Ducati
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Ducati wqs foundes in 1926 by Cavalieri Ducati and his three sons, Adriano, Marcello, and Bruno producing, vacuum tubes, condensers and other radio components. In 1935 they had become successful enough to enable construction of a new factory in the Borgo Panigale area of Bologna. In 1950 in collaboration with SIATA, the Ducati firm finally offered its own machine powered by a SIATTA engine of 48 cc bike and weighing just 98 pouds and a top speed of 40mph. In 1952 a larger bike the 65TS cycle and Cruiser (a four-stroke motor scooter). was launched with moderate sucess In 1953 the motor cycle and electronic divisions were split and the motorcycle factory modernised increased production to 120 bikes a day. In the 1960s, Ducati earned its place in motorcycling history by producing the fastest 250 cc road bike then available, the Mach 1. In the 1970s Ducati began producing large-displacement V-twin motorcycles and in 1973, released a V-twin with the trademarked desmodromic valve design. In 1985, Cagiva bought Ducati and planned to rebadge Ducati motorcycles with the "Cagiva" name. but relented. Cagiva, sold Ducati in part in 1996, then the remainder in 1998 to the Texas Pacific Group In December 2005, Ducati returned to Italian ownership with the sale of Texas Pacific's stake (minus one share) to Investindustrial Holdings and in 2012 Ducati was again sold, to the VAG under the AUDI AG's Automobili Lamborghini banner
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