Volkswagen: Bugatti's future will be announced in the first half of 2021
Recently, we learned from foreign media that Volkswagen Group’s future plans for the Bugatti brand will be decided in the first half of 2021. Previously, news about the Volkswagen Group trying to find a new owner for Bugatti emerged endlessly. The news about the sale first appeared in September 2020. At that time, there were several reports that the chief executive of the Volkswagen Group was considering whether to sell Bugatti to the Croatian Super League. The runner Rimac, through a series of measures such as equity mergers and acquisitions, finally helped the Volkswagen Group obtain Rimac’s electric technology and use it for some of the group’s subordinate models.
The time comes to February 2021. Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche and member of the Volkswagen Management Committee, said: “A decision will be made on the future direction of Bugatti, and this issue should be officially announced in the first half of 2021. “And he also admitted that “Rimac’s electric technology can play a decisive role here, because these Volkswagen groups now need more complete electric technology support.”
However, Oliver Blume also pointed out that the Volkswagen Group is currently analyzing some other possible mergers and acquisitions, which means that Bugatti’s stay or stay is not yet clear, or it is too early to say that Volkswagen will change hands of Bugatti. From the currently available news, what can only be determined is that Volkswagen is having heated discussions on how to continue the development of the Bugatti brand in the best way.
In fact, from the perspective of technological development, Rimac and Bugatti will be a perfect match. One is a leader in internal combustion supercars, and the other is a pioneer in electric supercars. Their high-end technology in the field of supercars can cover almost today For all the driving methods, think about the W16-cylinder engine and the four-motor technology of C_Two. If Bugatti and Rimac cooperate in some way, then Rimac will definitely allow the former to adopt its own electrification technology. By then, Bugatti’s new car will definitely continue to maintain Dominance in the industry.
On the other hand, Porsche, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, also hopes to increase its share of Rimac from the current 15.5% to 49%. In this case, when Bugatti is sold to Rimac, Porsche will make another reverse merger, so that Rimac’s electric technology Can also be controlled in their own hands. It is worth mentioning that not long ago, Hyundai Motor Group, which includes luxury brands Genesis and Kia Motors, is also investing 80 million euros in Rimac. Not only is it an equity purchase, but it also hopes to accelerate the development of Rimac performance electric vehicles and obtain relevant information. Electric technical support.
So, after Volkswagen has made the final decision on Bugatti’s future, let’s take a look at how Volkswagen Group operates its shareholding ratio, so that the relationship between Volkswagen Group, Bugatti, Porsche and Rimac will undergo subtle changes. I believe that such a partnership must It will be fun.(Read more: harga isuzu panther)
