Want to Tell Your Story on the News to Millions of people?

Volkswagen is on the verge of selling Bugatti to Rimac

The deal could allow Porsche to raise the current 15.5% stake it owns in Rimac
Volkswagen is on the verge of selling Bugatti to Rimac 31

Volkswagen is close to a decision on selling its supercar brand Bugatti to Rimac Automobili.

Bugatti is a brand under the ownership of VW group, most notably in producing the world’s fastest cars — the Bugatti Veyron and Bugatti Chiron.

Volkswagen is on the verge of selling Bugatti to Rimac 32
Bugatti Chiron

Rimac is a Croatian electric hypercar maker, founded by Mate Rimac in 2009.

The carmaker develops its own electric hypercars and supercar platform supplies to carmakers like Pininfarina.

Volkswagen is on the verge of selling Bugatti to Rimac 33
Mate Rimac, CEO & founder of Rimac

“At the moment there are intense deliberations on how Bugatti can be developed in the best possible way. Rimac could play a role here because the brands are a good technological fit,” Porsche CEO said

Porsche (also owned by VW) CEO, Oliver Blume, mentioned that Rimac and Bugatti are a good technological fit.

Both parties have been in talks for the best possible deal, mentioned Oliver.

The possible outcome of the deal could allow Porsche to raise the current 15.5% stake it owns in Rimac.

Volkswagen is on the verge of selling Bugatti to Rimac 34
Rimac C_two, electric hypercar

Wilfred Tan
Former journalist cum editor. I lead the content creation process at News Asia Today. From the awesome country of Malaysia.