US Scooter Sales Up 200% And Growing
by John Laumer, Philadelphia 
on 08. 3.06
Just last May Collin was saying how Piaggio Group surveyed Americans and found that “almost one in three Americans would be extremely or somewhat likely to consider using a motor scooter.” According to a report in today’s Wall Street Journal, we think Piaggio needs to encourage its market research firm to go out on a limb. WSJ reports: “Domestic sales of scooters have surged as budget- and environment-minded consumers look for relief from high pump prices and as more-appealing models come on the market”. They report that “scooters with engine sizes of 150ccs or less…jumped some 200% to 48,000 by 2004 from about 16,000 in 1999, and they continue to rise…”
Graphic credit: Vespa "Retro", around $850
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