An Italian company says it has offered to buy Ducati. In a statement dated July 30, 2026, Patritalia S.p.A. said it submitted a proposal on June 25 to buy 100% of Ducati Motor Holding for €2.5 billion, sending it to Audi, Volkswagen Group, Lamborghini and Ducati.
Ducati is owned by the Audi group. Patritalia's own statement makes clear that any sale is entirely up to that owner, and the statement doesn't show the offer was accepted.
The short version
- Who: Patritalia S.p.A., an Italian company.
- What: a proposal to buy 100% of Ducati Motor Holding for €2.5 billion.
- When: proposal dated June 25, made public in a July 30 statement.
- Sent to: Audi, Volkswagen Group, Lamborghini and Ducati, per Patritalia.
- Status: Patritalia says the decision rests solely with the current owner. Its statement doesn't establish acceptance, negotiations or a sale.
What Patritalia published
Patritalia's statement includes attachments it says document the proposal: the purchase offer itself, electronic transmission receipts, and a communication it describes as Audi's confirmation of receipt.
Those are Patritalia's documents. Receiving a proposal isn't the same as considering or accepting it, and we haven't seen a statement from Audi or Volkswagen responding to it.
In the statement, Patritalia said "the final decision is exclusively the responsibility of the current owner," and that it's ready to renew and extend the offer's validity.
What it means for Ducati owners
Patritalia's statement doesn't establish a sale or change of ownership, and it doesn't establish any change to warranties or owner support.
If Ducati were ever sold, the details that would matter to riders, like warranty administration and dealer support, would come in official announcements from the companies involved. Until then, this is an unsolicited offer made public by the bidder.
What we don't know
- Whether Audi has responded or considered the offer
- Whether the offer remains open today
- Patritalia's financing and plans
Bottom line
Patritalia says it offered €2.5 billion for 100% of Ducati on June 25 and made the bid public on July 30. The decision belongs to Ducati's owner, the Audi group, and the bidder's statement doesn't establish acceptance or a sale, or any change for Ducati owners.
References
- Patritalia: Ducati proposal statement (July 30, 2026, Italian) — proposal, amount, recipients, attachments, owner decision.
- Patritalia: Press releases page — listing.