Note there is no single fixed definition of a scooter (also known by the full name motor-scooter), but generally a smaller motorcycle with a step-through frame is considered a scooter, especially if it has a floor for the rider's feet (as opposed to straddling the vehicle like a conventional motorcycle). Other common traits of scooters can include: bodywork (so the mechanicals are not exposed like a conventional motorcycle), motors combined with the suspension or wheel (rather than attached to the frame like a conventional motorcycle), leg shields, smaller wheels than a conventional motorcycle, and an alternative to a chain drive. Scooters share traits with mopeds, and some models could even be considered both a moped and a scooter. Adding to the confusion in many areas most scooters are road registered in the same category originally designed for mopeds (and often still called "moped" class), leading to scooters being referred to as "mopeds" in such areas. Underbones also share traits with scooters (eg small and step-through design), but they are generally not strictly considered scooters in the purest sense as they do not have a floor, but they are often casually referred to as scooters (especially ones with leg shields).
Manufacturer / brand | Nationality | Group / notes |
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Adiva | Italy/Taiwan | ADIVA S.r.l. - Maxiscooters (200-400) with a foldable roof; initial scoters in 2000 were collaborations with Benelli.[1] Largely Taiwanese built range. |
Adly | Taiwan | Her Chee Industrial Co Ltd; previously US market brands included AMS, Jui Li, and Grycner (using German supplied Sachs 505 engines). Currently Taiwanese built range. |
Aeon | Taiwan | Aeon Motor |
AJS | United Kingdom | Manufactured in China (from 2002)[2][3] |
Aprilia | Italy | Piaggio & C. SpA. |
Askoll | Italy | Askoll Group; all electric range[4] |
Avangan | Iran | Manufacturer of electric scooters |
Bajaj | India | Bajaj Auto Ltd; 1960s licensed Vespa models, from 1971 unlicensed Vespa-like scooters |
Baotian | China | Baotian Motorcycle Industrial Co. Ltd, or Jiangmen Sino-HongKong Baotian Motorcycle Industrial Co. Ltd. |
Bashan | China | Bashan Motorcycle Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
Beeline | Austria | Hans Leeb GmbH; brand selling Asian sourced scooters[5] |
Benelli (1995 relaunch) | Italy | Qianjiang Motorcycle (Geely Holding Group) |
Benzhou (Yiying & Zunlong) | China | Benzhou Vehicle Industry Group Co., Ltd.; brands are Yiying and Zunlong[6] |
Beta | Italy | |
BMW | Germany | BMW Motorrad |
Boom | Taiwan | |
Čezeta (2018 relaunch) | Czech Republic | Čezeta Motors S.R.O. |
CFMOTO | China | Partners with KTM |
CPI | Taiwan | CPI Motor Company[7] |
Chicago Scooter Company | United States | Genuine Scooter Company; US brand of Chinese manufactured scooters |
Dafra | Brazil | Itavema Group; assembler of various Asian manufactured scooters |
Daelim / DNA Motors | South Korea | Formerly named Daelim Motor Company and Daelim Motorcycle, renamed DNA Motors in 2021; however the Daelim brand name is still used in some markets (eg UK). |
Derbi | Spain | Piaggio & C. SpA. |
Di Blasi Industriale | Italy | Range of folding mopeds[8] |
Doohan | China | Dual-front-wheel electric scooters[9] |
Explorer | Germany? | Brand selling Asian sourced scooters, including Qianjiang Motorcycle |
Forza | New Zealand | Forza NZ; NZ brand of Asian manufactured scooters including Baotian models (not to be confused with the Honda Forza scooter) |
Garelli (relaunched) | Italy | All electric; produced by Baotian[10] |
Genuine | United States | Genuine Scooter Company; US brand selling Asian manufactured scooters, notably Taiwanese PGO Scooters; includes the Buddy model range. |
GOVECS | Germany/Poland | All electric range; based in Germany, manufactured in Poland |
Gilera | Italy | Piaggio & C. SpA. |
Gogoro | Taiwan | Gogoro Inc. |
Haojin | China | Guangzhou Haojin Motorcycle Co., Ltd. |
Hartford | Taiwan | Hartford Industrial Co, Ltd[11] |
Hero | India | Hero MotoCorp |
Honda | Japan | Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; manufactured in various plants including in Japan and Thailand |
Hunted Scooters | Australia | Aeon Motor[12] Australian brand selling Asian manufactured scooters. |
Jialing | China | Guangdong Jialing Motorcycle Co., Ltd.[13] |
Jianshe | China | Shanghai Jianshe Motorcycle Co., Ltd.[14] |
Jonway | China | Zhejiang Jonway Motorcycle Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; petrol and electric scooters[15] |
JMI | Germany | Electric Scooters and Motorcycles Made in EU[16] |
Junak | Poland | |
Kawasaki | Japan | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
Keeway | China | Export brand of Qianjiang Motorcycle |
KR Motors (Hyosung) | South Korea | KR Motors Co. Ltd, formerly a division of the Hyosung Group and manufactured products sold as Hyosung brand, part of LVMC Holdings (2014). |
KSR Moto | Austria | KSR Group GmbH; Austrian brand selling Asian scooters; in 2012 they developed their own model |
Kymco | Taiwan | Kwang Yang Motor Co, Ltd |
Lambretta (2018 relaunch) | Switzerland | Lambretta GmbH (joint venture of the Swiss Lambretta Consortium/Innocenti SA. and the Austrian KSR Group); V models designed by Austrian firm Kiska, and produced in Asia based on SYM mechanicals. |
Lance | United States | US brand selling Asian manufactured scooters, SYM (Taiwanese) manufactured since 2009[17] |
Lifan | China | Lifan Industry (Group) Co., Ltd.; production facilities in various countries |
Linlong | China | Shanghai Jianshe Motorcycle Co., Ltd.[14] |
Longjia | China | Ningbo Longjia Motorcycle Co., Ltd. |
Lohia Machinery Limited (LML) | India | |
Loncin | China | Manufactured by Longxin Motorcycle Industry Co., Ltd a subsidiary of Loncin Holdings; uses brand names Italika (Mexico), AKT (Colombia), Viper (Ukraine), Minsk (Russia & Belarus), and Zanella (Argentina) |
Mahindra | India | Mahindra Two Wheelers, a division of Mahindra & Mahindra |
Malaguti | Italy | KSR Group GmbH (Austria); relaunched 2018 after a 2011 bankruptcy[18] |
MBK (formerly Motobécane) | France | Yamaha |
Modenas | Malaysia | |
Moto | United States | US brand (of the US Tomos distributor) for selling Asian manufactured electric scooters[19] |
Motorini | United Kingdom? | Brand of Asian made scooters[20] (not to be confused with Moto Morini) |
MZ | Germany | |
NIU | China | All electric range[21] |
Peugeot | France | Joint venture between Mahindra and Mahindra and PSA |
PGO Scooters | Taiwan | Motive Power Industry |
Piaggio | Italy | Piaggio & C. SpA.; Production facilities in Italy and China |
Rex | Germany/China | German brand of Asian sourced scooters made by Baotian and Jinan Qingqi[22] |
Rivero | Germany | Demharter GmbH; German brand of Asian sourced scooters[23] |
Raine Scooters | Australia | Australian brand of Asian sourced scooters[24] |
Rieju | Spain | |
Royal Alloy | China/UK | Assembled in China and Thailand. Royal Alloy is the registered brand of RA Engineering Company Ltd. (a UK company directed by[25] the director of Hanway Motor, China, one of the Royal Alloy manufacturers). Imported and distributed by MotoGB in the UK[26] |
RUSI | Philippines | Philippine brand of Chinese sourced scooters[27] |
Qianjiang | China | Qianjiang Motorcycle |
Qingqi | China | Jinan Qingqi Motorcycle Co., Ltd |
SFM (formerly Sachs) | Germany | |
Scomadi | United Kingdom | Scomadi Worldwide Ltd; UK designed, assembled in Thailand with Asian components[28] |
Shineray | China | Chongqing Shineray Motorcycle CO., Ltd |
Sinnis | China | Jinan Qingqi Motorcycle Co., Ltd |
Solifer | Finland | Solifer Oy; once a manufacturer (1950s-1980s), scooters are now all Chinese imports |
SYM | Taiwan | |
Suzuki | Japan | Suzuki Motor Corporation; manufactured in various plants including in Japan, China (including Jincheng Group), and India[29] |
Tell | Switzerland | Brand of supermarket chain Landi; scooters are Chinese sourced |
Taiwan Golden Bee (TGB) | Taiwan | |
Tao Motors (TaoTao) | China | China imports[30][31] |
TNT | China | Brand used in France, Italy and New Zealand; manufactured by Ningbo Longjia Motorcycle Co., Ltd. |
TVS | India | Sundaram - Clayton Limited |
Unu | Germany | All electric range |
Ujet | Luxembourg | All electric range. Centreless wheel. |
Veleco | Poland | Brand manufactured by Veleco Jakub Marek.[32] Mostly a mobility scooter manufacturer, at least one road model has been sold using a Bosch electric motor. |
Vespa | Italy | Piaggio & C. SpA.; engine plant in Italy;[33] bodies built in various locations including Italy and Vietnam |
Vitacci | USA/China | USA based company selling China sourced imports[34] |
Vostok | Spain | All electric range by Vostok Electric[35] |
Warivo | India | Warivo motor is an Indian brand of electric scooter of which material is mainly sourced from China[36] |
Wasp Scooters | Australia | Aeon Motor[37] Retro styled scooter with Asian mechanicals using the same body (and possibily mechnicals) as the Motom LN[38] and Sachs LN151.[39] |
Wolf Brand Scooters | United States | US brand selling Asian manufactured scooters; previously called Gorilla Motor Works[40] |
Xingyue | China | |
Yamaha | Japan | Yamaha Corporation |
Yiying | China | Manufactured by Benzhou Vehicle Industry Group Co., Ltd. and Taizhou Huangyan Yiying Motorcycle Co., Ltd.[41] |
Zhongyu | China | Jiangmen Zhongyu Motor (Group) Co., Ltd.[42] |
Zongshen | China | Chongqing Zongshen Power Machinery Company; has a relationship with Piaggio through Zongshen Piaggio Foshan Motorcycle Co.,Ltd[43] |
Znen | China | Zhongneng Vehicle Group Co., Ltd.; petrol and electric scooters. Sold under numerous brands including Jinlun (worldwide), Lexmoto (UK), Tamoretti (UK, Netherlands), Dorton (Spain), Mondial (Turkey), and in the USA Paparazzi's, Flyscooters, Lance, and BMS. Owners of Moto Morini. |
Zunlong | China | Manufactured by Benzhou Vehicle Industry Group Co., Ltd. and Taizhou Huangyan Yiying Motorcycle Co., Ltd.[44] |
Z Electric Vehicle | USA | All electric range |
The content is sourced from: https://handwiki.org/wiki/Engineering:List_of_scooter_manufacturers