Avello (motorcycle)

Avello was a Spanish manufacturer of machine tools, motorcycles and scooters, famous for its MV Agusta and Puch brand machines. It was founded by Alfredo Avello in 1940 and closed in March 2013. The factory was in the city of Gijón in Asturias, northern Spain. Basque industrial engineer, Alfredo Avello purchased an existing company in the Natahoyo neighbourhood of Gijón that produced machinery and machine tools on June 1, 1940, changing the name to Avello y Compañía SL. MV Augusta had been producing machine for local sale in Barcelona since 1949, branded MV Alpha. At a race held in Gijón, Avello approached MV's Spanish promoters and convinced them to transfer manufacture of the machines to his factory. In 1951, the first production machines came out of the factory, a 125 cc two-stroke. The Italian parent company became involved and a range of machines based on 125 & 150 cc engines were designed. The machines were sold under the MV Avello brand. To support the brand in Spain, Count Agusta arranged for factory riders Remo Venturi (125 cc) and Carlo Bandirola (500 cc) to compete in the 1955 Spanish National Championships, including the "local" race at Gijón.