Indian Motorcycle is an American motorcycle brand controlled by the Los Angeles-based private equity firm Carolwood LP since February 2026. The company from which the name originated operated in Springfield, Massachusetts between 1901 and 1953, and was known as the Hendee Manufacturing Company until 1923. During the 1910s Hendee Manufacturing became the largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world, and its most popular models were the Scout, made from 1920 to 1946, and the Chief, made from 1922 until 1953. Polaris acquired the brand in 2011. It is recorded here as the maker target for the Indian Chief and Indian Scout motorcycles.
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Indian Motorcycle is an American motorcycle brand controlled by the Los Angeles-based private equity firm Carolwood LP since February 2026.
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Indian Motorcycle is an American motorcycle brand controlled by the Los Angeles-based private equity firm Carolwood LP since February 2026.
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