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 A step-through frame (also known as open frame, drop frame, or low-step frame) is a type of bicycle frame, often used for utility bicycles, with a low or absent top tube or cross-bar. Traditionally, bicycles with a step-through frame were known ...

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

moped A moped ( ) is a type of small motorcycle, generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles. The term used to mean a similar vehicle except with both bicycle pedals and a motorcycle engine. Mopeds ty ...

s (some models could even be considered both a moped and a scooter). Adding to the confusion between them, in many jurisdictions smaller engined scooters (e.g. 50cc) are road registered in the same legal category as mopeds (often named "Moped" class), leading to scooters being casually referred to as "mopeds" in such areas.

Underbone An underbone is a type of motorcycle that uses structural tube framing with an overlay of plastic or non-structural body panels and contrasts with monocoque or unibody designs where pressed steel serves both as the vehicle's structure and body ...

s also share traits with scooters (e.g. 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).

Scooter brands in production

Scooter brands and manufacturers no longer in scooter production

*Accumolli (1950),

Piaggio Piaggio & C. SpA (Piaggio ) is an Italian motor vehicle manufacturer, which produces a range of two-wheeled motor vehicles and compact commercial vehicles under seven brands: Piaggio, Vespa, Gilera, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, and Scarabeo. ...

powered — Italy *Achilles (1953—1957) — West Germany * ACMA (Vespa) (1951—1962), Ateliers de Construction de Motocycles et Accessoires — France *Adonis (1949—1952), Société du Scooters Adonis; 50 and 75cc VAP engines — France *

Aermacchi Aermacchi was an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Formerly known as Aeronautica Macchi, the company was founded in 1912 by Giulio Macchi at Varese in north-western Lombardy as Nieuport-Macchi, to build Nieuport monoplanes under licence for the Ita ...

(1951—1969) — Italy *Aermoto (1938—1940),

Sachs Sachs is a German surname, meaning "man from Saxony". Sachs is a common surname among Ashkenazi Jews from Saxony, in the United States sometimes adopted in the variant Zaks, supposedly in reference to the Hebrew phrase ''Zera Kodesh Shemo'' (ZaKS), ...

powered — Italy * Agrati (1958—1965), Merged with Garelli in 1961, scooters branded as Garelli Capri from 1965 — Italy *

Allstate The Allstate Corporation is an American insurance company, headquartered in Northfield Township, Illinois, near Northbrook since 1967. Founded in 1931 as part of Sears, Roebuck and Co., it was spun off in 1993 but still partially owned by ...

/Sears (1948—1967), Brand of retailer

Sears Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...

to rebadge scooters manufactured by Cushman,

and

Puch Puch () is a manufacturing company located in Graz, Austria. The company was founded in 1899 by the industrialist Johann Puch and produced automobiles, bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles. It was a subsidiary of the large Steyr-Daimler-Puch cong ...

. The Allstate name was replaced with "Sears" for 1966-1967 — USA *American Motor Scooter Corporation (1960—1965), Clinton powered folding "suitcase" scooters; Founded by USA Lambretta parts dealer, taken over by American Lincoln Corporation — USA * Allwyn (1974—?), the Pushpak model was a Lambretta GP based scooter manufactured by

Andhra Pradesh Scooters Limited Andhra Pradesh Scooters Limited (APSL) was a scooter manufacturer founded in 1974 and operated until 1986 in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was owned by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Alwyn Puspak APSL started production of the Allyw ...

, who later also made licensed Vespa PL170s (1983-1986) — India *

Arctic Cat Arctic Cat is an American brand of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles manufactured in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The company was formed in 1960 and is now part of Textron Inc. Arctic Cat designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-t ...

(2000s) — USA *Ardent (1949—1954), Manufacture Française des Scooters Ardents; initially motorcycle scooter hybrids; Le Poulain and VAP engines — France *

Auteco Auteco (Auto Tecnica Colombiana S.A) is a Colombian motor vehicle manufacturer. It was the first motorcycle assembler in the country. History Auteco was founded on 1 September 1941 in Medellín. It initially distributed spare parts and petrol. ...

Lambretta /

(1954—1970s), small scale assembly of Lambrettas badged as "Auteco Lambretta"; (1990s), Bajaj importers — Colombia *Autoglider (1919—1922) — United Kingdom *

Autoped __NOTOC__ The Autoped was an early motor scooter or motorized scooter manufactured by the Autoped Company of Long Island City, New York from 1915 to 1922. The driver stood on a platform with 10-inch tires and operated the machine using only the ...

(1915–1921) — USA * (API) Lambretta / API (1955—1990), models called Lamby Polos after SIL obtained use of the Lambretta name in the 1970s — India * Bernardet (1948—1959) — France * Bianchi (1960s) Orsetto, also made under licence in the UK by

Raleigh Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...

as the Roma (1961-64) — Italy * BSA (1958—1965) — United Kingdom

Triumph Tigress/BSA Sunbeam The Triumph Tigress, also sold as the BSA Sunbeam, was a scooter designed to have good performance and handling for the motorcycle enthusiast. The entry of the BSA group into the scooter field was announced by Edward Turner in October 195 ...

*Bitri (1955—1964) — Netherlands *

Bond Bond or bonds may refer to: Common meanings * Bond (finance), a type of debt security * Bail bond, a commercial third-party guarantor of surety bonds in the United States * Chemical bond, the attraction of atoms, ions or molecules to form chemical ...

(1957—1962), Makers of

Bond Minicar Bond Minicar is a series of economical three-wheeled microcars which were manufactured by the British car manufacturer Sharp's Commercials Ltd (the company was renamed Bond Cars Limited in 1964), in Preston, Lancashire, between 1949 and 1966. ...

s; Villiers powered — United Kingdom *Bonvinci Marino (BM) (1959—1964), Models included Minotauro (75cc) and Pokerino (50cc) — Italy * Brockhouse Corgi (1946—1954), Civilian version of the military

Welbike The Welbike was a British single-seat folding motorcycle produced during World War II at the direction of Station IX — the "Inter Services Research Bureau" — based at Welwyn, UK, for use by Special Operations Executive (SOE). It has the dis ...

. Built by Brockhouse Engineering Ltd., and sold as brands including Indian Papoose in the USA — United Kingdom *

Brumana Pugliese Brumana Pugliese S.A. was a Brazilian motorcycle and scooter manufacturer that ceased trading in 1982. Its predecessor companies were Lambretta do Brasil and Pasco Lambretta. Lambretta do Brasil In 1955 Paulo Pascowitch obtained a licence to man ...

(1970—1980), Lambretta models plus its own models — Brazil *Busi (1940—1951) — Italy *

Cagiva Cagiva is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded in 1950 by Giovanni Castiglioni in Varese, originally producing small metal components. Giovanni's sons, Claudio and Gianfranco Castiglioni, went into the motorcycle industry in 1978. ...

— Italy *Cazenave (1954—1960), Mistral and Ydral engines — France *Centaur (1960—1965), Clinton powered folding "suitcase scooter" made by Alexander Reynolds Co. Folding Scooters — USA *

Čezeta The Čezeta is a motor scooter originally manufactured from 1957 to 1964 in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, (now the Czech Republic), by the Česká zbrojovka Strakonice (ČZ) company, which manufactured motorcycles from 1935 to 1997. ...

(CZ), (1957—1964) — Czechoslovak Socialist Republic *Concord (1950s), See Manurhin below — France * Cushman (1936—1965) — USA * Cycle-Scoot (1950s) — USA * Danmotor Vespa Indonesia (1970s), Licensed Vespa 90cc and 150cc models — Indonesia *DKR (1957—1967), DKR Company formed by Day & Robinson of Willenhall Radiators, and

Cyril Kieft Cyril Kieft (1911–2004) was a Welsh industrialist and racing driver. He founded Kieft Cars Kieft Cars, founded by Cyril Kieft, was a British car company that built Formula Three racing cars and some road going sports cars in a factory ...

, Villiers engined. — United Kingdom *

DKW DKW (''Dampf-Kraft-Wagen'', en, "steam-powered car", also ''Deutsche Kinder-Wagen'' en, "German children's car". ''Das-Kleine-Wunder'', en, "the little wonder" or ''Des-Knaben-Wunsch'', en, "the boy's wish"- from when the company built to ...

(1921—1922, 1954–1957) — Germany / West Germany * DMW (1957—1967) — United Kingdom * Doodle Bug (1946—1948), built by the Beam Manufacturing Company, and sold by retailer Gambles store chain under the Hiawatha name — USA *

Douglas Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals *Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking * Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil ...

(Vespa) (1951—1965), licence built Vespas — United Kingdom *

Ducati Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. () is the motorcycle-manufacturing division of Italian company Ducati, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. The company is directly owned by Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini, whose German parent company is Au ...

— Italy * Durkopp (1954—1960) — West Germany *FAKA (1952—1957), Took over production of Walba scooters — West Germany * (Fenwick) Lambretta (1951—1960) — France *FIAMC (Fabbrica Italiana Auto Moto Cicli) (1950s) — Italy * Fly / Flyscooters (2006—2010), Florida based distributors of Chinese and Taiwanese built scooters, particularly Znen — USA *Frambretta (1970s—?), Truck versions of

Siambretta SIAM (an acronym from Sección Industrial Amasadoras Mecánicas, formerly SIAM Di Tella) is an Argentine home appliance brand, currently owned by "Grupo Industrial Newsan", a leader of the segment in the region. The original "Siam Di Tella" company ...

's licence built Lambrettas — Argentina *

Fuji Fuji may refer to: Places China * Fuji, Xiangcheng City (付集镇), town in Xiangcheng City, Henan Japan * Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan * Fuji River * Fuji, Saga, town in Saga Prefecture * Fuji, Shizuoka, city in Shizuoka Prefec ...

(1946—1968), In addition to the Rabbit marque of

Fuji Heavy Industries is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate primarily involved in both terrestrial and aerospace transportation manufacturing. It is best known for its line of Subaru automobiles. Founded in 1953, the company was formerly named ( ...

(parent company of Subaru), Fuji also made the Go-Devil folding "suitcase scooter" from 1964 to 1967 — Japan * Garelli (1965—1970), post-merger re-branding of the Agrati Capri — Italy *Generic (2000s), Former brand of Austrian KSR Group used for Asian imports — Austria * Glas Gogo (1950—1967) — West Germany *Gitan (1960s), produced by Moto Gitane, models included the 50cc Joligri — Italy *Guizzo (1955—1964), built by Palmieri & Gulinelli of Bologna — Italy *

Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depre ...

— USA *

Heinkel Heinkel Flugzeugwerke () was a German aircraft manufacturing company founded by and named after Ernst Heinkel. It is noted for producing bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe in World War II and for important contributions to high-speed flight, with ...

(1953—1965) — West Germany *

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the ...

(1950s—1970s), Absorbed into Sachs in 1963. Models included the E1 electric scooter in the 1970s — West Germany *Hoffman (Vespa) (1950—1955), licence built Vespas — West GermanyVespa, Giorgio Sarti, ISBN 0-7603-2577-4, page 155 *

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

— USA * Iso (1948—1957) — Italy * IWL (1955—1965) — East Germany * James (1960—1962?), 150cc two-stroke — United Kingdom * Jawa (1950s—1960s & 1990s), '60s models include the Manet and Tatran — Czechoslovak Socialist Republic / Czech Republic *Jonghi (1953—1957) — France * Kieft (1955—1957), Importer and distributor of the German Hercules Company mopeds and scooters; Succeeded by the DKR Company — United Kingdom *Kilworth (1920s), designed by

Alvis Alvis may refer to: *Alvis Car and Engineering Company, British luxury car and military vehicle manufacturer which later became Alvis plc *Alvis plc (formerly United Scientific Holdings plc), a defence contractor which acquired Alvis Cars and beca ...

car engineer Captain Smith-Clarke; the forerunner to modern CVT automatic scooters — United Kingdom *

Kinetic Kinetic (Ancient Greek: κίνησις “kinesis”, movement or to move) may refer to: * Kinetic theory, describing a gas as particles in random motion * Kinetic energy, the energy of an object that it possesses due to its motion Art and ent ...

(1998—2008) — India * Kinetic Honda (1984—1998) — India * Kosty/Kauba (1952 (Kosty), 1953—1956 (Kauba)),

Rotax Rotax is the brand name for a range of internal combustion engines developed and manufactured by the Austrian company BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG (until 2016 BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co. KG), in turn owned by the Canadian Bombardier Recreational Produc ...

2 stroke engines, models included the Lux 98 and Lux 125 — Austria *

Kreidler Kreidler was a German manufacturer of bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles. Kreidler was originally based in Kornwestheim, between Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart. It was founded in 1903 as "Kreidlers Metall- und Drahtwerke" (Kreidlers metal and wire f ...

— Germany *

Krupp The Krupp family (see pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, is notable for its production of steel, artillery, ammunition and other armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG (Friedrich Krupp ...

(1919–1922), licence built

— Germany *

KTM KTM AG (Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, formerly KTM Sportmotorcycle AG) is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and sports car manufacturer owned by Pierer Mobility AG and the Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto. It was formed in 1992 but traces ...

— Austria *Lacombe (1948—1954), P.P. Roussey two-stroke engines; also known as the Comindus. — France *

Lambretta Lambretta () is the brand name of mainly motor scooters, initially manufactured in Milan, Italy, by Innocenti. The name is derived from the word Lambrate, the suburb of Milan named after the river Lambro which flows through the area, and whe ...

(

Innocenti Innocenti () was an Italian machinery works, originally established by Ferdinando Innocenti in 1920. Over the years, they produced Lambretta scooters as well as a range of automobiles, mainly of British Leyland origins. The brand was retired in ...

parent factory) (1947—1972) — Italy * Lambretta do Brasil (formerly Pasco Lambretta) (1955—1964) — Brazil * Lamby (1977—1990), brand of API — India *

Laverda Laverda (''Moto Laverda S.A.S. – Dottore Francesco Laverda e fratelli'') was an Italian manufacturer of high performance motorcycles. The motorcycles in their day gained a reputation for being robust and innovative. The Laverda brand was abs ...

(1960—1962), models included Mini 60 and Mini-Scooter. (2000—2004), re-branded Asian sourced scooters — Italy * LML (formerly Lohia Machines Ltd) (1984—2017), Licensed partner of

until 1999 building

Vespa Vespa () is an Italian luxury brand of scooters and mopeds manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy t ...

based scooters, including the Select and Star models. Bankrupt 2017, factory dismantled and plant sold off (but as of 2021 planning to return as LML Electric with electric scooters) — India * Lohner (1950—1963), Rotax-Sachs and ILO engines; Merged with the Rotax engine company to form Lohner-Rotax in 1959 — Austria * MAC (1972—1977), brand of API — India * Maico (1955—1966), models included the Maicoletta — West Germany *Manet (1960s), models included the S100 and Tatran 125. Taken over by Jawa, production ended 1967 — Czechoslovak Socialist Republic * Manurhin (1952—1962), Initially a licensed DKW Hobby scooter; sold in the UK as Concord brand — France *Mercury (1956—1958) (not to be confused with USA Mercury), Models included 50cc Hermes — United Kingdom *

Messerschmitt Messerschmitt AG () was a German share-ownership limited, aircraft manufacturing corporation named after its chief designer Willy Messerschmitt from mid-July 1938 onwards, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, in parti ...

(Vespa) (1955—1964), licence built Vespas — West Germany *Meteora (1950s), NSU powered — Italy *M.I.S.A. (Vespa) (1954—1962) Motor Industry Société Anonyme assembled 125 & 150 Vespa models, sold as Vespa — Belgium *

Mitsubishi The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries. Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group historically descended from the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company which existed from 1870 ...

(1946—1963) — Japan *Molot (1999—?), See Vyatka below — Russia *

Monark Monark, also known as Cykelfabriken Monark AB and Monark AB, is a Swedish bicycle, moped and motorcycle manufacturer, established in Varberg, Sweden, in 1908 by the industrialist Birger Svensson. As of 2016, Monark is valued at 11.5 billion k ...

(1957—1969) — Sweden * Motobi (1963—1968), 50 and 100cc scooters; Relaunched by Austrian partnership in 2010 including a scooter line — Italy *Motoflash (1950s), 50cc and 75cc two-stroke engines — Italy *Motobloc / Riva Sport Industries (RSI) (1950s), Initially sold the Swiss AMI scooter as the Ami Motobloc. The Sulky was developed with RSI — France *

Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer and the oldest European manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production. Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its historic role in Italy's motorcycling ma ...

(1950—1966) — Italy *Motus (20??—2017), Christchurch based NZ brand that sold Taizhou Zhongneng Motorcycle Co. Ltd. scooters manufactured in China — New Zealand *

Motovespa Motovespa or Moto Vespa is the Spanish license holder for the production of Vespa motor scooters. Motovespa has been taken over by Vespa parent manufacturer Piaggio. These Spanish Vespas often differed in composition from their Italian counterpart ...

(1953—2000), licensed Vespas, taken over by

— Spain *Moto-Zeta (2000s), Italian company selling imported Chinese scooters of 50-250cc in Europe — Italy *

MV Agusta MV Agusta (, full name: MV AGUSTA Motor S.p.A., original name: Meccanica Verghera Agusta or MV) is a motorcycle manufacturer founded by Count Domenico Agusta on 19 January 1945 as one of the branches of the Agusta aircraft company near Milan in ...

(1950s) — Italy *Nibbio (1947—1952), Initially manufactured by Gianca, transferring to San Christopher in 1949 — Italy * NSU (1951—1957), licensed Lambretta 125cc LC; from 1956 their own "Prima" range based on modified Lambretta designs — Germany * N-Zeta (1960s) — New Zealand *Paloma (1954—1969), Etablissements Michel Humblot; Acquired by Cazenave in 1964 — France * Parilla (1952—1959) Levriere 125cc and 150cc models — Italy * (Pasco) Lambretta (1964—1982), Originally Lambretta do Brasil, became Brumana Pugliese S.A. making its own small motorcycle models and a modified Lambretta Series III — Brazil * Peirspeed, Re-badged TGB — USA * Piatti (1954—1957) — Belgium / United Kingdom *

Powell Manufacturing Company Powell Manufacturing Company (PMC) was a company based in southern California, widely known for its line of motor scooters that peaked in popularity in the late 1940s. From September 1954 to March 1957, Powell manufactured "Sport Wagon" pickup t ...

(1940s) — USA *Prina (1949—1954) — Italy *Prior (1950s), Rebadged German Hercules scooters by Industria Ltd of London for the UK and Commonwealth markets, models included the Viscount — United Kingdom/West Germany *

— Austria *

Rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit sp ...

, (1946—1968), Brand of

. The first model, S-1, entered production 6 months before the Vespa — Japan *Ravat — France *

Renault Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans, and in the past has manufactured ...

(2000s), Car manufacturer Renault sold an Italian made roofed scooter (which was a joint venture between

Benelli Benelli may refer to: *Benelli Armi SpA, an Italian firearm manufacturer *Benelli (motorcycles), an Italian motorcycle manufacturer *HSR-Benelli, an Austrian-Italian manufacturer of personal watercraft *Andrea Benelli (born 1960), Italian sports sho ...

and Adiva SRL), as the Renault Full Time — France *Reynolds Runabout (1919—1924), Jackson Car Manufacturing Co and later by A. W. Wall — United Kingdom * Riverside (1960s), Brand of retailer

Montgomery Ward Montgomery Ward is the name of two successive U.S. retail corporations. The original Montgomery Ward & Co. was a world-pioneering mail-order business and later also a leading department store chain that operated between 1872 and 2001. The curr ...

manufactured by various imported makes, including the Japanese Mitsubishi Silver Pigeon — USA *

Rock-Ola The Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation is an American developer and manufacturer of juke boxes and related machinery. It was founded in 1927 by Coin-Op pioneer David Cullen Rockola to manufacture slot machines, scales, and pinball machines. The ...

(1938—1940) — USA * Royal Enfield India (1962—1970s) Fantabulous model, 175cc 2-stroke Villiers powered — India *

Rumi Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( fa, جلال‌الدین محمد رومی), also known as Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī (), Mevlânâ/Mawlānā ( fa, مولانا, lit= our master) and Mevlevî/Mawlawī ( fa, مولوی, lit= my ma ...

(1954—1969) Formichino model — Italy *Salsbury (1936—1950), Californian businessman E. Foster Salsbury introduced the CVT. Models included the Motor Glide (the world's first commercially viable motor scooter). — USA *

Schwinn The Schwinn Bicycle Company is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets bicycles under the eponymous brand name. The company was originally founded by Ignaz Schwinn (1860–1948) in Chicago in 1895. It became the dominant manuf ...

— USA *Scootavia (1951—1956) — France *Scoto (1949—1950), Moped/scooter hybrid built by MGT (Million-Guiet-Tubauto) — France *Scotta (1952—1953), 125cc Motorcycle/scooter hybrid — France * Serveta / Lambretta SAL (1954—1989), License built Lambrettas, named "Lambretta SAL" after 1982 — Spain *

Siam Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

-bretta / Siambretta (1948—1970), Licence built Lambrettas — Argentina *Siamoto (1996—1999), Models included the Scross off-road scooter — Italy *SICRAF (Paul Vallée Motos) (1949—1954), Societe Industrielle de Construction et de Recherches Automobiles de France; Aubier-Dunne and Ydral engines — France *SIM (Società Italiana Motoscooters) / SIM-Moretti (1953—1955) — Italy *Simard (1951—1954), Ydral and AMC engines — France *Simonetta / San Cristoforo (1952—1954), Later version of the Nibbio built by San Cristoforo under licence from Ravat of France — Italy * Simson (1955—2002) — East Germany / Germany * Solex (1968—1974), Micron moped with a scooter form-factor — France *Stewart (1959—1963), acquired by BSA — New Zealand *Strolch/Progress (1950—1960), Models included Rascal, Vagabond, Little Monkey. Name was changed to Progress in 1954 — West Germany *

Sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core. The Sun radiates this energy mainly as light, ultraviolet, and infrared radi ...

(1957—1964), Sun Cycle & Fittings Co Ltd was absorbed by Raleigh Industries in 1958. Models included the Roma, a licence built Bianchi — United Kingdom *

Swallow The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae, are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. Highly adapted to aerial feeding, they have a distinctive appearance. The ...

(1946—1951) — United Kingdom *Tamoto (1949—1951) Motorcycle/scooter hybrids — France *

Tempo In musical terminology, tempo ( Italian, 'time'; plural ''tempos'', or ''tempi'' from the Italian plural) is the speed or pace of a given piece. In classical music, tempo is typically indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece (ofte ...

(1957—1959),

powered; produced at Progress-Werke-Oberkirch AG in Germany — Norway *

Terrot Terrot was a motorcycle manufacturer in Dijon, France. Charles Terrot and Wilhelm Stücklen had founded a machinery factory in Cannstatt, Germany in 1862, and Terrot added a branch factory in Dijon in 1887, and in 1890 the Dijon factory added ...

(1952—1957) — France *

Tomos Tomos ( sl, link=yes, Tovarna, Motorjev, Sežana, "Motorcycle Company Sežana") was a moped manufacturer based in Koper, Slovenia. It was founded in 1948. Tomos acquired a production license from Puch to produce moped models under the Tomos name ...

/ Tomos Puch (1950s—?), Moped manufacturer with scooter-like models and a license built Puch scooter. Bankrupt 2019 — Slovenia (former Yugoslavia) *

TN'G Formally Twist N' Go, TNG is a motor scooter brand of CMSI, an importer, assembler, and distributor in the United States with more than 150 dealers and service centers. CMSI imports motor scooter components from China, Taiwan, Japan and the U.S. ...

— USA *Toscane (1947) — Italy *

Triumph The Roman triumph (Latin triumphus) was a celebration for a victorious military commander in ancient Rome. For later imitations, in life or in art, see Trionfo. Numerous later uses of the term, up to the present, are derived directly or indirectl ...

(1959—1970), models included the

Tina Tina may refer to: People * Tina (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name ''Tina'' Places * Tina, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Tina, Tunisia, a town in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia *Tina, Guadalcanal, Solom ...

and Tigress — United Kingdom * TWN (Triumph-Werk Nurnberg AG) (1955) — Germany * "Tula" / TMZ (1955—1989) Initially based on the German Goggo TA200, Tula also made three-wheeled scooters — USSR (Russia) *Valmobile (1955—1961), Victor Bouffort folding "suitcase scooter" design manufactured by Martin-Moulet in France (1955–56), and Hirano Motorcycle Company of Japan (1956–61) — France & Japan * Velocette (1960—1964) — United Kingdom *

Vento Vento may refer to: * Vento (surname), a Finnish and Italian surname * Vento (motorcycle manufacturer), an Italian motorcycle manufacturer * Volkswagen Vento (A3), a German compact sedan * Volkswagen Vento (A05), a German subcompact sedan * V ...

— USA *Venus (1953—1955) — Germany * Victa (1960s),

Fuji Rabbit The Fuji Rabbit is a motor scooter produced in Japan by Fuji Heavy Industries (now Subaru Corporation) from 1946 through 1968. The Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan rates the Fuji Rabbit S-1 model introduced in 1946 as one of their ''240 ...

scooters assembled and sold by Australasian outdoor garden equipment manufacturer Victa in New Zealand — New Zealand * Vijai (1975—1997), Lambretta GP/DL made by state-owned Scooters India Ltd (SIL), with plant acquired from the defunct Lambretta. Sold as the Vijai brand in India and as Lambretta for export markets. After 1997 it focused on three-wheelers until its closure in 2021 — India *Vivani (1952) — Italy * Vyatka (1956—1979; 1999—?) Initially an unlicensed copy of the Vespa 150; In 1999 Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant was renamed Molot and started production of the Strizh scooter, but by 2017 was struggling financially — USSR (Russia) / Russia *Walba (1949—1952), One of the first post-war German scooters, production taken over by FAKA — West Germany * WFM (Warszawska Fabryka Motocykli) (1959—1965) Manufacturers of the Osa scooter, the Polish People's Republic's only native scooter — Poland *

Yulon Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. () is a Taiwanese automaker and importer. Taiwan's biggest automaker as of 2010, Yulon is known for building Nissan models under license. The original romanization of the company's name is Yue Loong, but in 1992 the company ...

(1964—?) Car-maker Yulon Motor Co. Ltd. license built

models — Taiwan *Zeta (1948—1954) — Italy *ZID (2000s) Degtyaryov Plant motorcycle manufacturer sold Lifan based scooters until at least 2018 — Russia *

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(1953—1964), models included the

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and RS50 — West Germany

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Scooter brands and manufacturers no longer in scooter production

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