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Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. is a motorcycle company from Italy. It is currently based in Bologna, Italy and is owned by Audi, a German car manufacturer, all handled and maintained by the Volkswagen Group.

Ducati did not start with building and producing motorcycles. The founder Antonio Cavalieri Ducati with his three sons, Marcello, Adriano, and Bruno, started an electronics company in 1926. They first made condensers, vacuum tubes, and radio components on the startup company they named Società Scientifica Radio Brevetti Ducati.

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Their production flourished in 1935 which allowed them to open a new manufacturing plant in Borgo Panigale. The SIATA or Societa Italiana per Applicazioni Tecniche Auto-Aviatorie headed by Aldo Farinelli developed an engine meant to be mounted on bikes for them to run without the need to pedal. It was released in 1944 and was called the Cucciolo.

The sales of Cucciolo boomed in 1950 when the company sold over 200,000 units. The Ducati clan got interest of this innovation and then partnered with SIATA to create their own version of the Cucciolo.

The first Ducati motorcycle was released in the same year and reached speeds of up to 40 mph. It has a 15mm carburetor and a 48-cc engine. The hype of the market then turned a notch higher and became into larger motorbikes. Ducati followed this and released a 65TS cycle and Cruiser motor scooter.

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In 1993, the Ducati Monster was released. It is one of the most popular Ducati motorcycles covering half of the whole sales of the company since day one. It was introduced by Miguel Angel Galluzzi with several versions throughout the years including the 620, 695, 696, 750, 796, 900, S2R, and S4R.