I've done a little research on the aftermarket piston scope and Tony is correct, all the pistons that Meteor is currently marketing are in fact manufactured in Italy. Now that being said, they did have a contract with a manufacturer in India for a number of scooter pistons. That contract began in 1973 and was due to run out in 1979 and was litigated in Indian courts due to the Indian manufacturer suing Meteor over some sort of contract breach (from the terms of the legal document I read there was a 'quality' issue). If you want to take a look at their parent company, they can be found here: http://www.metalwork.it/eng/index.html