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===Today=== [[File:Royal Enfield Bullet, Rewalsar 2010.jpg|thumb|[[Royal Enfield Bullet]]]] In the 21st century, the motorcycle industry is mainly dominated by Indian and Japanese motorcycle companies. In addition to the large capacity motorcycles, there is a large market in smaller capacity (less than 300 cc) motorcycles, mostly concentrated in Asian and African countries and produced in China and India.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} A Japanese example is the 1958 [[Honda Super Cub]], which went on to become the biggest selling vehicle of all time, with its 60 millionth unit produced in April 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/05/honda-sells-its/ |title=Honda Sells Its 60 Millionth β Yes, Millionth β Super Cub |magazine=Autopia |publisher=Wired |date=23 May 2008 |access-date=28 January 2010 |last=Squatriglia |first=Chuck |archive-date=27 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427001611/http://www.wired.com/2008/05/honda-sells-its |url-status=live }}</ref> Today, this area is dominated by mostly [[:Category:Motorcycle manufacturers of India|Indian companies]] with [[Hero MotoCorp]] emerging as the world's largest manufacturer of two wheelers. Its [[Hero Honda Splendor|Splendor]] model has sold more than 8.5 million to date.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hero Honda splendor sells more than 8.5 million units |url=http://www.indiacar.net/news/n60044.htm |publisher=indiacar.net |access-date=10 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221200612/http://www.indiacar.net/news/n60044.htm |archive-date=21 February 2008 }}</ref> Other major producers are [[Bajaj Auto|Bajaj]] and [[TVS Motors]].<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Malley Greenburg |first=Zack |url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/08/05/india-autos-cheapest-oped-cz_zog_0813indiaauto.html |title=World's Cheapest Car |magazine=[[Forbes]] |date=13 August 2007 |access-date=28 January 2010 |archive-date=6 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906054558/http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/05/india-autos-cheapest-oped-cz_zog_0813indiaauto.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:"Jungle" motorbike.jpg|thumb|Yamaha Troops motorbike]]
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