Until then, many rumors had circulated, and it is now official: Volkswagen is working on the spin-off of Lamborghini and Ducati. The operation, widely confirmed by the general director of the VAG group, Herbert Diess, will be part of the program to simplify the operational activities of the Germans and a simultaneous focus on the mass production of electric cars. It remains to be seen when this will be implemented.
In 2012, the Volkswagen group acquired Ducati before considering 5 years later to separate from the brand, but reversed course after the refusal of the union organizations. However, it seems that between the consequences of Dieselgate and Covid-19, the Volkswagen group wants to invest in electrification.
The question of electrification was central, but so was the rationalization of the supply of thermal vehicles. The group's CEO thus confirmed half-heartedly that the creation of a separate entity bringing together the group's Italian brands was in progress.
“We work with our Italian legal structure”, said Herbert Diess, referring not only to the two Italian MotorValley brands, Ducati & Lamborghini, but also to the Turin-based company Italdesign. For the moment, no final decision has been made either on the operation or on the relative timing, but the words of the top manager clearly indicate that the group has reached an advanced stage of the project with the definition, at least initial, of the structure of this separation.
The future of the Bologna brand is still uncertain. What seems certain is that Volkswagen is heading straight towards electric: Of the 150 billion euros of investment over the next 5 years, 73 will be dedicated to electrification and hybridization.
