It might be March now, but think back to January for a moment. That's when Ducati announced its FY 2025 financial results and noted only a slight dip in sales for 2025 as compared to 2024. To be fair, 2025 was a challenging time both in the motorcycle industry and elsewhere, and you'd truly have to have your head stuck in a hole in the ground to not be aware that's the case.
Fast-forward to the present, and Ducati's parent company, Volkswagen Group, has just announced its own FY2025 annual report results for all segments of the company. Besides the titular automotive company and Ducati, the Volkswagen Group also owns Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Škoda, and SEAT/Cupra, in addition to its Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles division. As you'll note, Ducati is the only non-carmaker on the list.
Looking through the Group's annual report, the company consolidates its holdings into a few different buckets. What it refers to as its Core Brand Group consists of VW Passenger Cars, Škoda, SEAT/CUPRA, VW Commercial Vehicles, and Tech Components.
