Piaggio wants to buy Aprilia

A few days after Ducati’s offer, the Italian Piaggio has also just confirmed its interest in all the activities of the Aprilia group with an industrial and financial intervention offer..

A few days after Ducati (read), it is the president of Piaggio himself, Roberto Colaninno, who has just been charged by his board of directors with "present an industrial and financial intervention offer"which will concern"all the activities of the Aprilia group".

European scooter leader with 28.5% market share (21.1% in France), Piaggio is making a splash in France with its X8, which has sold nearly 4,000 copies since the start of the year (read ). The group, which owns the Piaggio, Vespa, Gilera and Derbi brands, promises to ensure "maintaining Aprilia’s assets and human and professional heritage".

Always on the lookout for investors, Aprilia (Aprilia, Moto Guzzi and Laverda) has a debt level estimated at 350 million euros for an annual turnover of nearly 500 million euros (read and).

Fortunate reader friends, to your business plan !

Eric MICHEL

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