We have interactive directories of scooter dealers at http://www.tempcity.com/bitchless/index.php?showforum=462. The Strictly Vespa section begins at http://www.tempcity.com/bitchless/index.php?showforum=466 .

According to Yahoo Finance, http://biz.yahoo.com , Vespa is Europe's Number 1 scooter manufacturer:

"Family-run almost continuously since its 1884 founding, Piaggio has been acquired by a unit of Germany's Deutsche Bank (80%), US-based investment group Texas Pacific Group (10%), and Fiat's controlling Agnelli family (10%). "

Yahoo lists the following companies as Vespa's major competitors:

• Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC)
• Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

The Saturday New York Times had an article about The Scooter Scene in Manhattan, how a lot of people are turning to scooters, like the Vespa Scooter, to get around town. Then, some days later, Vespa announced a marketing initiative with http://www.micropersuasion.com to have four bloggers blog about scootering. Scootering seems to be the hot.

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we have a list of scooter stores at http://www.tempcity.com/bitchless/index.php?showforum=463

We have a Strictly Vespa forum at http://www.tempcity.com/bitchless/index.php?showforum=466

Primarily, this blog will be about scooter dealers, franchises, the business of selling scooters and the scootering industry