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PIAGGIO (1884 - ?)


 
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Piaggio & C. is a is a motor vehicle manufacturer founded in 1884 in Sestri Ponente near Genova by Rinaldo Piaggio. Piaggio company initially produced locomotives and railway carriages. During WorldWar I the company focused on producing aircraft. Today Piaggio is a motor vehicle manufacturer based in Pontedera, Italy that has seven brands of scooters and motorcycles, and two compact commercial vehicle brands.
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* 1884 Sestri Ponente (Genova) foundation by Rinaldo Piaggio
1915 Piaggio builts aircraft components
1946 starts Vespa Producion
1964 Piaggio divided in two division: scooters and aero
1969 Piaggio absorbs Gilera
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Rationalisation, ca. 1920-1950
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