Piaggio recently launched the Vespa LX125 in India, priced at Rs. 66,661/- (ex-showroom, Maharashtra). The Italian automaker then inaugurated its new scooter plant at Baramati, which is capable of producing 1.5 lakh scooters per annum. This capacity will be doubled by mid-2013, which shows Piaggio’s confidence in the Indian scooter market. The Vespa LX125 might be priced on the high side but has many things going for it, like the quality and claimed mileage of 60 km/l.
We visited Piaggio’s Vespa plant in Baramati and came out impressed. The facility is well built and the manufacturing process is worth watching. Piaggio claim to have achieved 100% localization of the Vespa scooter, but some parts had made in Vietnam written over them. Some of the workers at the Vespa factory are also seen riding Honda scooters, which is not really surprising. So without much ado, checkout these awesome snaps, which have been shot by our special correspondent Mohit Soni.
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