Serveta
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Serveta were a Spanish
scooter manufacturer who were in production between 1954 and 1989.
businessmen trading as Lambretta Locomociones SA obtained a licence to build Lambretta
scooters in Spain. Production began two years later at purpose built factory in Eibar
. Sales were good and around 1964 the company began to use the name Serveta SA for its own commercial activities.
In 1982 the company changed its name to Lambretta SAL following a change of ownership. A downfall in the company's fortunes saw a further change of ownership in 1985 and production transferred to a shared factory in Amurrio
. By the late 1980s sales had fallen even further and scooters were only being built on a made to order batch basis. Production finally ceased in 1989.
equivalents.
By the end of the decade Serveta scooters were being sold in the United States
and the UK under their own name.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
scooter manufacturer who were in production between 1954 and 1989.
History
In 1952 a group of BasqueBasque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
businessmen trading as Lambretta Locomociones SA obtained a licence to build Lambretta
Lambretta
Lambretta can refer to:* Lambretta, a petrol-powered scooter made by Innocenti* Lambretta , a clothing brand* Lambretta , a Swedish rock band* The Lambrettas, a British mod revival band...
scooters in Spain. Production began two years later at purpose built factory in Eibar
Éibar
Eibar is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. The city was chartered by Alfonso XI of Castile in 1346...
. Sales were good and around 1964 the company began to use the name Serveta SA for its own commercial activities.
In 1982 the company changed its name to Lambretta SAL following a change of ownership. A downfall in the company's fortunes saw a further change of ownership in 1985 and production transferred to a shared factory in Amurrio
Amurrio
Amurrio is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* Information available in Spanish...
. By the late 1980s sales had fallen even further and scooters were only being built on a made to order batch basis. Production finally ceased in 1989.
Markets
Servetas were initially only produced for the Spanish domestic market. However by 1970 Spanish built machines were being sold in the UK by Lambretta Concessionaires alongside their InnocentiInnocenti
Innocenti was an Italian machinery works originally established by Ferdinando Innocenti in 1920.After World War II, the company was famous for many years for Lambretta scooters models such as LI125, LI150, TV175, TV200, SX125, SX150, SX200, GP125, GP150 and GP200.From 1961 to 1976 Innocenti built...
equivalents.
By the end of the decade Serveta scooters were being sold in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the UK under their own name.
External links
- Serveta is betta - A look at the Serveta range of scooters