RE: PH2: Is Ducati up for sale?
Discussion
Pwig said:
I think Fiat Group should buy them.
Got the money, and used to dealing with the Italian Manufacturing 'issues'
fiat and yamaha are pretty well tied upGot the money, and used to dealing with the Italian Manufacturing 'issues'
mercedes-benz and ducati are pretty well tied up too, at least the AMG division is. that makes me think that VAG and BMW wont want much to do with it
hostyle said:
I don't think VW buying Duc would spell disaster. Look at what they've done with Lamborghini. They still make bonkers cars, but now they actually work. And some of the VW top brass are bike nuts.
BMW on the other hand would buy a direct competitor for some of their own bikes...
I agree. It seems that VW are the most likely candidate if they can agree on a price. Based on their achievements at Lamborghini it might not be a bad thing. Ducati is on a roll at the moment, with their products at least, so let's just hope that they can keep it up.BMW on the other hand would buy a direct competitor for some of their own bikes...
Don't think anybody has mentioned Mercedes-Benz, they already sponsor the Ducati Team with the AMG brand. Not suggesting that that is proof enough but I think AMG and Ducati sit well together. Problem is that with an increasingly shrinking market who would want to buy a motorcycle brand???
Calling Mr Chilli- our man in the Middle East 
I may be wrong, but i read a year or so back, that large motor companies are taxed/penalised if their product line is deemed to be highly polluting. AMG was mentioned, as accross the brand, most of their vehicles have massive V8 engines, which although very technical engines, are still heavy polluters. Owning a motorcycle brand like Ducati could be seen that the group in general are producing lower emission vehicles in general, by adding the motorcycles to their range, albeit under the Ducati badge. I read that the Aston Martin IQ thing was done for similar reasons. Aston makes loads of high polluters, and so has a token, lower polluter to keep the authorities happy.
I may be wrong, more than likely am, but it was something that I had read.
I may be wrong, more than likely am, but it was something that I had read.
3doorPete said:
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
slk 32 said:
Keen to add a new tent?
No, looks like it's bigger than a tent - looks like they want to add something big enough to hold a small event in, rather than just to sleep three adults.robm3 said:
Gixer_fan said:
It'll probably be bought up by some private equity consortium - then leveraged up to the max...
Yep, and because all the Senior Management at Ducati will have Preferred and/or Sweet Equity they'll get big payouts too...Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff