It was founded in 1926 by the Ducati brothers, Adriano, Marcello and Bruno, to produce vacuum tubes, capacitors and other radio components.
In 1935 Ducati became successful enough to enable construction of a new factory in the Borgo Panigale area of the city.
The former specializing in the manufacture of motorcycles and the latter for radios and electrical devices and components.
It designs and produces a wide range of electronic components and subsystems for use in automotive, construction, security, and transmission and distribution (T&D) energy efficiency.
It has a presence in many countries in Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America.