List of motor scooter manufacturers and brands
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A scooter (also known by the full name motor-scooter), is a subset of motorcycles with a step-through frame, a seat, and a platform for the rider's feet (as opposed to straddling the vehicle like a conventional motorcycle). Other common (but non-defining) 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, shiftless transmissions, and an alternative to a chain drive.
Scooters can share some traits with mopeds (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 conventional mopeds (often named "Moped" class), leading to scooters being casually referred to as "mopeds" in such areas. Underbones also can 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 platform for the rider's feet, 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 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 (1951–1969) — Italy
Aermoto (1938–1940), Sachs powered — Italy
Agrati (1958–1965), Merged with Garelli in 1961, scooters branded as Garelli Capri from 1965 — Italy
Allstate/Sears (1948–1967), Brand of retailer Sears to rebadge scooters manufactured by Cushman, Piaggio and Puch. 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, who later also made licensed Vespa PL170s (1983–1986) — India
Arctic Cat (2000s) — USA
Ardent (1949–1954), Manufacture Française des Scooters Ardents; initially motorcycle scooter hybrids; Le Poulain and VAP engines — France
Auteco Lambretta / Auteco (1954—1970s), small scale assembly of Lambrettas badged as "Auteco Lambretta"; (1990s), Bajaj importers — Colombia
Autoglider (1919–1922) — United Kingdom
Autoped (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 as the Roma (1961–64) — Italy
BSA (1958–1965) — United Kingdom
Bitri (1955–1964) — Netherlands
Bond (1957–1962), Makers of Bond Minicars; 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. Built by Brockhouse Engineering Ltd., and sold as brands including Indian Papoose in the USA — United Kingdom
Brumana Pugliese (1970–1980), Lambretta models plus its own models — Brazil
Busi (1940–1951) — Italy
Cagiva — Italy
Cazenave (1954–1960), Mistral and Ydral engines — France
Centaur (1960–1965), Clinton powered folding "suitcase scooter" made by Alexander Reynolds Co.
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