Harley Davidson Acquires MV Agusta and Cagiva

[colin]

With Castiglioni and Tamburini still playing significant roles, I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for a potato-potato sounding MV.

not convinced, myself, as to how long that is going to last, sadly.... i guess we'll see......

(and hoping for the best!)

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

<snip>(Not that you can truly go bankrupt in Italy as long as Mr Taxpayer foots the bill. See the shining precedents set by the Fiat Group over the past 50 years and Alitalia Airlines for over a generation :angry03: Their HQ buildings brim over with dozens of impeccably-coifed, pinstriped managers who snort coke and give countless interviews to anyone who'll listen while the core business goes to hell in a handbasket. But the Guvmint promptly steps in declaring the company "of national interest". So Mr Joe Public, even though he flies Lufthansa and drives a French car, becomes part owner of a f*cked up airline and a hopeless car group).Stef

That's referred to as: "Capitalist Profit & Socialist Debt". It happens other places, as well....