- AGV (helmet manufacturer)
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company_name = AGV SpA
company_
company_type =Subsidiary
parent =Dainese
company_slogan =
foundation =1947
founder = Amisano Gino
location_city = flagicon|ItalyAlessandria ,Piedmont
location_country =Italy
key_people =
num_employees =
industry =Motorcycle helmets
products = AGV
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revenue =
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homepage = [http://www.agv.com/ www.agv.com]AGV SpA. (Amisano Gino
Valenza ) is an Italianmotorcycle helmet firm which started out in1947 making leather seats and motorcycle saddles. A year later, in1948 , it started making motorcycle helmets.AGV competes with high-end helmet brands such as Arai and
Shoei of Japan, Shark of France,Schuberth of Germany and fellow Italians makersSuomy , Nolan, X-Lite, Givi et.al.Although there are numerous notable racing motorcyclists who have worn AGV helmets, the brand is most notablyassociated with motorcycle World Champions
Valentino Rossi andGiacomo Agostini , both of whom used them throughout their entire career. The brand can also count pastFormula One world champions such asNiki Lauda ,Emerson Fittipaldi andNelson Piquet as wearers. [cite web|url=http://www.agv.it/interna_eng.asp?id=220&testata=azienda|title=AGV Legendary Helmets]In 2007,
Dainese bought AGV from Belgian firm IMAG Group, bringing the company back into Italian ownership.Barry Sheene also wore an AGV but switched to Arai, as did Agostini
References
External links
* [http://www.agv.it AGV Italy] Official website
* [http://www.agv.com/index.phtml AGV USA] Official website
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