Piaggio, Motorcycle manufacturer in Pontedera, Italy.
Piaggio is a motorcycle manufacturer based in Pontedera, Italy, producing two-wheelers and light commercial vehicles for the international market. The company operates production facilities and development centers in several European countries as well as in Asia.
Rinaldo Piaggio founded the company in 1884 initially as a manufacturer of locomotives and railway carriages. After World War I, the business shifted to producing motor vehicles.
The Piaggio name appears on factory gates and administrative buildings along the streets of Pontedera, where local workers have assembled engines and chassis for generations. Shift workers leave the grounds at set times and shape the daily rhythm in the surrounding neighborhood.
The company headquarters sit on the edge of Pontedera and are visible from the main roads of the town. Visitors can tour the associated museum in a separate building that opens during the week.
The group launched the MP3 in 2006, a three-wheeled scooter with two front wheels that tilt sideways during cornering through a special parallelogram system. This technology allows riders to experience more stable cornering behavior without sacrificing the agility of a classic two-wheeler.
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