Ducati Changing Hands Again

As often as their ownership changes it amazes me that these guys produce anything worth a crap. Let alone stuff very much worth a crap.

Originally published March 17, 2012 The Blog at Places 2 Ride.

Wanna’ Buy a Ducati?

Or maybe a Ducati factory?

Ducati 1199 PanigaleFor about the umpteenth time in recent memory the Italian flagship of motorcycling may be up for sale. In 2005 a private equity group known as Investindustrial  purchased Ducati from a group of doctors in Texas. Now it appears they intend to sell. Investindustrial had Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs sound out a public listing for Ducati in Hong Kong last year.

Investindustrial’s chairman, Andrea Bonomi, said a handful of groups in Asia, Europe and the United States are interested in the sale. Rumors abound and possible suitors like BMW, Volkswagen and even Mahindra have been mentioned as possible buyers.

One thought on “Ducati Changing Hands Again”

  1. Mahindra? Well, if they do buy Duc, maybe they’ll take a cue from their countrymen and “do” an Enfield…and start making 450 singles again!

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