Taiwanese scooter and motorcycle manufacturer Kymco is celebrating its 60th anniversary.The company, which began by producing components and bikes for Honda in 1964 has, since 1997, developed its own range of machinery. Now, it has set its sights on expanding in the UK and Ireland, with a focus on recruiting new dealers and extending its network.
The firm’s Kymco UK subsidiary has added nine new franchise dealerships across the UK and the Republic of Ireland since the beginning of 2024 – meaning continued rapid dealer growth, it claims. The nine new dealers include five offering new motorcycles and scooters and four specialising in the sales of new ATVs. Meanwhile, Kymco UK’s Irish ATV dealer expansion includes D A Forgie’s Lisburn branch – its second dealer in Northern Ireland – with Kilkenny Quads as the first Kymco ATV outlet in the Irish Republic.
Neil Keeble, national sales and marketing manager, said: “The addition of these new authorised franchised dealers in the UK and Ireland proves that Kymco is showing no signs of slowing down in its 60th year. In fact, continued growth in the number of dealers offering Kymco’s motorcycles, scooters and ATVs in the UK and Ireland shows that our reputation of selling high quality products at competitive prices is of ever-increasing value to consumers.”
Keeble added: “This year also marks 26 years of Kymco sales in the UK, 16 years since Kymco UK was formed, and six years since we began operating our mobility, motorcycle and ATV divisions together. As we continue to grow these three business divisions in the coming years, I would encourage any interested dealers looking to represent the brand to contact me directly.
“Finally, we are excited to see what the future brings, starting with the launch of the next generation Euro 5+ Kymco motorcycles and scooters later this year.”
New Kymco dealers
- Moto Martyn Motorcycles, Aberdare, South Wales
- Motorcycles 2 U, Redditch, Worcestershire
- My Moto, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Newcombe Motorcycles, Chelmsford, Essex
- Speedway Motorcycles, Cannock, West Midlands
- ARK ATVs, Minehead, Somerset
- JG Paxtons, Bentham, North Yorkshire
- D A Forgie, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
- Kilkenny Quads, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland