Automobile Products of India was the only company in India that started manufacturing mopeds from 1955. TVS Motors launched India's first 50cc, 2 seater moped: TVS Moped 50. TVS also launched India's first indigenous scooterette: Scooty in 1994.


This segment has about one-fourth share in the Indian two wheeler industry. The moped exports account for about 8.4% of the total two wheeler exports from India.