Lambretta

Brand name of Italian (mainly) motor scooters Lambretta1966 Lambretta Li 125 SpecialIndustryScooterFounded1947; 79 years ago (1947)FateRestructured & restricted become to Limited Industry.HeadquartersMilan, ItalyKey peopleFerdinando InnocentiProductsLambretta, Lambro, Serveta and SiambrettaParentInnocentiSubsidiariesLambretta Licensing Ltd. and Lambretta GmbHWebsitelambretta.comlambro.com Lambretta (Italian pronunciation: [lamˈbretta]) was a brand of motor scooters, manufactured in Milan, Italy, by Innocenti. The name is derived from the word Lambrate, the suburb of Milan named after the river Lambro which flows through the area, and where the factory was located. Lambretta was the name of a mythical water-sprite associated with the river which runs adjacent to the former production site. In 1972, the Indian government bought the machinery of the Milanese factory, creating Scooters India Limited (SIL) in order to produce Lambretta scooters and also Lambro three-wheelers, the latter under the name Vikram for the domestic market. Lambretta scooters were also manufactured under licence by Fenwick in France, NSU in Germany, Serveta in Spain, API in India, Yulon in Taiwan, Pasco in Bra