Tomos

Article summary

Tomos ( , "Motorcycle Factory Sežana") was a Slovene manufacturer of mopeds based in Koper. It was founded in 1948. Tomos acquired a production license from Puch to produce moped models under the Tomos name in 1954. Tomos had since produced various goods for the Central and Eastern European market, including motorcycles, mopeds, outboard motors and Citroën cars for the home market. Tomos mopeds were also produced in Epe, Netherlands, starting in 1966. A very good-selling model was the Tomos "4L", produced from 1969 until 1980. The Dutch development team was responsible for the introduction of models like the Colibri, Targa and Revival. Tomos was the last remaining moped factory in the Netherlands, surviving at least 36 others since 1966. Tomos mopeds were sold in the U.S. from 1976 to 2014 and also exported to Canada. In 2017 Tomos was also selling mopeds in the United Kingdom. Tomos went bankrupt on January 3, 2019. After 1991 on all products there was 'Made in Slovenia' label.

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1. date of establishment: 1954 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361728246