Editing Vespa (section)

==Production outside Italy==
[[File:BKK Vespa078.jpg|thumb|[[Bangkok]]: Vespa in use to haul cargo ]]
Vespa scooters were sold beyond Europe and North America.  When expanding into these markets it was common for Vespa to partner with, or license certain models to, existing manufacturers..{{fact|date=May 2025}}

===India===
Piaggio first licensed the production of Vespa scooters in India to [[Bajaj Auto]] in the 1960s. In 1971, Piaggio's license was not renewed as a part of then Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]]'s privatization programs.  After the collaboration ended, Bajaj continued to produce scooters based on the Vespa design, namely the [[Bajaj Chetak|Chetak]]..{{fact|date=May 2025}}

Another Vespa partner in India was that of [[Lohia Machinery Limited|LML Motors]].  Beginning as a joint-venture with Piaggio in 1983, LML, in addition to being a large parts supplier for Piaggio, produced the [[LML NV|P-Series scooters for the Indian market]]. In 1999, after protracted dispute with Piaggio, LML bought back Piaggio's stake in the company and the partnership ceased.  LML continued to produce (and also exported) the P-Series variant known as the [[Stella (scooter)|Stella]] in the U.S. market and by other names in different markets.  LML Factory which produced these P-Series variants issued a notice of insolvency on 2 June 2017 and closed down permanently in 2018..{{fact|date=May 2025}}

In the 2012 Auto Expo held in New Delhi, the iconic Vespa re-entered the Indian market. Piaggio unveiled its range of scooters at the Expo. This became the first such venture of Piaggio in India without a local partner.<ref name="PiaggioInIndia"/>

===Indonesia===
Danmotor Vespa Indonesia (DMVI) was a joint venture between Indonesian interests and the East Asiatic Company, which was based in Denmark.  Between 1972 and 2001, it produced Vespas under license for the Indonesian market.<ref name="EastAsiaticCo" /><ref name="MasihBerbatuBatu">{{cite web|url=https://majalah.tempo.co/read/70687/masih-berbatu-batu|title=Masih Berbatu-Batu|date=11 December 1976|publisher=Majalah Tempo Online|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110015323/http://majalah.tempo.co/read/70687/masih-berbatu-batu|archive-date=10 January 2020|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>
In 1976 approximately 40,000 units were produced giving DMVI the third biggest share of the Indonesian scooter market.  Government tax incentives allowed these scooters to be exported to Thailand at less than the domestic market price, so that they would be economically competitive.<ref>{{cite web|title=Didorong Piaggio |url=http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1977/09/24/EB/mbm.19770924.EB75587.id.html |publisher=Majalah Tempo Online |access-date=5 March 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710224045/http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1977/09/24/EB/mbm.19770924.EB75587.id.html |archive-date=10 July 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
DMVI only built 90 and 150cc models.  From 1972 onwards the company was located at a purpose-built factory in [[Pulo Gadung]].  This was greatly expanded in 1977 to also manufacture sub-components, following a government decree that a higher domestically built proportion of these should be used.  Sub-components were also bought from other Indonesian manufacturers after their quality had been approved by Piaggio.<ref name= Odaka />

===Taiwan===
Vespa has had various partnerships and presence in Taiwan. In 1965, Taiwan Vespa Co. Ltd was licensed for Vespa scooter production. From 1972 to 1982, Vespa entered into a collaboration with scooter manufacturer [[PGO Scooters|PGO]]. In 1978, Vespa entered into a collaboration with [[Taiwan Golden Bee|TGB]], which to some extent, continues to this day (namely with CVT transmission production)..{{fact|date=May 2025}}

===United Kingdom===
In 1951 the financially troubled motorcycle manufacturer [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] started production of Piaggio licensed Vespa scooters in [[Bristol, England|Bristol]], with a market to include some [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth countries]] as well as the UK. It was a year which also saw the first meeting of the newly-formed Vespa scooter clubs with nearly 20,000 riders showing up for the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bikesure.co.uk/bikesureblog/2021/07/vespa-scooter-75th-anniversary.html|title = World's most popular wasp: Vespa at 75 years old|date = 20 July 2021}}</ref> [[Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd|Westinghouse]] took over Douglas in 1955, and while motorcycle production was stopped in 1957, Vespa production in Britain continued until 1965.<ref name="veteranvespaclub.com">{{cite web |title=A HISTORY OF THE DOUGLAS VESPA |url=http://www.veteranvespaclub.com/1008.html |website=Veteran Vespa Club UK |access-date=2010-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228194532/http://www.veteranvespaclub.com/1008.html |archive-date=28 February 2010}}</ref>

Douglas was more than a simple assembly plant for parts imported from Piaggio; many of the models made by Douglas had a high percentage of content manufactured by Douglas (''eg cylinder heads, gear clusters, brake drums and other mechanical parts'') or by UK supply companies (''eg seats, carburetors, tyres, and some electrical components were made in the UK''). Models made by Douglas were primarily the Vespa 125 and 150 (VBB).<ref name="veteranvespaclub.com"/>

Douglas produced Vespas which were often outdated compared to current Italian models. Douglas failed to meet the production numbers hoped for by Piaggio, though after production ceased in 1965, Douglas remained the UK importer for Vespa scooters until its demise in 1982.<ref name="veteranvespaclub.com"/>

=== Spain ===
In 1953 a factory in Madrid began production of [[Motovespa]]s, production continued until 2000. The factory was demolished in 2001..{{fact|date=May 2025}}

===Soviet Union===
Between 1956 and 1966 an unauthorised, [[reverse-engineered]] version of the Vespa was built and sold in the USSR by [[Vyatka (motor scooter)|Vyatka]].  This was withdrawn after protests by Piaggio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autosoviet.altervista.org/ENGLISH-automotorusse9moto(Vyatka).htm|title=Autosoviet: VYATKA|publisher=Autosoviet.altervista.org|access-date=2010-10-16}}</ref>