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Cagiva is a motorcycle mark from Italy, which was created 1978 by the brothers Gianfranco and Claudio Castiglioni, after the family had transferred the work Aermacchi to Varese of Harley-Davidson. The company was designated after Giovanni, the father of the Castiglioni brothers: CAstiglioni Giovanni VArese.Cagiva continued to manufacture the small two-stroke engine wheels built by Aermacchi and worked additionally on self-developments with own Design and engine technology of Ducati. 1985 were taken over by the national VM-company of the partners Ducati, to that at the time economically at the soil were and on the sector as a motorcycle manufacturer only a small light. Although Ducati was only bought as an engine supplier, both companies on the motorcycle market profited from this union. The paragraph at motorcycles could be increased at both companies together by scarcely 8,000 units 1980 on over 50.000 units 1985. First common projects were 1984 the Cagiva elephant 650 and the Cagiva Alazzurra 650, in each case with Ducati engines. While the Alazzurra is still on the traces of Aermacchi a road machine, those stands for elephant, which is to give it later also with other capacity sizes and in advancements to 1995, as Grossenduro with the requirement in the area to be led there, quite. High points in racing become at the beginning of the 90's 20. Century, when those could celebrate elephant of 900 successes several times with the Rallye Paris Dakar. In addition, on the racing course Cagiva was not unsuccessful. 1995 nevertheless said good-bye Cagiva also from the Moto GP after it in the year the third place erreichten.1987 found also the motorcycle section of the Swedish engine manufacturer Husqvarna their new at home in the Castiglioni group in Varese and underlines with it the ambitions of Cagiva to be successful in the Enduro sport. 1986 were likewise taken over the mark Moto Morini by the Castiglionis, in order to cover with it the market of the Chopper and Tourer, without success, the production of Moto Morini 1991 were unfortunately adjusted and the mark disappeared by the market. 1992 bought the rights of the use of a name at mV Agusta their motorcycle section to Cagiva had briefly before been received. The mark should have end of the 90's a large comeback. End of the 90's came to Cagiva into economic difficulties, the mark Ducati had to be delivered. Thus were it problems with the engine supply and there had alternatives to be found, which were found in a co-operation with Suzuki. The mVs Agusta getting thing, which holds the marks mVs Agusta and Husqvarna beside Cagiva, also, is since at the end of of 2004 only to 37.25% in possession of family Castiglioni, further to 57.75% with the asiatic car manufacturer proton. 2% hold Massimo Tamburini (likewise takes part in Bimota) and 3% the Husqvarna company, which belongs meanwhile to Electrolux. The capital increase at a value of 70 million euro is to guarantee the future of the mark Cagiva.