Piaggio Vehicles today launched its first 3-wheeler passenger EV — Ape E-city FX NE Max in Tamil Nadu priced at Rs 3.46 lakh.
The electric three-wheeler will be manufactured at PVPL's Baramati manufacturing facility in Maharashtra.
These sales numbers are based on Parivahan data till November, excluding Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh, the company said.
The new sales initiative, which the company claims is first-of-its-kind in the CV sales space, comes nearly a month after Piaggio Vehicles Private Limited (PVPL) rolled out a digital platform for its Vespa and Aprilia brands of scooters.
The company has extended both the warranty and free service period, which were to expire between March 1 and May 3, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL) said in a statement.
The complaint was filed against 18 entities, including Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Honda Siel Cars India, Volkswagen India, General Motors India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Ford India, Renault India and Hyundai Motor India.
Piaggio Vehicles, the only major automaker that has quadricycles plying on European roads lashed out at the way in which norms for this category of vehicles were recently cleared in India.
Buoyed by good response to its Vespa brand in India, Italian two-wheeler maker Piaggio is planning to launch a mass market scooter by the end of 2013.
Three-wheeler manufacturer Piaggio Vehicles today said it will re-enter the scooter segment by introducing its 'Vespa' model by March next year and is also evaluating a possible foray into the motorcycle segment.