

[edit]  Australia

• Waratah —

[edit]  Austria

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

[edit]  Belgium

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

[edit]  Brazil

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

[edit]  Bulgaria

• Balkan) — (1958-1975)

[edit]  Czech Republic

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

[edit]  Denmark

• Nimbus — (1920-1957)

[edit]  Finland

• Helkama —
• Tunturi —

[edit]  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 —

[edit]  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 —

[edit]  East Germany

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

[edit]  Greece

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

[edit]  Hungary

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

[edit]  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 —

[edit]  Japan

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

[edit]  Mexico

• Carabela —
• Cooper —
• Islo —

[edit]  Netherlands

• Batavus — (1904-1976)

[edit]  New Zealand

• Britten Motorcycles —

[edit]  Pakistan

• Shahsawar Motorcycle —

[edit]  Poland

• CWS —
• SFM —
• Sokół —
• WFM —

[edit]  Portugal

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

[edit] Russian Empire

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

[edit]  Spain

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

[edit]  Sweden

• Husqvarna —
• Monark —

[edit]  Switzerland

• Condor —
• Motosacoche —

[edit]  Ukraine

• Dnepr/Dnipro — (1990-2007)

[edit]  United Kingdom

AJW — (1928-1977) Ambassador — (1946-1964) AMC — (1938-1966) Ariel — (1902-1970) Armstrong — (1980-1987) 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)

[edit]  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)

[edit]  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)

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

• List of scooter manufacturers

[edit] External links

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