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Piaggio’s high-tech future
The Aprilia Caponord 1200 will receive electronic damping adjustment, the Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX will cost $15,990, the 76bhp Aprilia SRV850 scooter will come to America and Vespa will import the retro-futuristic 946, Piaggio Group told its dealers last week. The new models form part of a new push into the North American market that will also see an Advanced Design Center opened in Pasadena. As ...
19 March 2012
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What a new factory in Vietnam means for Piaggio
Piaggio officially cut the ribbon on its new engine assembly plant in Vietnam today, a move which will see it ramp up scooter production to 300,000 units annually in that country. Piaggio Vietnam produces both Vespa and Piaggio scooters for the Asian market and this plant is part of a massive expansion on that continent. By 2014, Piaggio forecasts that its annual volume will exceed 1,000,000 vehic...
01 March 2012
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30 September 2011
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Why Paolo Timoni’s departure is good for Piaggio
Last week we exclusively broke news that Paolo Timoni had resigned his position as President and CEO of Piaggio Group Americas. Timoni’s time at Piaggio was controversial, including years of unprecedented success, but also years of unprecedented struggle. We reached out to scooter industry veteran Joel Martin from Martin Racing Performance to explain what Timoni’s departure means for the for t...
11 March 2011
Derbi leaving Spain
In its annual report released today, Piaggio states that it plans to close Derbi’s historic factory in Barcelona, transferring production to Piaggio’s Italian operations. The move comes just two months after Yamaha closed its Spanish factory too. All this is very bad news for the Spanish motorcycle industry and Spanish workers. The country currently has 21 percent unemployment and suppliers li...
08 March 2011
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Paolo Timoni out at Piaggio?
Piaggio Group Americas is neither denying or confirming rumors which emerged this afternoon that President and CEO Paolo Timoni is leaving the company. Paolo’s the guy on the left in this image, dating from an appearance I made alongside him on Fox back in 2009. Update: it's official. Update (cont'd), Piaggio says: "Piaggio Group Americas (PGA) announces a change in executive leadership...
04 March 2011
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Pierre Terblanche joins Norton
He of the Ducati Supermono, Pierre Terblanche, has signed on with the reborn Norton Motorcycles. To say the move is shocking is a bit of an understatement. Pierre had been working with Miguel Galuzzi on reviving the Moto Guzzi brand and Piaggio is a gigantic company. Norton...well, Norton makes a single bike in three different flavors and has only been around, in its current form, since 2009 and w...
12 January 2011