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Hero MotoCorp Eyes Purchasing Ducati? Erik Buell Racing?
Two weeks and two separate rumors about Hero MotoCorp’s acquisition warpath. Last week the Indian motorcycle manufacturer was said to be eyeing a minority equity stake in Erik Buell Racing. Having...
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Audi to Announce Purchase of Ducati Next Week
Reports are coming in that Audi’s acquisition of Ducati is all but done, and just needs to the ink to dry. With the announcement of the purchase expected to come next week (Wednesday if you believe...
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Officially Official: Audi’s Board Approves Ducati Acquisition
As expected from yesterday’s news, Audi’s Board of Directors has approved the German car company’s acquisition of Ducati Motor Holding. While the grumblings from Ducati owners have already emerged over...
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Audi Reconfirms Gabriele Del Torchio as Ducati CEO
With the acquisition of Ducati Motor Holding by Audi AG, the German car manufacturer was bound to do some shuffling in the Italian motorcycle company’s executive ranks. Announcing that it has formed a...
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Who Actually Owns Ducati? Lamborghini Paid €747 Million
Audi AG has released its 2012 Interim Financial Report, and in it the German automaker has released some interesting details about its acquisition of Ducati Motor Holding. Confirming our report that...
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Filippo Preziosi Out at Ducati Corse – BMW Motorrad’s Bernhard Gobmeier Takes...
Confirming rumors that Filippo Preziosi would be leaving his role as head of Ducati Corse, the Italian company announces today that the man responsible for BMW Motorrad’s World Superbike program,...
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Filippo Preziosi Resigns from Ducati
Formerly General Manager of Ducati Corse, and left largely to blame for the Italian company’s recent short-comings in the MotoGP Championship, Filippo Preziosi has resigned from Ducati Motor Holding,...
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Ducati Reports 21% Sales Gain in 2012
As was predicted, Ducati Motor Holdings has posted a very impressive 2012 sales report, with 44,102 motorcycles being delivered to customers last year. Appeasing its new German owners, Ducati also grew...
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Ride Review: Ducati 1199 Panigale R
New for 2013, Ducati has added another model to its Superbike range, the long awaited Ducati 1199 Panigale R. Asphalt & Rubber was first to break the news on the “R” version of Borgo Panigale’s...
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Gabriele del Torchio Leaving Ducati for Alitalia?
I thought I could hold onto this one over the weekend, but I guess I was wrong. Asphalt & Rubber, along with several other publications it would seem, have gotten news that Gabriele del Torchio,...
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Confirmed: Claudio Domenicali Appointed CEO of Ducati, Gabriele del Torchio...
Confirming what we already thought to be true, Gabriele del Torchio has left his position at Ducati to takeover as CEO of Alitalia. Replacing him will be current Ducati General Manager and Board Member...
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Ducati Q1 2013 Sales Drop 5% – Audi Dishes the Details
Ducatisti: do you want the good news or the bad news first? The bad news is that the market for motorcycles 500cc and up is down 17% worldwide for the first quarter of this year, which means the “good”...
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Ducati, Sometimes It’s Like I Don’t Even Know You
I had a good chuckle last week, you see one of my Facebook groups posted up some rumors they heard about the upcoming Ducati middleweight sport bike — namely that it would have a double-sided swingarm....
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2014 Ducati Model Announcement Next Week
Do you like new model motorcycles? Of course you do. Well, this time next week, Ducati Motor Holding will be making a presentation to the motorcycling media at its Bologna headquarters. The invitation...
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Ducati Museum Goes Virtual with Google Maps
For those Ducati owners who have been pining to visit the world famous Ducati museum in Bologna, but cannot cover the cost or justify the trip, you are in luck. The doors at Via Antonio Cavalieri...
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Ducati Sets Sales Record in 2013 with 44,287 Bikes Sold
When you tell most people that you ride a motorcycle, their usual question is “so, what do you ride, a Ducati?” The only other brand name so synonymous with motorcycling would be Harley-Davidson.The...
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Ducati Sales Up 3% for the First Six Months of 2014
Could 2014 be another record year of sales for Ducati? If the first six months are any indication, maybe so, as the Bologna brand has reported a 3% increase in sales thus far for the year.Ducati has...
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Ducati Reaches New Workforce Agreement with Factory Unions – Reduced Hours,...
Ducati Motor Holding has reached a new agreement with its workforce, particularly those workers who are responsible for building the Italian company’s iconic two-wheeled machines.The agreement with the...
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As Expected, The Scrambler is Killing It for Ducati
April 2015 was the best sales month ever for Ducati Motor Holding, with the Italian firm delivering 7,309 units to customers. This figure is up 29% compared to last year, and tops Ducati’s previous...
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Ducati Sales Up 22% in First Half of 2015, With an Asterisk
Ducati Motor Holdings is happy to report that its 2015 sales are off to a great start: up 22% over the first half of 2014. In total, 32,600 motorcycles have been sold by Ducati since January, the most...
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