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What we compareLMLHero MotoCorp
Country in archiveIndiaIndia
Founded19721984
FounderLohia Machines Private LimitedBrijmohan Lall Munjal
HeadquartersKanpur, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDelhi, Delhi, India
Name originLML comes from the company's earlier name, Lohia Machines Limited. The initials were kept as the brand name when the firm moved from textile machinery into scooters and motorcycles."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.
HighlightsLML Star, Freedom, GraptorCD 100, Splendor, Karizma, Xpulse 200
Earliest archived brand logo20171984
Latest archived logo20222011
Archived logo assets22

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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