Mate Rimac, CEO of Bugatti Rimac. (photo credit: Rimac)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Croatian company, now known as Bugatti Rimac, was founded in 2009, and has a reputation for producing high-performance battery-electric vehicles, as well as its expertise in continuing to build Bugatti hypercars, which dates from 1998 when Volkswagen Group revived the Bugatti brand. The automaker was established in 1909 in Molsheim, France by Ettore Bugatti, continuing until it closed its doors in 1952 after a long decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Given Bugatti Rimac\u2019s small size, it\u2019s little surprise the automaker would seek a more-experienced partner for its U.S. sales network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor both the Bugatti and Rimac brands, the U.S. is the strongest single market in the world, so it\u2019s important that we curate a sales and ownership experience befitting the extraordinary cars that we\u2019re delivering to customers,\u201d said Mate Rimac, CEO of Bugatti Rimac. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe alignment and cooperation with Volkswagen Group of America will allow a new dealer network in the States to evolve with the enormous experience and resources available to them, allowing us to combine all the best bits of a mass-market sales operation with the bespoke, customer-centric special touches that have become a hallmark of both Bugatti and Rimac brands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neither Rimac nor Volkswagen disclosed what the new agreement means to Rimac\u2019s existing U.S. dealers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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