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Italika

Logo: www.italika.com.mx, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Mexican motorcycle company

Comercializadora de Motocicletas de Calidad, S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Italika, is a Mexican motorcycle brand established on November 1, 2004, by Ricardo Salinas Pliego. Italika operates two assembly plants —one in Tlalpan, Mexico City, and another in Toluca, State of Mexico—and distributes products across Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. With over eight million customers, Italika is the top-selling motorcycle brand in Mexico.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2004Founded1
  • Industryindustrial manufacturing1
  • HeadquartersToluca de Lerdo1
  • Websiteitalika.mx

Comercializadora de Motocicletas de Calidad, S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Italika, is a Mexican motorcycle brand established on November 1, 2004, by Ricardo Salinas Pliego. Italika operates two assembly plants —one in Tlalpan, Mexico City, and another in Toluca, State of Mexico—and distributes products across Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. With over eight million customers, Italika is the top-selling motorcycle brand in Mexico.2

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

Leadership

Who has led Italika, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • motorcycle

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Assembly Plant

Italika's assembly plant, known as Ensamblika, is situated in the Toluca 2000 Industrial Park, State of Mexico. The facility comprises six assembly lines, achieving an annual production capacity of 850,000 motorcycles, with a maximum installed capacity of 1.2 million. On average, one motorcycle is assembled every sixty seconds on each line.

Products

Italika offers a wide range of products divided into categories such as Motorcycles, Work, Z-Line, Sport, Dual Purpose, ATVs, Chopper, Vort-X, Crossover, Cafe Racer and Electric models. Additionally, Italika sells accessories and spare parts and operates a riding evaluation center in Mexico City, where customers can obtain their riding certificates. The company also provides after-sales support through its service centers, with all models carrying a two-year or 20,000-kilometer warranty.

Models

Italika makes models of street legal motorcycles.

90 cc (90 cm3; 5.5 cu in) Underbone moped, or step-through motorcycle

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125 cc (125 cm3; 7.6 cu in) Standard Vespa-style scooter

125 cc (125 cm3; 7.6 cu in) Motorcycle

150 cc (150 cm3; 9.2 cu in) Standard Motorcycle and a scooter

175 cc (175 cm3; 10.7 cu in) Standard Vespa-style scooter

180 cc (180 cm3; 11 cu in) Motorcycle

200 cc (200 cm3; 12.2 cu in) Motorcycle

250 cc (250 cm3; 15.3 cu in) Standard and Sportbikes, and ATV's

Italika also makes a variety of offroad ATVs

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Timeline

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