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The largest 2-wheeler maker of Europe, whose focus has been in the 3 wheeler market till now, will be launching its iconic scooter, the Vespa in March this year. The company also has plans to bring in their other brands like Piaggio scooters and MotoGuzzi following the Vespa launch in the long run. The Italian [...]

Piaggio has already announced its intention of launching the Vespa brand in India. The company is now planning to double its scooter manufacturing capacity to facilitate its entry into the volume segment. The Italian automaker will commence production of the Vespa scooter from December, 2011 and will unveil the scooter at the 2012 Auto Expo [...]

Piaggio unveiled apé mini, a state-of-the-art half tonne cargo 4-wheeler uniformly priced at Rs. 1,73,600/- across India (ex-showroom). Piaggio’s confidence in the performance of apé mini is evident in the 15-month warranty and 5 free services that the Company offers. Additionally, the product will be backed up by Piaggio’s world-class sales and service network of [...]

Piaggio plans to spend $38 million to build a scooter plant in India with an annual capacity of 150,000 units. The company also plans to launch Vespa scooters by the end of 2011. Piaggio India To Expand Capacity

Piaggio Vehicles India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Italian two-wheeler maker, will launch its well-known Vespa scooters, followed by brands such as Gilera, Aprilia and Derbi, a small motorcycle. In order to launch all these brands, the company is setting up a Rs 360-crore two-wheeler engine plant at Baramati to power its scooters. Piaggio Vehicles currently makes [...]