History of the motorcycle manufacturer, with their motorcycles being sold by dealers in 67 countries. By the late 1920s or early 1930s, DKW in Germany took over as the largest manufacturer. BMW motorcycles came on the scene in 1923 with a shaft drive and an opposed-twin or "boxer" engine enclosed with the transmission in a single aluminum housing. By 1931, Indian and Harley-Davidson were the only two American manufacturers producing commercial motorcycles. This two-company rivalry in the United States remained until 1953, when the Indian Motorcycle factory in Springfield, Massachusetts closed and Royal Enfield took over the Indian name. There were over 80 different
The American Manufacturer the "Daily Morning Post", and a less frequent edition with the same essential content called the "Weekly Mercury and Manufacturer". The weekly edition kept the names of its predecessors until 1848, when it was rebranded as the "Saturday Morning Post". The daily "Post", originally co-published by Phillips, met with success after other local attempts at Democratic dailies, including that of the "Manufacturer" in 1837–1838, had failed in short order. After nearly 85 years of publication, the "Post" united with the "Gazette Times" (descended from the "Manufacturer"'s old nemesis, the "Gazette") to form the "Post-Gazette". The American Manufacturer The American Manufacturer