
Started in 1911, Benelli is the oldest Italian motorcycle company purely by its year of establishment. It was in the business of making shotguns initially, however, that changed into a separate company as the years went on. Benelli built its first engine in-house in 1920 and in 1921, it made its first motorcycle. In 2005, Benelli became the property of the Chinese motorcycle group Quianjiang. Benelli has been in India in collaboration with DSK, a Pune based company, which is responsible for the sales and services of Benelli motorcycles. The company currently has following motorcycles in their Indian lineup – TNT 25, TNT 300, TNT 600i, TNT 600 GT, TNT 899 and TNT R.