Claudio Domenicali talks about the past, present and future of Ducati.

Two-thousand-eleven was a successful year for Ducati. Now, we are at the beginning of a new era with the coming of the 1199 Panigale, a prestigious addition and a strong sign of technological evolution and also of our determination to reaffirm our leadership in Superbike racing.
Our plan is to conquer new shares of the market through the expansion of the range of models and of our production numbers. Strengthening of the present Ducati factory in Thailand and the creation of a second one in Brazil will come into play as important additions to our present production capacity. These additional production units will give Ducati more flexibility in terms of model differentiation and also more competitiveness in the markets of the respective areas that are growing fast.
All of the evolutionary steps concerning the present range of models, and also the new models that will be introduced, are fully defined until 2015. Frames, chassis, engines and all major technical components are already in or about to enter their validation stage. I can confirm that in our quest for a higher perceived quality, we are developing diversified settings to obtain a number of versions out of the same basic engine—each dedicated to a specific model ...More here