Incorporated as Lohia Machines
Private Limited in 1972, the company was engaged in manufacture of
synthetic yarn manufacturing machines in technical collaboration with ARCT, France. In 1978, it became a
public limited company and diversified into processing synthetic yarn. In 1984 a technical collaboration agreement was signed with
Piaggio of Italy and a
scooter project was set up. The relationship with
Piaggio was redefined to that of a partner in 1990, both partners having equal equity participation of 23.6% each. The first model produced was a scooter powered by a 100 cc engine; the range was soon expanded with the LML Supremo, the Indian version of the
Vespa Cosa, and in the 1993 the LML Select, a replica of the
Vespa T5, with new age technology and aesthetics, and became an instant success. From the joint venture between LML and Piaggio, the Vespa Automobile Company Limited was established as a subsidiary responsible for producing Piaggio-branded Vespa PX scooters for the domestic market and, under the LML Vespa brand, the NV3, Alfa, T5 and 4W models. Through this agreement, LML acquired the tooling, know-how and components required to assemble Vespa PX scooters within the local market. and other institutions and the factory reopened on 8 March 2008 to manufacture geared
Vespa style scooters, primarily for export. In the year 2008, LML appointed K K Shangloo as Special Director on the Board of Company under the provisions of Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985. In the year 2009 LML launched the 4 stroke scooter which was identical to the 2 stroke counterpart, but had a different internal mechanism with 4 stroke engine. In the year 2013, LML relaunched
LML Freedom DX, a 110 cc bike in the Commuter category. In the year 2016, LML launched the Star 125 Lite automatic version on a small frame. It also launched the 150 cc variant of the automatic as Star Euro 150. Star Euro 200 a geared version of the four stroke was also launched. Around 2016, LML launched its three-wheeler the LML Buddy. LML issued a notice of insolvency on 2 June 2017. As of August 2020, the factory has been dismantled completely, spares, machines and scooters scrapped, toolings partly sold to SIP scooter shop of Germany. ==See also==