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Vespa

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Also known as Piaggio Vespa, Vespa 946

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Key facts

Company.type
Subsidiary
Company.name
Vespa
Company.logo
Vespa-logo.svg
Company.image_size
200px
Company.founder
Enrico Piaggio
Company.foundation
in Florence, Tuscany
Company.location_city
Pontedera, Tuscany
Company.location_country
Italy
Company.industry
Scooter
Company.parent
Piaggio

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
motor scooter
Named after
wasps
Country
Italy
Founded by
Enrico Piaggio
Headquarters
Pontedera
Owned by
Piaggio
Parent organization
Piaggio
Manufacturer
Piaggio
Official website
www.es.vespa.com
Image
1964 Vespa 90 Small Frame made by Piaggio now in California 1.jpg
Motto
Not just a scooter, a way of life
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Commons gallery
Vespa scooter
Commons category
Vespa scooters
inception
1946-04-23
location of formation
Florence
significant person
Corradino D'Ascanio
social media followers
40100
native label
Vespa
Sources (6)

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Encyclopedic overview

35 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Design
  • Product
  • Launch
  • Sales and development
  • 1950s and beyond
  • Under new ownership
  • Relaunch in North America
  • Design and Culture Icon
  • Global markets
  • Europe
  • Indonesia
  • North America
  • Asia/Pacific
  • Production outside Italy
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Taiwan
  • United Kingdom
  • Spain
  • Soviet Union
  • Racing
  • Models
  • Historic
  • Recent
  • Current
  • Vespa 946
  • Electric vehicles
  • Hybrids
  • Specials
  • See also
  • References
  • Citations
  • Sources
  • External links

thumb|Classic Vespas in Perth, Western Australia thumb|Classic Vespa sound (43 seconds)

Vespa (; Italian for 'wasp') is an Italian brand of scooters and mopeds manufactured by Piaggio. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy, to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggio.

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