Bugatti is French by birth and Croatian by ownership.
Bugatti, until then a Volkswagen Group brand, was placed in the new Bugatti Rimac joint company on 1 November 2021, keeping its base at Molsheim.
Where it sits
Three levels. A figure marks a company boundary crossed; a word means the figure was never published.
117 years, three owners
The year is coloured by whoever held it at the time.
- 1909 Ettore Bugatti took over a disused dye works at Molsheim in Alsace in 1909 and began building cars under his own name the following year.
- 1998 Volkswagen acquired the dormant Bugatti marque in 1998 and set about reviving it.
- 2021 Bugatti, until then a Volkswagen Group brand, was placed in the new Bugatti Rimac joint company on 1 November 2021, keeping its base at Molsheim.
Rimac Group
1 marque
A Croatian startup ended up owning Bugatti, with Porsche as the minority partner.
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