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Friday, October 5, 2012

Vespa Scooters

Vespa(name means wasp in Italian) is an Italian Brand of Scooter Manufuctured by Piaggio.Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggio—now Europe's largest manufacturer of two-wheeled vehicles and the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer by unit sales.

Vespa's largest market by all measures globally is still Italy.United Kingdom is still Vespa's second largest global market—and at one point in the 1960s, its largest.

The dominance of the Vespa declined through the 1970s, as small car ownership increased and cheap and reliable commuter bikes hit sales - like the Honda Super Cub

Vespa in India

Vespa partner in India was that of LML Motors. Beginning as a joint-venture with Piaggio in 1983, LML, in addition to being a large parts supplier for Piaggio, produced the P-Series Scooters for the Indian Market.
In 1999, after protracted dispute with Piaggio, LML bought back Piaggio's stake in the company and the partnership ceased .

In the 2012 Auto Expo held in New Delhi, the iconic Vespa re-entered the Indian Market. Piaggio unveiled its range of scooters at the Expo. The range of Vespa sport 125cc engines and will be available in the market from March 2012. This will be the first such venture of Piaggio in India without a local partner.

On April 26, 2012, Piaggio India launched the Vespa LX125 model specifically designed for brand conscious Indian customers, it is simply named Vespa





Vespa has announced 11 models in 2013 line-up of scooters.The models range from LX50 to the GTS 300 Super Sport SE.


Models with an Assumed Price are -
1)S 50 - USD3,299


2)LX 50 - USD3,399


3)S 150 Sport SE - USD3,399


4)S 150 i.e. - USD4,499


5)LX 150 i.e. - USD4,599


6)S 150 i.e. Sport SE - USD4,599


7)LXV 150 i.e. - USD5,499


8)GTS 300 i.e. - USD5,999


9)GTS 300 i.e. Super - USD6,199


10)GTS 300 i.e. Super Sport SE - USD6,399


11)GTV 300 i.e. - USD6,999

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