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Motobécane

Logo: Alf van Beem, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

French manufacturer of bicycles

Motobécane was a French manufacturer of bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, and other small vehicles, established in 1923. "Motobécane" is a compound of "moto", short for motorcycle; "bécane" is slang for "bike." Motobécane is a different corporation from Motobecane USA, which imports a wide range of bicycles from Taiwan manufactured by Kinesis Industry Co. Ltd. under the Motobécane trademark.2 It is part of Yamaha Motor Company.1 It ceased to exist in 1982.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1923Founded1

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Motobécane was a French manufacturer of bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, and other small vehicles, established in 1923. "Motobécane" is a compound of "moto", short for motorcycle; "bécane" is slang for "bike."2

Corporate structure

Motobécane is part of a group headed by Yamaha Motor Company. 21 entities, 12 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Yamaha Motor Company 静岡県 磐田市, Japan
    • Motobécane Saint-Quentin
    • Yamaha Motor Biz Partner Subsidiary · Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
    • Yamaha Motor España Subsidiary · L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
    • Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Subsidiary
    • Yamaha Motor Pakistan Subsidiary · Karachi
    • Yamaha Motor Powered Products Subsidiary · Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
    • Yamaha Motor Robotics Holdings Subsidiary
    • Yamaha Motor Taiwan Subsidiary
    • YAMAHA MOTOR AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. Subsidiary · 100% · Wetherill Park, Australia
    • Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands
      • Inhan Tehtaat Oy Ab Subsidiary · 100% · Raisio, Finland
      • YAMAHA MOTOR FINANCE FRANCE SAS Subsidiary · Argenteuil, France
    • YAMAHA MOTOR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Surajpur, India
    • YAMAHA MOTOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Gautam Buddha Nagar, India
    • INDIA YAMAHA MOTOR PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Gautam Buddha Nagar, India
    • MBK Subsidiary · France
    • YAMAHA MOTOR DE MEXICO SA DE CV Subsidiary · Ciudad Adolfo López Mateos, Mexico
    • YAMAHA MOTOR FINANCE COLOMBIA S.A.S Subsidiary · Medellin, Colombia
    • YAMAHA MOTOR INDIA SALES PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
    • Yamaha Stadium Owned · Iwata, Japan

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by MBK1

Timeline

  1. 1982Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1923Founded Founded in Pantin1

Sources

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