PG ▁sold ▁over ▁ 6 5 % ▁of ▁its ▁shares ▁in ▁Duc ati , ▁leaving ▁T PG ▁the ▁majority ▁share holder . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Duc ati ▁returned ▁to ▁Italian ▁ownership ▁with ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁Texas ▁Pacific ' s ▁st ake ▁( minus ▁one ▁share ) ▁to ▁In vest indust rial ▁Hold ings , ▁the ▁invest ment ▁fund ▁of ▁Carlo ▁and ▁Andrea ▁B onom i . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Volks wagen ▁Group ' s ▁A udi ▁subs idi ary ▁announced ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁buy ▁Duc ati ▁for ▁€ ▁( US $). ▁Volks wagen ▁chairman ▁Ferdinand ▁Pi ë ch , ▁a ▁motor cycle ▁enthus iast , ▁had ▁long ▁cov et ed ▁Duc ati , ▁and ▁had ▁reg rett ed ▁that ▁he ▁passed ▁up ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁company ▁from ▁the ▁Italian ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Anal yst s ▁doubt ed ▁a ▁tiny ▁motor cycle ▁mak er ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁meaning ful ▁effect ▁on ▁a ▁company ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁Volks wagen , ▁comment ing ▁that ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁has ▁" a ▁tro phy ▁feel ▁to ▁it ," ▁and , ▁" is ▁driven ▁by ▁V W ' s ▁passion ▁for ▁name plates ▁rather ▁than ▁industrial ▁or ▁financial ▁logic ". ▁Italian ▁lux ury ▁car ▁brand ▁Lamb org h ini ▁was ▁strength ened ▁under ▁V W ▁ownership . ▁A U DI ▁AG ' s ▁Autom ob ili ▁Lamb org h ini ▁S . p . A . ▁subs idi ary ▁acquired ▁