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s. The company was established by Chi-Fu Chang, who had previously run the Taiwanese division of

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and applied the manufacturing techniques from this to TGB. The company was established in 1978 based on

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technology for the production of Vespa scooter components. TGB also manufactures

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and

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* 1978 establishments in Taiwan Manufacturing companies based in Kaohsiung Scooter manufacturers Taiwanese brands Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1978 {{Taiwan-company-stub

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