Also known as AJS Motorcycles Ltd
A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd better known as AJS is a British motorcycle and automobile manufacturer. Historically it was in operation from 1909 to 1931 and was founded by the Stevens brothers in Wolverhampton, England. In 1931 the firm was sold, to Matchless, Associated Motorcycles. In 1966 the company became part of Norton-Villiers. In 2025 a company under the original badge of AJS continues to produce lightweight motorcycles and scooters largely for the British A2 motorcycle market.
Key facts
- Company.name
- A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd (AJS)
- Company.logo
- AJS motorcycle badge.jpg
- Company.logo_size
- 250px
- Company.fate
- Brand name AJS sold numerous times after 1931.
- Company.successor
- Matchless
- Company.foundation
- 1909
- Company.founder
- A. J. Stevens
- Company.defunct
- 1931
- Company.location_city
- Wolverhampton
- Company.location_country
- England
- Company.location
- Wolverhampton, England
- Company.key_people
- Joe Stevens
- Company.products
- Cars and motorcycles
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- automobile manufacturer
- Official name
- A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Wolverhampton
- Owned by
- Associated Motor Cycles
- Industry
- automotive industry
- Legal form
- public limited company
- Followed by
- Matchless
- Official website
- www.ajsmotorcycles.co.uk
- Image
- AJS Graiseley Hill.jpg
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- Commons category
- AJS
- inception
- 1909-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1931-00-00
- location of formation
- Wolverhampton
- merged into
- Matchless
- short name
- AJS
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Motorcycles
- Automobiles, omnibuses, and coaches
- Stevens Motorcycles
- AJS Radios
- AJS Racing under AMC
- AJS two-strokes and Norton road racer
- AJS Motorcycles Ltd. (today)
- Recent and current models
- See also
- References
- External links
A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd better known as AJS is a British motorcycle and automobile manufacturer. Historically it was in operation from 1909 to 1931 and was founded by the Stevens brothers in Wolverhampton, England. In 1931 the firm was sold, to Matchless, Associated Motorcycles. In 1966 the company became part of Norton-Villiers. In 2025 a company under the original badge of AJS continues to produce lightweight motorcycles and scooters largely for the British A2 motorcycle market.
The AJS company has a motorcycle racing legacy and held 117 motorcycle world records related to events such as the Isle of Man TT races.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “AJS” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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