Ducati closes a year full of successes with record figures for sales, turnover and operating profit which are added to outstanding victories obtained in the racing worldwhich saw the Bolognese motorcycle manufacturer conquer the triple crown in MotoGP and WorldSBK.
For the first time in its history, Ducati exceeds one billion euros in turnover (1 billion and 89 million euros), scoring a 24% increase compared to 2021 (878 million euros), thanks to an attractive product portfolio capable of generating higher sales volumes. Also operating profit is impressive, with a record 109 million euroscorresponding to one massive growth of 77% compared to 2021 (61.5 million euros). Consequently, even the corporate profitability level increases, reaching a double-digit margin of 10%.
2022 was also exceptional in terms of commercial results. Ducati closed the year with a record 61,562 motorcycles delivered to enthusiasts around the worldmarking a growth of 3.6% compared to 2021.
Claudio Domenicali, Ducati CEO: “For the first time in our history, we have surpassed the milestone of 60,000 motorcycles and one billion euros in turnover. This confirms 2022 as the best year ever for Ducati in several respects, starting from the excellent commercial and financial performance up to the successes in MotoGP and WorldSBK. In recent years Ducati has grown, establishing itself as an increasingly solid company. As an expression of Made in Italy, innovation, design and technology, we continue to work to offer experiences inside and outside the motorcycle world to Ducatisti enthusiasts from all over the world”.
Henning Jens, CFO Ducati: “I am happy to be able to announce, for the second consecutive year, a record financial performance and an increase in the level of profitability for Ducati. Achieve these results, despite the difficulties related to the supply chain crisis that hit the automotive sector hard during the of 2022, is an important success for the entire Ducati Group. During the year we also carried forward the self-financed investment plan in Research and Development, infrastructure and digitization that we had planned”.
The sales network has continued to grow over the last year, approaching Ducatisti from all over the world. At the end of 2022, there are 821 Ducati dealerships, the highest number ever, which, with the addition of the new markets Brunei, Ecuador, El Salvador and Mongolia, represent the Bologna motorcycle manufacturer in 96 markets.
For 2023, Ducati has presented eight new models to the public which complete an ever-widening range, capable of offering all Ducatisti the most suitable bike to express their passion for two wheels.
Among the most awaited models there are certainly the Multistrada V4 Rally, the bike for great travellers, and the new Diavel V4, the model that won the “Most Beautiful Bike of the Show” award at EICMA. But also the brand new second generation of Ducati Scrambler, which confirms the simplicity and authenticity that have always represented essential values for all Scrambler enthusiasts, becoming more contemporary, colorful and endowed with an even more lively personality.
From 2023 until 2026, Ducati will be the sole motorcycle supplier for the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Championship, which will officially begin on May 13, 2023 at the French Grand Prix. With this project, Ducati is studying technologies for the future of the motorcycling world, investing and experimenting to build skills in order to be ready when battery technology allows the creation of a motorcycle that has the weight, performance and range that enthusiasts expect from a Ducati.
In December 2022, Ducati inaugurated the new “Finitura e Delibera Estetica” factory which will host the last phase of the production cycle, i.e. the dressing of the motorcycles, a process that the Borgo Panigale company carries out with a sartorial approach and meticulous attention to details. The new building is the result of a major fully self-financed infrastructure investment. Investments in the infrastructure of the Company’s headquarters will also continue over the next few years.®
