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Patritalia Reasserts €2.5bn Ducati Bid, Releases AI Concept Images and an Italian-Only Rider Pledge

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Italian firm Patritalia has reaffirmed that its €2.5 billion bid for 100% of Ducati Motor Holding, submitted to Audi and the Volkswagen Group on June 25, is genuine. The company released AI-generated concept images of Ducati's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 machines and pledged that, if the acquisition succeeds, every rider on the roster would be Italian.

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Junya Ikeuchi

EUROPE & SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT

60 / European Motorcycle Scene · Social Issues

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Junya IkeuchiEuropean Motorcycle Scene · Social Issues Commentary

Coming back to reassert a €2.5 billion figure tells me Patritalia is serious about this. In social terms, the story of bringing Ducati back under Italian ownership is bound to resonate strongly at home. Pledging an all-Italian rider roster feels, from where I sit, like it sits right on the line between nationalism and brand strategy.