2006 Bajaj Chetak

Piaggio's license was not renewed due to changes in foreign ownership rules, which favoured Indian control over foreign brands. When the licence expired, Bajaj lost the right to use the Vespa name, but not the ability to manufacture scooters using the knowledge and tooling it had already lawfully ac…

A 4-stroke model (Chetak 4S) was introduced to improve emission levels and fuel efficiency, using an engine designed and built in-house by Bajaj. During its heyday, its chief competitor was LML NV made by LML India as a licensed copy of the Vespa PX 150.

As Bajaj Auto stopped manufacturing scooters altogether and shifted its production to motorcycles instead (though sales of existing scooter stocks continued into at least 2006). On 16 October 2019, Bajaj Auto unveiled a new electric version of their Chetak scooter under the Urbanite EV brand, with a…