The story
Founded by Ricardo Salinas Pliego in 2004.1
Italika began operations in 2004 under the initiative of businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego. In 2008, it established an assembly plant in Toluca, State of Mexico, with a production capacity of 760,000 motorcycles annually. The company sold its millionth motorcycle on March 23, 2011, reaching two million units by 2014.
In 2015, Italika earned recognition as a Socially Responsible Company and, the following year, launched its first fully electric model along with the Italika Racing sports platform. The company opened its fifth production line in 2018, and by 2019, had reached five million customers.
In 2020, Italika introduced its second generation of electric vehicles, expanded its production capacity to 800,000 units annually in 2021, and surpassed seven million customers by 2022, earning its eighth consecutive Socially Responsible Company award.
In 2023, Italika reached eight million customers and partnered with the delivery company Rappi to provide road safety education for delivery drivers. According to Infobae, Italika now operates approximately 1,000 service centers.
From Wikipedia’s article on Italika, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4