Ok, I'm all in for the Buddy, I'm going to call tomorrow to order mine, but before I do, I want to know, what are the chances the Buddy production is stopped like the Stella? I know it was a labor issue with the Stella. But could the same thing happen to the Buddy?
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Buddy is manufactured by PGO in Taiwan, one of the largest scooter producers in the world. They make several models for many different brands. I don't think they'll be closing shop anytime soon. So unless Genuine decides to stop the Buddy, it should be fine. And if they do stop, you can still order parts etc for the MyBuBu, the Asian equivalent.
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I emailed Genuine my question and got this response:
Ricky:
Good question.
The Buddy is made in a different country at a different factory owned by a much larger and more stable company than the one we were partnered with to produce the Stella.
The Buddy is manufactured in Taiwan by an ISO-9001 certified manufacturer that has been in the vehicle business since 1964 and has won many major awards for design, technology, and performance. Their scooters have also won the ELBA 500 International Rally Championship and the Paris Scooter Racing Championship.
I have been blown away with the quality control, engineering and performance of the Buddy and we expect to make a lot of them for a very long time.
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In answer to your question; yes, the My BuBu is still in production and sold under the PGO marque in Asia. In Europe, it is marketed as the Leguro. Both have been in production for at least 2 years (I have found photos of a 2004 PGO Leguro on the internet). The My BuBu was a product award winner in Taiwan, beating out both Kymco and Honda products.
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Quite a few people are still holding out hope that Stella production could resume at another factory. I think this possibility has become quite remote given Genuine's new lineup and as time goes by...
Those of us in CA hardly had a chance to get our hands on 'em (unless we brought one over state lines).
Those of us in CA hardly had a chance to get our hands on 'em (unless we brought one over state lines).