Archive for the 'Piaggio' Category

Baramati plant to power Piaggio’s global engine ambitions

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Italian auto major Piaggio, whose fully-owned Indian subsidiary Piaggio Vehicles (PVPL) is the market leader in the three-wheeler segment, plans to make its upcoming engine shop at the existing Baramati plant, the global hub for sourcing powertrains.
Piaggio is investing Rs 450 crore in the engine shop and will develop twin cylinder turbocharged diesel engines of […]

Piaggio Baramati unit to be global powertrain hub

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Italian auto major Piaggio plans to make the engine shop at the Baramati plant the global hub for sourcing powertrains. Piaggio’s fully-owned Indian subsidiary Piaggio Vehicles (PVPL) is the market leader in the three-wheeler segment.
Piaggio is investing Rs 450 crore in the engine shop and will develop twin cylinder turbo-charged diesel engines of up to […]

Indica engine to power Ace

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Tata Motors is powering its Ace, the mini truck that revolutionised the CV industry, with Indica?s 1.4-litre engine. Ace is currently powered by a 700-cc engine and priced at around Rs 2.6 lakh. Sales of Tata Ace have been under pressure in the past few months following launches of mini one-tonne trucks from Force Motors, […]

Piaggio launches two three-wheeler variants in Chandigarh

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Three-wheeler maker Piaggio Vehicles on Wednesday announced the launch of two variants of three-wheeler, Ape.
The new vehicles launched here, namely Ape Xtra and Ape Xtra-LD, would carry a price tag of Rs 1,31,500 and Rs 1,35,500 per unit respectively.
Anticipating moderate growth of 10 per cent in total sales, the company has set a target to […]

Piaggio launches new three-wheeler variants in Kerala

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Piaggio Vehicles on Friday launched its two new cargo segment three-wheelers “Ape Xtra LD” and “Ape Xtra”, priced at Rs 1.31 lakh and Rs 1.27 lakh respectively, in the Kerala market.
Speaking to reporters here, Director,sales and marketing, Piaggio Vehicles, Ashutosh Khosla said the launch has been timed to synchronise with the burgeoning economic activity and […]

Piaggio launches two new 3-wheeler models

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Three-wheeler manufacturer Piaggio today introduced two variants of its Ape model, the “Ape Xtra” and “Ape Xtra LD” in the Indian market.
However, the prices of the variants were not mentioned. Ape Xtra and Ape Xtra LD are likely to set a whole new standard in 3-wheeler performance, having been meticulously engineered to deliver higher outputs […]

Piaggio launches 2 variants of three-wheelers in TN

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

The Pune-headquartered Piaggio Vehicle Pvt Ltd (PVPL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Piaggio of Italy, on Wednesday launched two new variants of its diesel driven cargo three-wheelers ? ape Xtra and ape Xtra LD. The ex-showroom prices in Tamil Nadu are Rs 1.3 lakh and Rs 1.35 lakh respectively.
Announcing the launch at a press […]

Piaggio launches `ape truck’

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Piaggio India launched its four-wheeler cargo vehicle, ape truck, here on Tuesday. At the launch, Mr Pravin Parab, Deputy General Manager (Sales), said the company wants to sell 5,000 sub one-tonne fourwheelers this year. An exclusive showroom for the vehicle was also inaugurated. Read more
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Piaggio to offer customised variants of LCVs

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Piaggio Vehicles, part of Italian-automaker Piaggio, on Thursday announced its intent to offer customised variants of their sub-one tonne light commercial vehicles (LCVs), a segment which is growing at a fast pace in the country.
The Director of Sales, Piaggio Vehicles, Mr Ashutosh Khosla, said that the company has created a base for 24,000 units of […]

Piaggio entering 2-wheeler market

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

The Piaggio Group is revving up to drive into the Indian two-wheeler market.
Mr Roberto Colaninno, Chairman, said Piaggio would be setting up a new two-wheeler manufacturing facility at Baramati in Maharashtra. ?We expect to roll out our first batch of two-wheelers in 2009-10,? he told press persons here on Tuesday.
Mr Colaninno also indicated that the […]