17 Oct 2023
"The domestic two-wheeler industry posted a year-on-year double-digit growth in 2022-23 after three consecutive years of decline. We also expect the ongoing festive season to drive great numbers for the industry," Graffi told ET. "We believe the industry will regain pre-Covid volumes by 2025." Last fiscal, two-wheeler sales stood at 15.86 million units compared with the FY19 peak of around 21 million.
08 Sep 2023
It comes with a twin-cylinder engine's design features that offer much more power than single-cylinder engines, with a 48hp maximum output, while keeping vibrations to a minimum.
17 Aug 2023
Piaggio Vehicles is recognized for producing not only Vespa scooters but also a range of Aprilia scooters. The inception of the JUSTIN BIEBER X edition stems from a partnership between the Italian scooter manufacturer and Bieber, which was revealed in April of the previous year.
30 Jun 2023
MotoGP is looking to update its concessions system to help Honda and Yamaha, who have struggled in the 2023 season. The system, which gives advantages to underperforming manufacturers, has previously helped Ducati, Suzuki, KTM, and Aprilia become competitive.
28 Jul 2022
The Indian market regained strength to report a rise of almost 40% in turnover for commercial vehicles, with sales volumes increasing by more than 20%. The PVPL subsidiary had an overall share of 19.9% of the Indian three-wheeler market and maintained a strong position in the Cargo segment with a share of 32.7%.
10 Mar 2022
The new Aprilia RS 660 celebrates Aprilia’s success in AMA National Road Racing Championship. The new RS 660 features stars and stripes paint option with red, white and blue colors.
12 May 2021
The 125cc two-wheeler incorporates Aprilia’s latest global design language and is fitted with a single-cylinder, 4-stroke, air-cooled, 3 valve fuel injection clean emission engine technology.
12 May 2021
“If markets progressively open from June, we expect demand will pick up and we will be able to realise the set annual volumes,” Diego Graffi, managing director at Piaggio Vehicles, told ET. The company, which recorded good traction for its two-wheelers in the quarter ended March, is targeting sales of 100,000 units in the local market in 2021.
11 May 2021
Besides the dealerships, the company has 1100 touch points and a network of distributors and retailers in all the states and union territories to cater to the aftermarket segment.
02 Dec 2020
The high-octane segment is lucrative in the sense that the customers don’t count their money as long as they are getting what they want. So sales are immune to variation due to an increase in pump prices.
13 Oct 2020
The new offer for the festive season will be available from now till November 16, during which Piaggio's customers can avail benefits up to Rs 10,000 on purchase of any Vespa and Aprilia variants which includes Vespa facelift BS-VI and Aprilia BS-VI range across dealerships in the country, it said.
19 May 2020
The touchpoint across the 21 dealerships have been made fully and partially operational, claims Piaggio India.
24 Dec 2019
Aprilia SR160's BS-VI FI engine offers improved performance with 11 PS of peak power.
20 Dec 2019
The firm was earlier looking at launching products in the 150cc motorcycle segment, but with the market moving towards higher-displacement bikes, the plan now is to introduce products in the 250-300cc range.
25 Sep 2019
As the company claims, under the Funtabulous Offer, customers can also avail free On Road Assist and labour free service for the first year of purchase, clubbed with PayTM benefits worth Rs 6000.
17 Jun 2019
The components will be sourced locally, and the products will be manufactured at Piaggio’s plant at Baramati near Pune. The company has no immediate plans of launching electric scooters in India.
15 Jun 2019
Piaggio has been designing and producing electric two- and three-wheelers for more than 10 years in Europe,” Diego Graffi, managing director of the Indian arm of the Italian brand told ET.
02 Jun 2019
The auto maker also plans to renew its scooter products with new contents in the next 2-3 years.
08 Apr 2019
Piaggio India has introduced Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) and Combined Braking System (CBS) across their range of Vespa & Aprilia scooters.
18 Feb 2019
Piaggio currently sells about half a dozen big bike models in India in the 800-1200cc range, importing these as completely built units.