BAJAJ

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Indian two- and three-wheeler giant, the world’s largest maker of three-wheelers and one of its largest of motorcycles.

Founded: 29 November 1945, as Bajaj Trading Corporation
Headquarters: Pune, India
Makes: Motorcycles, scooters, auto rickshaws
Group: Bajaj Group

Bajaj began by importing and selling two- and three-wheelers in India. In 1959 it obtained a government licence to manufacture them and a licence from Piaggio to build Vespa scooters in India, and it became a public company in 1960.

It signed a technical agreement with Kawasaki in 1984, and with the launch of motorcycles in 1986 it moved from being a scooter maker to a general two-wheeler maker. Bajaj Auto is the world’s third-largest motorcycle manufacturer and the second-largest in India.

1945Bajaj Trading Corporation founded
1959Licence to build Vespa scooters
1960Becomes a public company
1984Technical agreement with Kawasaki
1986Motorcycles launched

BAJAJ Bajaj Tempo: the company that became Force Motors
BAJAJ Bajaj Spirit: the 60 cc scooterette of 1999
BAJAJ Bajaj Wave: a revised Saffire with CVT
BAJAJ Bajaj Legend: a four-stroke scooter of 1999
BAJAJ Bajaj Chetak: from Vespa licence to electric scooter
BAJAJ Bajaj Platina: the frugal 100 cc commuter
BAJAJ Bajaj XCD: the 125 with LCD instruments
BAJAJ Bajaj Pulsar: the bike that changed the Indian market
BAJAJ Bajaj Discover: a commuter line with too many versions
BAJAJ Bajaj Avenger: India’s first cruiser motorcycle
BAJAJ Bajaj CT 100: the entry-level commuter