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'''Moto Guzzi''', also known as '''Guzzi''', is an Italian [[motorcycle]] manufacturer established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, Moto Guzzi has led Italy's motorcycling manufacture, enjoyed prominence in worldwide motorcycle racing, and led the industry in ground-breaking innovation – for the greater part of its history. | |||
'''Moto Guzzi''' that has endured from the industry's infancy to its place today as the oldest European manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production.<ref name="mgnoc.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mgnoc.com/article_does_moto_guzzi_make_them_better_after_25_years_.html|title=Does Moto Guzzi Make them better after 25 years?, by John Zibell |accessdate=2007-09-07|work=mgnoc.com}}</ref><ref name="iacctexas.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iacctexas.com/newsletter/march.pdf|format=PDF|title=Moto Guzzi: The Rebirth of a Legend by Alex di Bagno, GM Moto Guzzi North America, 2001|accessdate=2007-09-07|work=iacctexas.com}}</ref> | |||
Guzzi is now one of seven brands owned by [[Piaggio|Piaggio & Co. SpA]],<ref name="prnewswire.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-12-2006/0004489820&EDATE=|title=Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 Cruises Into U.S. Market|accessdate=2007-09-07|work=prnewswire.com}}</ref> | |||
Europe's largest motorcycle manufacturer and the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer by unit sales.<ref name="from Rider Magazine">{{cite web | url= http://www.ridermagazine.com/output.cfm?id=956269 | title= Piaggio Group Launches Market Expansion Plans | work= Rider Magazine | accessdate= 2007-09-03 }}</ref> | |||
[[Image:1955-Moto-Guzzi-GP500-V8.jpg|left|thumb|1955 Moto Guzzi GP500 V8]] | [[Image:1955-Moto-Guzzi-GP500-V8.jpg|left|thumb|1955 Moto Guzzi GP500 V8]] | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[List of Moto Guzzi motorcycles]] | *[[List of Moto Guzzi motorcycles]] | ||
[[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers]] | [[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers]] | ||
[[Category:Italian motorcycles]] | [[Category:Italian motorcycles]] | ||