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Immsi’s Chief Executive Officer and MD is Michele Colaninno. The product ranges: motorcycles and scooters from 50 to 1400 cc, commercial vehicles The Piaggio Group product range includes scooters, motorcycles and mopeds from 50 to 1,400 cc marketed under the Piaggio, Vespa, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Gilera, Derbi and Scarabeo brands. The Group also operates in the three- and four-wheel light transport sector with its Ape, Porter and Quargo (Ape Truck) ranges of commercial vehicles. The Piaggio Group brand portfolio contains some of the most distinguished and historic names in the motorcycling world: these include Gilera (founded in 1909), Moto Guzzi (founded in 1921), Derbi (1922) and Aprilia, which in just over twenty years has established itself as one of the most successful manufacturers in the world Speed and Superbike championships. In scooters, the extraordinary Vespa brand has been a synonym for two-wheel individual mobility since 1946 when it made its debut; with more than 18 million vehicles produced since then, the Vespa is an incredibly long-lived market success as well as one of the best known icons of Italian style and technology in the world.

Piaggio in the world: Europe, Asia, America The Piaggio Group is headquartered in Pontedera (Pisa, Italy) and has production plants around the world: Pontedera, where the Group technical HQ is located, which produces Piaggio, Vespa and Gilera branded two-wheelers, light transport vehicles for the European market and engines for scooters and motorcycles; Noale (Venice), a technical centre for the development of motorcycles for the entire Group and the home of Aprilia Racing; Scorzè (Venice), which produces Aprilia and Scarabeo branded two-wheelers; Mandello del Lario (Lecco, Italy), which produces Moto Guzzi vehicles and engines; Baramati (India, in the state of Maharashtra), which produces three- and four-wheel light transport vehicles for the Indian market and for export, the Vespa scooter for the local market, diesel and turbodiesel engines for the Group’s commercial vehicles; Vinh Phuc (Vietnam) which produces Vespa and Piaggio scooters for the local market and the Asia-Pacific area.

The Piaggio Group also operates in China through a joint venture (Zongshen Piaggio Foshan Motorcycles, based in Foshan in the province of Guangdong) in which it holds a 45% stake and which is therefore not included in the Group’s consolidated results. In the USA, Pasadena, California, is home to the Piaggio Group Advanced Design Center for R&D. Also in the USA, Piaggio Fast Forward Inc. (PFF), a Piaggio subsidiary established in June 2015 to develop innovative mobility and transport solutions and technologies, is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. motorcycle parts noosaThe members of the PFF Advisory Board are Roberto Colaninno, Nicholas Negroponte, Doug Brent and Jeff Linnell; motorcycle repair laguna hillsthe members of the Board of Directors include Michele Colaninno (Chairman), Jeffrey Schnapp (CEO) and Greg Lynn (Chief Creative Officer).bmw motorcycle parts fort lauderdale

Motor racing: 104 world titles with Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Gilera and Derbi The Piaggio Group has a formidable record in motor racing, with extraordinary names such as Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Gilera and Derbi that have gone down in sport history. Together, these Piaggio Group brands have won an impressive total of 104 world championship titles: Aprilia: 54 titles; 200mm motorcycle tiresMoto Guzzi: 15 titles; motorcycle dealers in kathmandu In 2014, together with the Rider title, for the third consecutive year Aprilia won the World Manufacturer title in the World Superbike Championship. motorcycle tires knobbyAprilia is one of the most successful names in the history of motor racing, with 54 world titles (28 since it became part of the Piaggio Group). used ktm for sale in alabama

It also has 38 World GP championship titles (20 in the 125 and 18 in the 250 categories), 7 Superbike titles (Rider and Manufacturer in 2010, Rider and Manufacturer in 2012, Manufacturer in 2013, Rider and Manufacturer in 2014) and 9 Off Road titles (7 Supermoto and 2 Trial). In 2105, in the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, Aprilia won the Rider title with Italy's Lorenzo Savadori and the Manufacturer title with the Aprilia RSV4 RF 1000cc V4. The Piaggio Group closed fiscal year 2014 with consolidated net sales of 1,213.3 million euro (1,228.6 million euro at constant exchange rates), compared with 1,212.5 million euro in 2013. It posted Ebitda of 159.3 million euro (146.8 million euro in 2013) with an Ebitda margin of 13.1% (12.1% in 2013), an industrial gross margin of 364.7 million euro (357.5 million euro in 2013) with a net sales margin of 30.1% (29.5% in 2013), and net profit of 16.1 million euro (a loss of 6.5 million euro in 2013). In 2014, the Piaggio Group sold a total of 546,500 vehicles worldwide.

First nine months of 2015 In the first nine months of 2015, the Piaggio Group recorded consolidated net sales of 1,002.6 million euro, an increase of 7.7% from the first nine months of 2014, Ebitda of 135.7 million euro (135.4 million euro in the year-earlier period) and net profit of 18.3 million euro (21.9 million euro). The industrial gross margin was 296.5 million euro (+3.1%). The Piaggio Group reported turnover growth in all the main geographical areas it serves, assisted by a positive exchange-rate effect; net sales were 610.7 million euro in the EMEA and Americas areas (+6.4% from the first nine months of 2014), 260.3 million euro in India (+9.8%) and 131.7 million euro in Asia Pacific (+9.7%). Similarly, revenues improved on all lines of business, with turnover in the two-wheeler sector of 701.1 million euro, an increase of 6.5% from 658.4 million euro in the first nine months of 2014 (including spares and accessories). In commercial vehicles, turnover was 301.5 million euro, including spares and accessories, for growth of 10.7% from 272.5 million euro in the nine months to 30 September 2014.

Turning to the Group brands, in the scooter sector, revenues rose for the Vespa brand (+6.8%); in the motorcycle sector, revenues rose 35.7% for Moto Guzzi and 23.4% for Aprilia. In the first nine months of 2015, the Piaggio Group maintained its leadership of the European two-wheeler market, with an overall share of 15.1% (+0.5 percentage points from the figure for the first half), rising to 24.4% in the scooter segment. The Piaggio Group also confirmed its positioning as a key player on the North American scooter market with a share of 19.7%. In commercial vehicles, in the first nine months of 2015 Piaggio strengthened its leadership in India in the three-wheel Cargo segment, where its market share improved to 54.7%, and an overall market share of 31% in three-wheel commercial vehicles. It also grew its commercial vehicle business in the EMEA and Americas area, with a revenue increase of 20.7% from the first nine months of 2014. In the nine months to 30 September 2015, Piaggio Group capital expenditure was 68.2 million euro (+19.6% from 57 million euro at 30 September 2014), of which 39.9 million euro for R&D expenditure and 28.3 million euro for property, plant and equipment, investment property and intangible assets.