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What we compareHero MotoCorpABC Motors
Country in archiveIndiaUnited Kingdom
Founded19841912
FounderBrijmohan Lall MunjalRonald Charteris
HeadquartersDelhi, Delhi, IndiaHersham, Surrey, UK
Name origin"Hero" is the brand name used by the Munjal brothers for their flagship company, Hero Cycles. The motorcycle venture first carried it alongside Honda as Hero Honda, and became Hero MotoCorp in 2011 after the partnership ended.ABC is short for All British (Engine) Company, the name of the firm founded in 1912. It was later renamed ABC Motors Ltd, keeping the initials.
HighlightsCD 100, Splendor, Karizma, Xpulse 200ABC 400, Skootamota
Earliest archived brand logo19841912
Latest archived logo20111912
Archived logo assets21

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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