On Monday night, the Birmingham City Commission approved a request to open a Ducati motorcycle dealership next door to Auto Europe on Woodward.
For Ducati, the third time was the charm for opening a luxury motorcycle dealership in Birmingham. On Monday night, the Birmingham City Commission approved a request from Ducati to open a motorcycle dealership at 33828 Woodward Ave., or the southern half of the building currently occupied by Auto Europe. This is the third time Ducati has come before the city, the first being in August 2012 when Daniel Cable, a Rochester Hills business owner, received permission to open a dealership at 394 S. Old Woodward. After that deal fell through, a second group — this time led by Charlie Knoll — requested to open a Ducati dealership at 670 S. Old Woodward, the site of the soon-to-be-closed Azar's Oriental Rugs. Citing a lack of details, city …
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A second request to open a Ducati motorcycle dealership was denied Monday after the applicant refused to provide key details, noting Ducati did not want certain information about their dealerships released.
It looks like Birmingham may not be getting a Ducati motorcycle dealership after all. The Birmingham City Commission voted down a second request to open the high-end motorcycle dealership after an earlier deal fell through and commissioners were provided with few details about the second proposal. Charlie Knoll — who's father runs a Harley Davidson dealership in Burlington, IA — came before the Birmingham City Commission Monday, asking to open a Ducati dealership at 670 S. Old Woodward Ave. Currently, the site is the home of Azar's Oriental Rugs, though Planning Director Jana Ecker said the rug shop's owners are looking to retire soon and lease the building to a new business. This isn't the first time, however, a Ducati dealership has come…
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Courteney Gettel
9:41 pm on Saturday, May 11, 2013
I have no problems with a Ducati dealership coming to Birmingham. I am also not thrilled about the tobacco dealers that have moved in. In fact, I just worked on a project where we purposely did NOT ask any of them for a donation due to the business they conduct. However, the Dream Cruise is another huge issue for me. It seems when spring breaks, here come the cruisers. The Dream Cruise is … more ›