The idea of building a light three-wheeled commercial vehicle to power Italy’s post-war economic reconstruction first came to the mind of Corradino D ‘Ascanio as ‘Piaggio Ape’ in 1947.
In South Asia, the auto-rickshaw was first introduced in 1957. Most of the places they are called ‘Tuk Tuks”.
There are in Total of 15 places excluding India where you can find auto-rickshaws
- Thailand
- El Salvador
- Peru
- Pakistan
- Ethiopia
- China
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Philippines
- Vietnam
- Cuba
- Ecuador
Others United States, Nairobi, Egypt, Gaza, Madagascar, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Dar es Salaam, Nepal, France, Italy, Turkey, Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom, Guatemala, and Honduras
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