The document details the entry of various Indian firms into the two-wheeler industry from 1955-1999. It outlines the period of entry, name of the Indian firm, any foreign collaborators, vehicle segments, and brand names. Key firms included Enfield India, Bajaj Auto, Escorts, and Hero Honda (which later became Hero Motocorp). Foreign collaborators included companies from the UK, Italy, Japan, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. Vehicle segments included motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, and more.
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The Evolution and Structure of the Two-wheeler Industry in India
The document details the entry of various Indian firms into the two-wheeler industry from 1955-1999. It outlines the period of entry, name of the Indian firm, any foreign collaborators, vehicle segments, and brand names. Key firms included Enfield India, Bajaj Auto, Escorts, and Hero Honda (which later became Hero Motocorp). Foreign collaborators included companies from the UK, Italy, Japan, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. Vehicle segments included motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, and more.
The document details the entry of various Indian firms into the two-wheeler industry from 1955-1999. It outlines the period of entry, name of the Indian firm, any foreign collaborators, vehicle segments, and brand names. Key firms included Enfield India, Bajaj Auto, Escorts, and Hero Honda (which later became Hero Motocorp). Foreign collaborators included companies from the UK, Italy, Japan, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. Vehicle segments included motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, and more.
Period of entry Name of the Name of foreign Segment Brand name of Indian firm collaborator, if any product 1955 - 1969 Enfield India Ltd. Enfield Ltd., U.K. motorcycle Royal Enfield 350 (EIL)* cc Automobile Innocenti Ltd., Italy scooter Lambretta Products of India (API)* Bajaj Auto Ltd. Piaggio Ltd., Italy scooter Vespa (BAL) Ideal Jawa Pvt. Ltd. Jawa Ltd., motorcycle Yezdi, 250 cc (IJPL)* Czechoslovakia Escorts Ltd. (EL)* CEKOP, Poland motorcycle Rajdoot, 175cc 1970 - 1980 Kinetic Engineering - moped Luna Ltd. (KEL) Scooters India Ltd. - scooter Vijai (SIL)* Maharashtra Scoters - scooter Priya Ltd. (MSL) Majestic Auto Ltd. - moped Hero Majestic (MAL) Sundaram Clayton - moped TVS 50 cc Ltd. (SCL) 1981 - 1990 TVS Suzuki, Japan motorcycle Ind-Suzuki 100 cc
Bajaj Auto Ltd. Kawasaki, Japan motorcycle Kawasaki Bajaj
100 cc
Escorts Ltd. Yamaha, Japan motorcycle Yamaha RX 100 cc
Hero Majestic Ltd. Honda, Japan motorcycle Hero Honda 100 cc
Kinetic Engineering Honda, Japan scooter NH 100 cc
1991-1999 Bajaj Auto Ltd. - moped - scooterette Sunny
TVS - scooter - scooterette Scooty Kinetic Honda scooter - scooterette Marvel TVS - scooter Spectra Kinetic Motors** - scooterette Style * indicates firms/brands whose sales declined in the eighties ** In 1998, the joint venture between the Firodias Group of India (Kinetic) and Honda of Japan came to an end when the former bought out Honda’s stake of 51%. However in return for royalty and technical fees, Honda continued to supply technical know-how to the new Kinetic Motors Company Ltd. (KMCL).