Motorbikes
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Ever since Mercedes-Benz’s performance offshoot AMG announced its co-branding deal with Ducati in November of 2010, there’s been talk that the alliance was simply a precursor to the eventual takeover of the Italian motorbike manufacturer by Mercedes’ parent company Daimler. Any chance of that ever happening was put to an end earlier this week following the announcement of Ducati’s takeover by Audi. Understandably, all ties between Mercedes and Ducati have since been cut, according to the automaker. At the same time, Mercedes is quick to mention that a takeover of...
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Daimler Denies Interest In Ducati TakeoverEver since Mercedes-Benz’s performance offshoot AMG announced its co-branding deal with Ducati in November of 2011, there has been talk that the alliance was simply a precursor to the eventual takeover of the Italian motorbike manufacturer by Mercedes’ parent company Daimler. Rumors of...
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MotoGP Star Marco Simoncelli Dies In Malaysian Race
Top Italian motorbike rider Marco Simoncelli died earlier today due to the results of a crash at the 2011 Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang International Circuit. Simoncelli, just 24 years of age, died on lap two of the race after his Honda skidded and veered across the track and straight into the path of...
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Video: Keira Knightley Shills Chanel While Straddling A Ducati
Et alors, qu'est-ce que c'est? Why, it appears to be actress, model, and object of Jeremy Clarkson's undying affection, Ms. Keira Knightley, perched atop a Ducati in Paris' Place de la Concorde. But you know, we're just guessing. At first glance, we thought Keira might be going through some sort of...
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Report: AMG Eyeing Ducati Takeover, AMG-Branded Motorbikes Possible
Last week we first heard that AMG and Italian motorbike manufacturer Ducati were forming a partnership, initially surrounding the cooperation over common marketing activities, but with any such deal there is always the potential for the relationship to develop further. While such a possibility may...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
