Lambretta

Breaking News - SIL Lambretta factory close to be demolished

Thuesday 05 April, 2022

The end of an era is near. There were rumors in 2019 about the closure of Scooters India Limited, and in January 2021 it became official that the Indian cabinet had taken the decision to close SIL. What was Scooters India Limited? The SIL company took over the rights and tooling to manufacture the Lambretta from Innocenti in 1971. It took a while for the factory to be set up and put into operation. But from 1975 onwards, they produced and marketed the Vijai Deluxe (DL) two-wheelers and later the Vijai Super for the domestic market and the Lambretta GP for the export markets. In addition to two-wheeler production, they also manufactured three-wheelers, mainly for the domestic market. Two-wheeler production was discontinued in 1997 and from then on the focus was on tricycles and Lambretta spare parts for the export market. The SIL scooters were popular in the 90s, and the Scooter Center also imported a few containers full of brand new SIL Lambretta GP 200s back then. Now it seems that the factory will be demolished very soon. Our friend Abhi was kind enough to send us some pictures he recently took at the SIL factory. Who knows, maybe the last ones. The end of an era!

SCOOTERS INDIA LIMITED BRIEF FACTS:

Established in 1972 as Scooters India Limited.
The company's factory owes its origin to the Italian company Innocenti, from whom it bought the factory and machinery, design, documentation, copyright etc. The company is also said to own the worldwide rights to the brand names LAMBRETTA / LAMBRO.
In 1975, the company started commercial production of scooters under the brand name Vijai DL (later Vijai Super) for the domestic market and Lambretta for overseas markets.
Located at 16 km milestone, southwest of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, on No. 25 and well connected by road, rail and air.
Key player in supplying Lambretta enthusiasts all over the world till late 90's.