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  • geryS2
    S2Forum Maniac
    • May 2006
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    #1

    Audi buys Ducati

    While rumors have swirled around this business venture, it is now out that Audi has agreed to buy Italian motorcycle giant Ducati for €860 million Euros, or about $1.12 Billion.Two unnamed sources who are familiar with the case said that Ducati carries liabilities of less than €200 million Euros, ( far less than originally believed) and that the official announcement of the sale will come out tomorrow.Audi will take control of the company as well as the debt, making Ducati the twelfth brand in the Volkswagen group.It is a little curious as to why Audi would spend so much on Ducati, as the motorcycle brand is operating with quite a bit of debt.


    would love to swap my Honda bike to one with an Audi logo !!

    the Audi community keeps growing strongly...
    S2 's and oldtimers
  • Error404
    Super Moderator
    • Mar 2007
    • 19789
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #2
    Great news for anyone who owns an old Ducati, you will soon no longer be able to get spare parts
    Panthero Coupé quattro 20vt
    Indigo ABY coupé
    Imola B6 S4 Avant

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    • benntenn67
      S2Forum Maniac
      • Jun 2009
      • 859
      • Country: England

      #3
      Originally posted by Error404
      Great news for anyone who owns an old Ducati, you will soon no longer be able to get spare parts
      Audi S2 Coupe 1995
      VW Passat GL5 (hatch) 1986
      VW Passat GL 1.8 (saloon) 1986
      Carrera Subway 8

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      • jogi730
        S2Forum Fiend
        • Jun 2004
        • 2335
        • Country: United Kingdom

        #4
        I was just about to post exactly the same thing
        Audi 90 quattro (Typ 85)
        20v turbo conversion

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        • geryS2
          S2Forum Maniac
          • May 2006
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          #5
          would like better to buy new parts of good quality than all parts new or old from poor one !

          Audi would be able to buy Alfa Romeo an bring it back to it s old glory even if that s at a cost of slashing the production of all the spare parts from those rusty alfa models from the 80s-90s.
          S2 's and oldtimers

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          • tscheel
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            • May 2009
            • 222
            • Country: Denmark

            #6
            Wow! MZ and Ducati are now family. Who would have thought that..
            Cheers, Torben
            '94 B4 Avant S2

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            • vonbeck
              S2Forum Fiend
              • Feb 2004
              • 2455
              • Country: England

              #7
              dont think they`ll sell many of the next rs6 with a paint job like that!
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              THE ONLY TROUBLE WITH DOING NOTHING IS KNOWING WHEN YOUR FINISHED!!!

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              • europeanme
                S2Forum Possessed
                • Oct 2005
                • 3817
                • Country: United Kingdom

                #8
                vee twin S1 then....

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                • LunarWolf
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                  • Feb 2012
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                  #9
                  Another 4-wheel drive motorcycle coming up!!!

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                  • geryS2
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                    • May 2006
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by LunarWolf
                    Another 4-wheel drive motorcycle coming up!!!



                    yep, like this one !!
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                    • LSG
                      S2Forum Maniac
                      • May 2010
                      • 897
                      • Country: United Kingdom

                      #11
                      We just Turbo,d a Ducati at Big cc Racing. I don,t no why you would by or Turbo one and i cant see why Audi would by Ducati....

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                      • macspring
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                        • Mar 2005
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                        • Home: Ireland Current: Wallis & Futuna

                        #12
                        Mr. Error,

                        Originally posted by Error404
                        Great news for anyone who owns an old Ducati, you will soon no longer be able to get spare parts
                        Class.


                        Very sharp ! ...

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                        • Flat on my back
                          S2Forum Fiend
                          • Jan 2007
                          • 2449
                          • Country: United Kingdom

                          #13
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                          Great, they'll all look like bimmers in 12 months time...this will push the price of 'old' dukes up.
                          Carlos.

                          On the look out for less bits for my s2 saloon project. Now supporting myself by shooting for my food. www.airgunforum.co.uk

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                          • LunarWolf
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                            • Feb 2012
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                            #14
                            personally, i think if Audi do for Ducatti what they did for Lambourghini, you're gonna have a MEAN bike on the road, desirable by even the snootiest of bikophobes!
                            German engineering with italian design? Where's the kleenex????

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