Piaggio Group
Piaggio Group
Established in 1884, the Piaggio Group is Europe’s largest scooter and motorcycle manufacturer and one of the world leaders in the industry. Matteo Colaninno is Executive Chairman; Michele Colaninno is Chief Executive Officer, founder and Chairman of the subsidiary Piaggio Fast Forward, focused on robotics.
Piaggio (PIA.MI) has been listed on the Italian stock exchange since 2006, and since 2003 been controlled by Immsi S.p.A. (IMS.MI), an industrial holding listed on the Italian stock exchange and headed by Matteo Colaninno, who is Chairman. The Immsi Group’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer is Michele Colaninno. In December 2004 Piaggio entered the motorcycle business with the acquisition of the Aprilia and Moto Guzzi brands.
Today the Piaggio Group has three separate business arms:
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two-wheelers, scooters and motorcycles ranging from 50cc to 1,100cc., with 516,200 vehicles shipped in 2022. The Group brands include: Vespa, Piaggio (with the Liberty, Beverly, Medley, MP3 and e-scooter Piaggio1), Aprilia (which competes in the MotoGP championship with the Aprilia Racing team), Moto Guzzi, Gilera and Derbi.
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light commercial vehicles, with the Ape and the Porter. In 2022 the Group sold approximately 103,900 light commercial vehicles worldwide. In 2021 Piaggio Commercial launched the Porter NP6, a new range of light commercial vehicles (produced in Italy).
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the robotics division with Piaggio Fast Forward, the Group mobility of the future research centre in Boston.
Piaggio in the world
8 factories:
- 3 in Italy (Pontedera, Mandello del Lario and Scorzè)
- 1 in India, in Baramati (in the state of Maharashtra)
- 1 in Vietnam, in Vinh Phuc
- 1 in China, in partnership with the Foshan company
- 1 in America, in Boston
- 1 in Indonesia, in Jakarta
7 R&D centres:
- Pontedera
- Noale, home to the Aprilia Racing Team
- Piaggio Group Advanced Design Center in Pasadena, California
- Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF) in Boston
- 1 in India, in Baramati
- 1 in Vietnam, in Vinh Phuc
- 1 in China
Present in 100 countries, through:
- more than 4,000 dealers (two-wheelers, commercial vehicles)
- more than 1,000 Motoplex stores