Birthday Vespa parade held in Rome italy

Vespa motor manufacturers this month even 65 years old. During his career, Vespa has sold more than 17 motor units and to celebrate, Vespa will hold a parade in Rome, Italy.

Vespa brand was first founded on April 23, 1946 in Florence, Italy. It was patented Piaggio Vespa scooter with a capacity of 98 cc's first designated as low-cost vehicle for the Italian post-World War II.

Now, after 65 years of his career, Vespa has sold more than 17 million units during the last 65 years. 133,000 units sold in 2010 also marked the fifth consecutive year with a Vespa sales sales figures are 6 digits. much higher than sales in 2003 for example which only reached number 50 thousand units.
Motor that will lead the delegation is the latest model of the Vespa PX. As is known Vespa PX is the most successful model in Vespa history with sales reaching 3 million units worldwide.

And with more than 3 million units, the Vespa PX Vespa scooter had become the highest selling of all time. Vespa PX model year 2011 is also the only model Vespa motor that still use four-speed manual transmission and available with either 2-stroke engine with a capacity of 123 cc or 150 cc engine with CDI electronic injection and electric starter.