and that the deal could mean VW coming into the Japanese bike builder's interests by as much as 20 percent.What the deal is likely to mean is that Suzuki gets access to the VW technologies and future technologies while VW gets an immediate foothold in the lucrative

GERMAN car company VW has said that it wants to buy Ducati!VW top man Ferdinand Piech already tried to take control of Ducati back in 1985 when the company was in financial crisis.The news comes just a month after VW announced that it was in talks

, and in return, promised to offload its own 1.5 percent stake in VW back to its estranged partner. In 2009 VW bought its stake Suzuki for £1.47 billion, the holding is now worth around £1.39 billion.

GERMAN CAR giant Volkswagen is purchasing a 19.9% ownership in Suzuki, financial reports from the US have said.Visordown brought you the news the move was in the offing a few months back, and now it's been confirmed the deal has been done. Read our

IN all the kerfuffle over Ducati's buyout by Audi one key point has largely been missed – namely that the biggest Ducati fan in the whole VW empire could have been forced out just as the deal was being confirmed.Ferdinand Piech, chairman

THE Financial Times are reporting that Ducati is set to be sold by its Italian private-equity owner for over £1 billion ($1.6million) and three times its initial investment.Investindustrial had originally proposed that the Italian manufacturer

of the acquisition. The number of employees increased from 1,043 in 2006 to 1,135 in 2011.In recent years, under the guidance of the management team, led by CEO Gabriele Del Torchio, Ducati has also developed the most exciting and up-to-date product range in its

Ferdinand Piech a grip on Ducati – something he previous said he's regretted not having for quarter of a century after a previous attempt to buy the company failed in 1985.The 75 year old, who's expected to be re-elected as VW chairman at the firm

.This could be a dream buy for Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech, who tried to buy Ducati in 2008 but lost out to current owners Investindustrial. Car magazine have reported that the deal would be part of Project Eagle, Piech's plan to buy luxury car brands

NEWS agencies are providing conflicting messages about the status of the talks between Ducati owner InvestIndustrial and the VW Group.Yesterday, InvestIndustrial's boss Andrea Bonomi briefly spoke to reporters, confirming the fact that his firm