Piaggio
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Image:Stemma piaggio.png Piaggio is a company based in Italy that produces cars, motorcycles, scooters and planes. The company was founded by Rinaldo Piaggio in 1884, initially producing train engines and carriges. During World War I the company focused on producing airplanes.
Around 1946 the company designed and sold the Vespa scooter, and within 10 years over a milllion units had been produced.
In 1957 they produced the Vespa 400, a tiny passenger car.
In the 1964 the two divisions (aeronautical and motorcycle) split to become two independent companies; the aeronautical division was named IAM Rinaldo Piaggio.
In 1969 the company purchased Gilera.
Today the society is controlled from the holding company Immsi. In 2003 Piaggio sold 430,000 vehicles, with a consolidated turnover of € 987,2 million.
Selected models
- Piaggio APE 3-wheel submicro pickups.
- Piaggio Porter 4-wheel micro-vans and micro-pickups, same as a Daihatsu Hijet.
- Ligier 4-wheel micro automobiles.
- Vespa scooters.
- Gilera motorcycles.
External links
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