What’s C-V2X?
While you might not think about Ducati, Ford and Audi in the same context (OK, they all provide vehicles, but there are differences between motorcycles, mass market vehicles and premium products) but the three companies were literally—or perhaps that should be digitally—linked together via C-V2X technology from Qualcomm.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
VW CEO Diess Says Ducati Unit Needs a Partner
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess says the company’s Ducati motorcycle unit is “not sufficient” on its own and needs an alliance partner or merger with a second brand.
New CEO Diess Vows Faster Decision-Making at VW
Herbert Diess, installed on Thursday as CEO of Volkswagen AG, says he will accelerate the company’s decision-making process and reconsider asset sales of noncore businesses.
Audi Withdraws Plan to Sell Ducati Brand
Audi AG tells reporters it has abandoned plans to sell its Ducati motorcycle brand after proclaiming the marque “the perfect implementation of our premium philosophy.”
Mark Fields Joins TPG Capital
Former Ford Motor Co. CEO Mark Fields is joining TPG Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, on Nov. 1.
VW Drops Plans to Sell Ducati Unit
Volkswagen AG has abandoned plans to sell its Ducati motorcycle business due to union opposition, Bloomberg News reports.
VW Eyes Selling Assets that Deliver 20% of Its Revenue
Volkswagen AG aims to sell noncore assets that currently generate about 20% of the company’s current revenue, CEO Matthias Mueller tells The Wall Street Journal.
Ducati Performance
Back in 2012 Audi bought Italian motorcycle manufacturer extraordinaire Ducati for €860-million which, at the time, probably seemed like a good idea.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Report: India’s Eicher Motors Readies Binding Bid for Ducati
Eicher Motors Ltd., the Indian maker of classic Royal Enfield motorcycles, intends to make a binding offer to acquire superbike maker Ducati Motor Holding SpA for $1.8 billion-$2 billion, sources tell the Economic Times.
VW’s Plan to Sell Ducati Stalls
Volkswagen AG has suspended the proposed sale of its Ducati motorcycle business because of union opposition and internal debate about the plan, sources tells Reuters.
Harley-Davidson May Bid for Rival Ducati
Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. is preparing a bid for Italian motorcycle maker Ducati Motor Holding SpA., sources tell Reuters.
Report: VW May Sell Ducati Motorcycle Unit
Volkswagen AG is shopping its Ducati motorcycle unit to potential buyers, sources tell Reuters.
VW to Centralize Component Operations?
Volkswagen AG intends to merge its division-level component operations into a single unit, sources tell Bloomberg News.
VW Names Mueller CEO, Unveils Major Restructuring Plan
As expected, Volkswagen AG's supervisory board has named Matthias Mueller, 62, who previously headed its Porsche unit, as the group's new CEO, effective immediately.
Art of the Bike: Ducati Diavel Titanium
Last November, Ducati, which, as you may recall, is owned by Audi, introduced the Diavel Titanium at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Winterkorn Touts a “More Agile” VW
CEO Martin Winterkorn told some 10,000 Volkswagen Group employees the company will restructure to become more flexible and agile.
Mercedes AMG to Buy 25% of Motorcycle Maker MV Agusta
Daimler AG's Mercedes-AMG performance unit is acquiring a 25% stake in Italian high-performance motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta SpA that includes collaboration on sales and marketing.
Mercedes AMG to Buy 25% of Motorcycle Make MV Agusta
Daimler AG's Mercedes-AMG performance unit is acquiring a 25% stake in Italian high-performance motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta SpA that includes collaboration on sales and marketing.
VW Preserves Huge Spending Plans for Plants, Product
Volkswagen AG says it will delay construction projects to protect its plan to invest €84 billion on factory upgrades and new products over the next five years.
Ducati Power for VW’s XL1 Two-Seater
Volkswagen AG is moving forward with a plan to put a Ducati motorcycle twin engine in its ultra-lightweight XL1 two-seater to create a fuel-efficient sports car.
VW’s Hyper-Miler XL1 May Get Super Treatment
Volkswagen AG is considering building a racing or high-performance version of its 314-mpg XL1 diesel-electric hybrid.
Motorcycles and Luxury
BMW Group, in addition to cars and utes and limos, builds motorcycles.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Ducati Names New CEO
Volkswagen AG's Ducati motorcycle unit has promoted General Manager Claudio Domenicali to CEO, effective immediately.
Ducati Appoints Company Veteran As CEO
Volkswagen AG's Ducati motorcycle unit has promoted General Manager Claudio Domenicali to CEO, effective immediately.
Retrofuturism: J Mays Talks About Automotive Design
There are few people who have a better, hands-on perspective of automotive design than J Mays. So who better to ask about why cars and trucks look the way they do when they do it?
VW Open to More Acquisitions
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 7:04 pmCEO Martin Winterkorn tells Reuters that Volkswagen AG has no current plans for acquisitions but is “wide awake” to opportunities.Winterkorn said last August that the company wouldn’t be buying additional brands because it already was busy integrating the 12 car, truck and motorcycle marques it already has.
VW Open to More Acquisitions
CEO Martin Winterkorn tells Reuters that Volkswagen AG has no current plans for acquisitions but is "wide awake" to opportunities.
Aston Martin to Get Cash Infusion from British Equity Firm
London-based private equity firm Investindustrial has agreed to invest 150 million ($242 million) in Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. in exchange for a 37.5% stake in the British maker of luxury sports cars.
