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    Ex-BMW Motorrad boss now heading up Ducati (via VW)

    Jul 06, 2018 3 minutes
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    Alan Cathcart

    The man who turned BMW Motorrad into the highly profitable entity it is today during his four-year stint in charge of the company is taking hold of the reins at Volkswagen. And that company owns Ducati.

    We’re talking about Dr Herbert Diess, 59, who on April 12 was officially announced as being the new chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen AG, with immediate effect. As such, he will have overall responsibility for the future direction

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