Lexwang07

Here's an article from Topspeed.

Now that VW is caught up in the Porsche dollars, how will Porsche pull the string of its new teammates Lamborghini and Bugatti?

For those who are not into the automaker gossips. VW acquired a few years back, Lamborghini and Bugatti with the millions of dollars made out of the also iconic Golf, Jetta and Passat

Porsche CEO, Wendelin Wiedeking, now has a 27.4 percent stake in VW. And he intend to make this $5 Billion investment profitable. Wiedeking says that VW is a gold mine but "you have to dig day and night". Sounds a lot like Porsche will do a lot of digging into VW Research and Development labs for a first.

In case you had any doubts, Wiedeking has some nice words when talking about Lamborghini and Bugatti exotic fate: "no toys anymore". Expect lamborghini and bugatti to produce model under the $100.000 mark quite soon, or even to be back on the marker on their own, leaving the sport car market open wider than ever to the demonic 911s.

mavericck

hmm interesting, Wiedeking has done wonders for Porsche, I'm eager to see what he does with the rest of his portfolio.

JessePS

I read that Lambo and Bugatti might have to leave.

Which would mean: Lamborghini, Bugatti, Aston Martin and TVR will be on the market waiting for people to purchase them and nurse them back.

mavericck

Thats really sad, because Audi was the best thing to ever happen to Lamborghini and I thought they actually were profitable now....guess not. Oh well.

Richie

But who is going to buy them and CAN they nurse them back?

mavericck

I was fairly certain that Audi had already nursed Lambo back from the dead...

Ice350

iTrader: (1)

I believe I read the new king was planning to make cheaper supercars from Bugatti and Lambo. They are dropping the Veyron since it did not meet sales expectations. This really surprised me. I thought there were enough billionaires who would jump at the chance to own a 250 mph car. I guess not. As for Lambo, a car under the Gallardo? I'm not feeling that.

Richie

True, but when Lambo is on it's own again I am not sure it can survive.
The past has showed us that lamborghini can't.

LexFather

I told yall this a few weeks ago

UberNoob

yeah 1sicklex
good info in advance

what im interested to see now is if Porsche ends up turning Buggati into a customizing coach builder that do special high end vehicles

also how would that affect Bentley which is also owned by VW

AudiMan

they won't sell lambo, bugatti maybe. The veyron was made for publicity not to make money. They lose money on every sale intentionally!! They should really spin it off to be a custom car maker.

Richie

Mike, our guy on the inside