PIAGGIO
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Italian manufacturer behind Vespa, Aprilia and Moto Guzzi, founded by Rinaldo Piaggio in 1884.
- Founded
- 1884, by Rinaldo Piaggio
- Headquarters
- Pontedera, Italy
- Brands
- Piaggio, Vespa, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi
- Vespa
- Launched in April 1946
Rinaldo Piaggio founded the company in 1884, initially building locomotives and railway carriages. It moved into the military sector in 1917 and later built aeroplanes and aircraft engines.
After the war Enrico Piaggio turned to scooter production, and the Vespa, designed by Corradino D'Ascanio, was built at the rebuilt Pontedera plant in April 1946. More than a million units had been produced within ten years.
- 1884Piaggio & C. founded
- 1917Move into the military sector
- 1946First Vespa built in Pontedera
- 2024Piaggio celebrates 140 years
