Mopeds India Limited

Mopeds India Limited
Type defunct
Industry Automotive
Founded 1965, Coimbatore
Headquarters Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India
Key people VLB Group, Founders
Products Suvega
Employees n/a

Mopeds India Limited was a two wheeler manufacturer based in India, which produces the Suvega range of Mopeds under technical collaboration with Motobécane of France. Its first model was the Motobécane Mobylette sold under the name Suvega Super 50.

History

The company was incorporated in Coimbatore as Mopeds India Limited by the textile group VLB under V. L. Balakrishnan. The plant was set up in early 1960s in Tirupathi. Though the central office was in Coimbatore, R&D was done in the Thirupathi plant. The first model, the Motobécane Mobylette, was designed in 1949 in France but was manufactured in several countries for the next 48 years, finally selling close to over 14 million mopeds.

Models

The models manufactured by Mopeds India were

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