New boss for Guzzi

After taking over Aprilia and Moto Guzzi last year Piaggio has now announced a new boss for Guzzi.

Daniele Bandiera joins the firm from car maker Alfa Romeo where he was responsible for launching many of the firm’s key cars. He has been tasked with turning the struggling company round and one of his first jobs will be a complete restructuring of the management.

Piaggio has said it sees Moto Guzzi as the key to breaking the American market so we can expect to see more roadsters, cruisers and tourers coming out of the factory doors once the new management team is in place, with sports bike such as the MGS-01 taking a lower priority.