Audi plans to announce the acquisition of Ducati next week, having completed a due diligence assessment of the Italian motorcycle maker, so claim Autonews.com.Volkswagen, Audi and Investindustrial declined to comment.A successful deal would fuel

HARLEY-DAVIDSON'S latest financial figures show that the firm is fast getting back on its feet after suffering a big drop in sales during the worst of the global financial crisis.New figures show that in the first three months of 2012, Harley sold 59,677 bikes, up 10,000 on the p...

NÜRBURGRING GmbH, the state-owned company that owns the Nürburgring has gone bankrupt.The company hoped for a €13-million rescue package from the European Commission but the European competition authorities refused to approve the plan and the firm which owns the track has now ann...

HUSQVARNA dealer, Freestyle Motorcycles of East Sussex havey donated a new Husqvarna Nuda 900 toSERV Kent.SERV, also known as 'Bloodrunners', is a charitable organisation that delivers blood products to the Accident and Emergency hospitals across

.Matchless is one of the oldest brands in British motorcycling, established in 1899 in Plumstead, London. The brand eventually disappeared in 1966 after a series of mergers by holding company AMC swallowed the Matchless name into obscurity. Initial plans extend only

KTM CEO Stefan Pierer has announced the Austrian manufacturer's intention to begin producing and selling Husqvarna motorcycles in India within two years.In an interview with Indian radio station CNBC-TV18, the Pierer said: 'Maybe in two years time

. Red tape has held up the plant's approval but new Finance Minister, Salim Mandviwala has approved the plans.Yamaha's new factory is expected to create 45,000 jobs in the region and help establish ancillary industries. There are over 60 motorcycle

METZELER are kicking off their 150th celebrations at the Ace Cafe tonight.Rockabilly band The Boom Boom Booms will provide the background music for a night of entertainment, where racing stars from TT-winning Gary Johnson and BSB legend Josh Brookes will be talking on stage talki...

WITH India proving to be an endlessly large and rapidly growing market, bike firms the world over are scrambling to get a foothold there – and the latest is BMW, which has just announced a tie-in with Indian manufacturer TVS.As with other similar deals, the arrangement will give ...

discounts hint at wider problems at Husqvarna, which was recently bought from BMW by KTM owner Stefan Pierer's eponymous company.According to reports in the Italian media, Pierer Industrie AG found vast stocks of unsold bikes in Husqvarna's warehouses - 11