Piaggio Group closed down its Aprilia assembly plant at Scorzè during October, laying off 360 workers. Negotiations are ongoing between Aprilia management and the Italian FIOM-CGIL and CISL-FIM engineering unions representing affected staff at Scorzè and the main Aprilia plant at nearby Noale.
The shut-down is reportedly in response to a build-up of excess inventory over the summer. Press commentators in the Venice region suggest it is likely to continue through November and December. Derbi production was supposed to have migrated from Spain to the Scorzè facility but this move has apparently been postponed.