The first quarter of 2022 ends with a new record for Ducati, which announced in March that it had closed 2021 with its best result ever in terms of deliveries, turnover and operating profit. A total of 13 motorcycles were delivered to enthusiast customers across the world from January to March, with further growth of 450% compared to the same period in 5 and 2021% compared to 40.
Francesco Milicia, VP Global Sales and After Sales Ducati: “Ducati's order book at the end of the quarter is up 83% compared to the same period of 2021, demonstrating the success that the recently presented range is already having with customers. clients. The figures achieved by Ducati in the first three months of the year, while setting a new record, are the result of high demand for a product that faces extraordinary difficulties in the world of supplies, especially for all motorcycle components equipped with semiconductors. Delays in supply chains are unfortunately affecting our ability to deliver bikes on time, and we apologize to our passionate customers for this. We can guarantee that the company does everything possible to reduce this inconvenience.
In the first quarter of 2022, Italy regained the main market place for Ducati with 2 motorcycles delivered (+ 544%), followed by Germany with 8 units (+ 1%). Significant growth was recorded in France, which with 382 motorcycles delivered achieved +9% over the same period in 1. Good performances also in the United Kingdom, +153% with 29 motorcycles, and in Brazil, which with 2021 motorcycles delivered increases by +46%.
The Multistrada V4 remains Ducati's most popular model with 2 motorcycles delivered, followed by the Monster (456) and the Ducati Scrambler 1 family (868).
