
Vespa Debuts Concept Store, 946 Emporio Armani in USA
Vespa Manhattan, a Piaggio flagship concept store, opened and the new Vespa 946 Emporio Armani debuted in the USA.
Read MoreVespa Manhattan, a Piaggio flagship concept store, opened and the new Vespa 946 Emporio Armani debuted in the USA.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that the automotive and powersports sectors have been hit especially hard during The Great Recession of the past few years, but it’s not always easy to get a full picture of just how hard they’ve been hit. Well Yahoo! Autos is reporting that Piaggio’s 2013 financials show a 57% decline in profits over the year before. That drop in profit is driven by a number of factors, but most significantly by a lack of sales and fluctuations in worldwide currency values.
Read MoreAfter many years of model stability, Vespa is shaking things up in their lineup. With the 946 now in showrooms, the question is, what next? Our sources say there’s a lot of interesting things in the works.
Read MoreThis week got a little heavy, but lots of great information for scooter fans. We shared a story citing how alcohol-related fatalities amongst two-wheel…
Read MoreOne of the biggest scooter story from EICMA last autumn was the debut of Vespa’s new Primavera. Replacing the well-loved LX-150, the Primavera not only takes over in terms of Vespa’s small-frame offering, it’s the first new Vespa design in quite some time. More specifically, it’s the first “regular” Vespa model since the debut of the 946. That post-946 distinction is important because when we look at the Primavera, its 946 lineage is obvious. Where the 946’s limited production numbers and aspirational price point put it well out of the reach for most scooter shoppers, the Primavera is the “new” small frame Vespa for the rest of us.
Read MoreAt first glance, the 2014 Vespa Primavera, announced yesterday at the EICMA motorcycle exhibition in Milan, appears to be a mostly aesthetic update of…
Read MoreAmong the anticipated unveilings at this week’s EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy, was an update and possible rebranding for Vespa’s aging LX line…
Read MoreThe most buzzed-about scooter of the decade, the striking retrofuturistic Vespa 946, has had many guessing as to how much such a machine will…
Read MoreUS Vespa dealers are now reporting they’ve been told that the lust-worthy 946 Quarantsei model will be arriving in dealers in the fourth quarter of…
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