Harley buying Ducati


Maybe...if HD doesn't try and do something stupid to the Ducati's. If I was the CEO (I know scary thought isn't it) I would leave the Ducati managment in place to keep doing what they do best...build Ducati's for a profit, enjoy the economy of scale that two companies can offer and see how it goes for a bit before instituting changes. In a nutshell "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
 
AMF no longer owned Harley after 1981 as Willie Davidson and a group of investors bought the company back. You were lucky Ken as AMF made a lot of junk. They are mostly the reason for a lot of the oil jokes and others.
 
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The only problem with this thinking is Volkswagen AG shares everything amongst it's subsidiaries, it is the reason Ducati is where it is now.
HD doesn't have subsidiaries the likes of Porsche, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Skoda innovating and sharing among other companies in the group. This actually goes for any potential buyers. There are not many companies on the planet with that type of knowledge and product base.

But, maybe the Ducati team learned enough and can run keep up under a new owner. Let's hope. I will say, if HD buys Ducati, my list of bikes to consider next has gotten shorter
 
I hope they don't stuff it up it does go ahead. Ducati make some great bikes.
 
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