Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piëch, a motorcycle enthusiast, had long coveted Ducati, and had regretted that he passed up an opportunity to buy the company from the Italian government in 1984.
Volksvagen-ov predsednik Ferdinand Pih, entuzijasta za motocikle, dugo je želeo Dukati i izrazio žaljenje što je propustio priliku da kupi kompaniju od italijanske vlade 1984. godine.