In recent years Aprilia has completely revamped its product range, becoming the technological signpost of the Piaggio Group in the motorcycle segment.
Aprilia was born into racing and is the real sporty flagship brand for Piaggio Group.
With 294 Grand Prix races won in Road Racing World Championship, Aprilia holds the record for the most wins of any European manufacturer in the history of maximum motorcycle competition. These are joined by an impressive 54 world titles: 38 in Road Racing World Championship (20 in 125 and 18 in 250), 7 in Superbike (Rider and Manufacturer double win in 2010, 2012 and 2014, manufacturers in 2013) and 9 in Off Road disciplines (7 in Supermoto and 2 in Trial).
In December 2004 Aprilia becomes part of the Piaggio Group which, with the reorganisation of the Noale Racing Division, takes the Veneto-based brand to victories in World Championship Motorcycle Racing and broadens the horizons of sport activity: from the return to the off road discipline, world rally to the début – in 2009 – of the Aprilia RSV4 in World Superbike.
During the same period Aprilia has also accumulated 28 World Titles and a countless collection of European and national titles. Every weekend, all over the world, Aprilia motorcycles take to the track on international and local circuits, holding high the honour of Italian and European motorcycling, feeding the biker's desire to race and raising up young riders destined to enter into the world championship world.
Derbi is the first step for many young people into the motorcycling world and it is one of the key players in the world of motorcycle competition.
Derbi is synonymous with racing and success as well as versatility to meet the needs of those who always expect the best.
More than 90 years of passion, vast experience in racing and 21 World Championships are the origin of the sporting spirit with which it equips each of its models.
Derbi bets on a bike as a means through which to experience all kinds of sensations, adventure and fun.
Derbi aims both toward attractive design and also the desire to transmit a “philosophy” of creating bikes.
Always having been a leader in the 50cc geared bike sector, it completes its range with the 125cc displacement, suitable for the taste and needs of the riders, with solutions for modern urban mobility, road riding, off-road and racing.
Gilera, the sporty and elegant Italian brand, creates motorcycles which are the top ones for style, performance and technology.Gilera offers emotive and performance-oriented products with distinctive Italian flairfor customers with a passion for motorcycling running through their veins and for whom every day is an exciting new challenge.
Gilera is focused on a young, sports-oriented target looking for a vehicle with superior performance with a dynamic, distinctive design that caters for their mobility needs with advanced technological solutions that offer a highly rewarding riding experience.
Moto Guzzi is part of Italian and world motorcycle history, synonymous with biking aristocracy, on a path which has gone on steadily for 90 years, starting from the legendary Mandello del Lario Plant where the “Brand of the Eagle” was founded in 1921. An ambassador brand for “made in Italy” in the world with a unique, timeless style which conveys elegance, passion and tradition at first glance.The Moto Guzzi philosophy is based on two main guidelines: pure riding pleasure and maximum attention to design.The Moto Guzzi models propose a different life rhythm which favours strong and true emotions: the pleasure of taking some time for yourself, going on a bike ride, lulled by the throb of the two cylinder 90° V engine, riding the maximum expression of technology and Italian creativity.
Piaggio is synonymous with freedom in daily life. It offers a complete range of original, creative and intelligent solutions for metropolitan mobility. Piaggio offers modern mobility solutions with an elegant and distinctive style. Close to the problems of the people, Piaggio is guided by drivers of technological innovation, safety and respect for the environment. Piaggio is the leader in the light mobility sector in Europe and the US.
On the strength of this supremacy, its extensive history and power of the brand, Piaggio is now focusing its attention on the new mobility needs of Asian citizens.
Scarabeo is one of the Piaggio Group premium brands. Scarabeo stands for elegance and uniqueness. It is a vehicle with timeless style, it can never be accused of being common and exudes a neo-vintage allure: in short, it is absolutely perfect to stand out in the crowded world of modern scooters. Distinctive design, unparalleled comfort and technological innovation are the key drivers of a Brand that is an Italian youth fashion “phenomenon” and is the most exclusive of all high-wheel scooters.
Vespa is the expression of a unique and distinctive lifestyle. The timeless success of Vespa is tied to its extraordinary historic and iconographic wealth. Vespa is the icon for mobility on two wheels in the world. The brand comes with a huge equity and a set of deeply-felt values that are linked to the Italian spirit, “joie de vivre” and an appreciation of beauty.
On the strength of its heritage, Vespa can boast vintage and modern credentials at the same time, an unparalleled level success worldwide and an extraordinary brand image.
In Europe as much as in Asia, via the Americas, Vespa is a byword for exclusive scooter “Made in Italy”.