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Audi Makes Ducati Purchase Official
Confirming earlier reports, Audi officially announced today that it has sealed a deal to acquire Italian sports motorcycle manufacture Ducati. The German company said that the transaction will be completed "as quickly as possible" once authorized by the competition authorities. The brand with the four-rings did not say how much it cost to buy Ducati from its previous owner Investindustrial SpA, though sources stated on Tuesday that the Germans paid approximately €860 million or US$1.13 billion.
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Audi Rs6 And Ducati 1199 Panigale R Enter A Fratricide Duel
As you have heard, Audi owns Ducati, so the folks from Auto Express thought that is a good enough reason to stage a track battle between the most powerful products from each brand – the Audi RS6 and the Ducati 1199 Panigale R. Read more »...
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Italy's Investindustrial Buys Major Stake In Aston Martin
Just yesterday, we were telling you about the rumors surrounding former Ducati owner Investindustrial's interest in Aston Martin. On Friday, the wedding became official with the Italian private equity fund Investindustrial signing a deal to acquire...
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Audi Rs5 And Ducati Multistrada 1200s Meet At Pikes Peak To Celebrate Partnership And New Competition
The mystery behind the teaser pictures and videos of the Audi Sport-themed RS5 Coupe and Ducati Multistrada 1200S was solved today with an official announcement from the two brands. As it turns out, it was all done to celebrate the acquisition of the...
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Audi Sport-liveried Rs5 Pictured And Filmed Together With Ducati Motorcycles
Less than 24 hours before the official reveal on the sidelines of the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Audi released a first set of photos and a video teaser of its "mystery" RS5 project, which as you can see, is somehow connected...
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Audi Poised To Buy Ducati, Mercedes And Amg Left Out In The Cold
Four rings, four wheels and more often than not, four-wheel drive: the description fits Audi to a T. Yet the VW Group's premium brand is about to expand in the world of two wheels by acquiring a motorcycle manufacturer. Mind you, not just any manufacturer,...
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