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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, but Ducati, Italy’s closest thing to a Ferrari on two wheels. That comes to a surprise as since 2010, the Italian motorcycle maker formed a marketing partnership with Mercedes-owned AMG, which included AMG sponsoring the Ducati MotoGP team and the latter rolling out an AMG-branded Diavell motorbike.
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Mercedes Follows Audi's Lead, Acquires Big Stake In Mv Agusta
What is it with German premium carmakers and Italian motorcycle brands? Some two years after Audi acquired Ducati, Mercedes-Benz said it will buy a 25 percent stake in MV Agusta through its AMG unit. Read more »...
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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 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...
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Mercedes-benz Announces Amg-ducati Cooperation At La Show
At this week's Los Angeles Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz announced that performance division AMG, and Italian motorcycle maker Ducati will develop common marketing activities in the near future. Mercedes-AMG CEO Ola Källenius and Ducati CEO Gabriele...
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Sema: Toyota Tundra Ducati Desmosedici Transporter With 500hp
Toyota showed off three Tundra concepts in Las Vegas but the coolest one in town was by far was the Ducati Desmosedici Transporter. Built to carry the only street legal MotoGP bike ever produced, the scorching hot Ducati Desmosedici RR, the customized...
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