Advertising
April 20, 2012
By Tricia Carr
Audi announced it will acquire Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati in a move that will likely result in an increase of cross-marketing efforts, but experts are unsure whether or not this addition to the Audi family will dilute or strengthen the brand message.
{"ct":"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","iv":"441c2c840b7088668743ad608be982fa","s":"afcc265486c1f99e"}
Share your thoughts. Click here