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What we compareBetaBenelli
Country in archiveItalyItaly
Founded19041911
FounderGiuseppe BianchiBenelli brothers
HeadquartersRignano sull'Arno, Tuscany, ItalyPesaro, Marche, Italy
Name originWikipedia says the name Beta comes from the initials of Bianchi, Enzo and Tosi, Arrigo, who ran the company at that time. The company traces its start to a bicycle maker founded by Giuseppe Bianchi.The company carries the surname of the Benelli family of Pesaro. Teresa Boni Benelli invested the family capital after her husband's death so that her six sons could work together, and the firm took the family name.
HighlightsTrials bikes, RR enduro, Evo, X-TrainerLeoncino, 750 Sei, Tornado Tre
Earliest archived brand logo—1911
Latest archived logoundated2016
Archived logo assets18

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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