At a meeting this week in Milan chaired by Roberto Colaninno, the Board of Directors of Piaggio & C. S.p.A. examined and approved figures for the Group's performance during the first six months of this year

The Board of Directors of Ducati has approved its financial results for the first half of 2006, with first half revenues were 173.4 million euros, down 4.1 pct compared to 180.8 million euros over the same period last year

The Goodwood Festival of Speed's Cartier 'Style et Luxe' Paddock had a special category this year "Roman Holiday - Classic Scooters from the 1950s and 1960s" dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Vespa and Lambretta

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Cartier 'Style et Luxe' Paddock - Vespa & Lambretta

The June sales result of new Ducati motorcycles sold in North America set a new record, with over 1100 units being retail registered, topping off strong half-year result which sees vehicle unit sales up 16 percent

The Ducati Desmosedici RR production prototype has been launched at Mugello on the eve of the Italian Grand Prix and this first true MotoGP replica motorcycle can already be reserved ahead of its June 2007 launch

Despite Ducati's announcing revenues for the first quarter of 78.2 million euros, down 4.5 pct compared to 81.9 million euros in the same period in 2005, the motorcycle maker's operating profits nearly tripled to 6 million euros

In 1946 Piaggio launched the scooter phenomenon with the Vespa 1946 - now sixty years on, Piaggio has come up with another revolutionary product: the Piaggio MP3, a totally innovative three-wheeler with two front wheels

It has been through 20,000 mechanical changes, 120 different models - and clocked up sales of 16 million, as Vespa celebrates its 60th birthday, The Independent pays tribute to an Italian brand that refuses to go out of fashion

Following a highly successful recent re-launch the Piaggio Group has signed off with excellent 2005 results as it now looks forward to maintaining a strong growth this year and built up to its impending stock market flotation

A fully zero-emission scooter with a hydrogen fuel cell built by the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands was recently successfully operated at the testing grounds of Piaggio in Pontedera, Italy

The legendary Italian scooter, the Vespa, celebrated its 60th birthday on Thursday with a big party and unveiling of three new models, reports ANSA

Capping off a remarkable a year filled with high-profile bike releases and rising sales, Ehlert’s Publishing awarded Ducati North America CEO Michael Lock as their Powersports Business Executive of the Year

Computer game heroine Lara Croft will be riding the Ducati Monster S2R and 999 in her new adventure, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend, in a worldwide deal between Eidos Interactive and Ducati

The Board of Directors of Ducati Motor Holding Spa have met to approve a capital increase which will be directly related to the financing the implementation of the company's new three-year re-launch plan

The President of the Piaggio Group, Roberto Colaninno, and the Mayor of Milan, Gabriele Albertini, have just signed an agreement which will see a 'hybrid' petrol/electric scooter trialled on the city's roads

Exclusive Fashion label Zenga has teamed up with motorcycle manufacturer Ducati to create a new, prestigious limited edition fragrance: Z Zegna design by Ducati

Ducati Corse continue to lead the MotoGP drivers' and constructors' championship points standings after Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau finished third and fourth in this afternoon's Qatar Grand Prix

Two of Italy's most evocative road and track racing names - Alfa Romeo and Ducati - are to enter a new collaboration

Ducati Corse's new Desmosedici GP6, the machine Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau will use to challenge for the 2006 MotoGP title has taken to the track at Sepang for the first time

Italian's leading sportsman, the Ferrari linked Valentino Rossi, collected his fifth consecutive MotoGP title trophy after the season-closing race was held in Valencia, Spain yesterday