Ducati is owned by Volkswagen Group (Germany, XETRA: VOW3), which acquired the brand on 19 July 2012 for €860 million.[1][2] Ducati was founded in 1926 in Bologna and was independent until 2012.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Annual Report 2025, Volkswagen AG. Last checked .
Ducati began making radio components in 1926 and turned to motorcycles after its factory was bombed in the war. Audi acquired it in 2012, and its desmodromic valve system, which closes valves mechanically rather than with springs, is unique in production motorcycles.
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Volkswagen Group controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in automotive.
The 64 brands in motorcycles on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is Bajaj Auto, with 13.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Avenger | Bajaj Auto | 🇮🇳 India |
| Destini | Hero MotoCorp | 🇮🇳 India |
| Norton Motorcycles | TVS Motor | 🇮🇳 India |
| Bayliner | Brunswick | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Can-Am Off-Road | BRP | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Ape | Piaggio | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| FOX | Fox Factory | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BSA | Mahindra & Mahindra | 🇮🇳 India |
Volkswagen Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany, founded in 1937. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: VOW3.
Volkswagen Group is the largest carmaker in Europe and owns more distinct marques than any rival, from Škoda at the bottom to Bentley and Lamborghini at the top. The state of Lower Saxony holds a blocking stake, and the Porsche and Piëch families control the majority of voting rights.
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Brandtree records a controlling owner for 210 brands that began in Italy. 77 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Ducati among them.
Audi, itself part of Volkswagen Group, acquired Ducati for about EUR 860 million including debt. Ducati had started making radio components in 1926 and turned to motorcycles after its factory was bombed in the war, and its desmodromic valve system remains unique in production motorcycles.
The parent company of Ducati is Volkswagen Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Ducati originated in Italy in 1926, but it is owned today by Volkswagen Group, which is headquartered in Germany. So Ducati is an Italian-origin brand under German ownership.
Volkswagen Group completed its acquisition of Ducati on 19 July 2012, after announcing the deal on 18 April 2012. The deal was valued at €860 million (enterprise value).
Ducati was an independent company from its founding in 1926 in Bologna until Volkswagen Group acquired it in 2012.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Ducati is still owned by Volkswagen Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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