KYMCO
11 entries
Taiwanese scooter and motorcycle manufacturer from Kaohsiung, founded in 1963 and making over half a million vehicles a year.
- Founded
- 1963
- Headquarters
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Brand
- KYMCO, since 1992
- Volume
- Over 570,000 vehicles a year
Kymco was founded in 1963 and originally made parts for Honda. It built its first complete scooter in 1970 and began marketing under the KYMCO name in 1992.
In the 2000s the company became the largest scooter manufacturer in Taiwan and the fifth largest in the world. It also supplies engines, including for the BMW G450 X Enduro and the range extender of the BMW i3.
- 1963Company founded
- 1970First complete scooter
- 1992Marketing under the KYMCO name begins
- 2008Chosen by BMW to supply Enduro engines
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KYMCO Kymco Quannon: the Taiwanese 125 cc sports bike
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KYMCO Kymco Sento: the small Taiwanese 50 cc moped
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KYMCO Kymco Agility: the Taiwanese scooter family built since 2005
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KYMCO Kymco Xciting: Kymco’s maxi-scooter since 2005
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KYMCO Kymco MXU: the Taiwanese all-terrain quad range
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KYMCO Kymco Venox 250: the Taiwanese V-twin cruiser
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KYMCO Kymco Maxxer: the Taiwanese sport quad from 2005
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KYMCO Kymco People: Kymco’s first high-wheeled scooter for Europe
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KYMCO Kymco Like: the Taiwanese answer to the Vespa
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KYMCO Kymco Downtown: Kymco’s mid-sized sport-tourer scooter
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KYMCO Kymco Super 8: the 14-inch Kymco scooter from 2007