Bugatti

Bugatti is one of the most celebrated marques of automobile and the one of the most exclusive Italian/French/German car producers of all time. The company is legendary for producing some of the best sports cars in the world. The original Bugatti failed with the advent of World War II, but has been resurrected twice, most recently under the Volkswagen Group.

Bugatti Automobili SpA

In 1987 Romano Artioli, an Italian entrepreneur, acquired the legendary Bugatti name and established Bugatti Automobili SpA. The new company built a factory designed by the architect Giampaolo Benedini in Campogalliano, Italy, a town near Modena, home to other performance-car manufacturers De Tomaso, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati.

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1987 - Romano Artioli - Italian - Giampaolo Benedini - Campogalliano - Modena - De Tomaso - Ferrari - Lamborghini - Maserati

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By 1989, the plans for the new Bugatti-revival were presented by Paolo Stanzani and Marcello Gandini, famous designers of the Lamborghini Miura and Countach. The first completed car was labeled the Bugatti EB110 GT, advertised as the most technically advanced supercar ever produced.

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Paolo Stanzani - Marcello Gandini - Lamborghini Miura - Countach - Bugatti EB110 - Supercar

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From 1992 through 1994, famed racing car designer, Mauro Forghieri, was technical director.

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1992 - 1994 - Mauro Forghieri

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On August 27, 1993, through his holding company, ACBN Holdings S.A. of Luxembourg, Romano Artioli purchased the Lotus car company from General Motors. The acquisition brought together two of the greatest names in automotive racing history and plans were made for listing the company's shares for sale on international stock exchanges.

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August 27 - 1993 - Luxembourg - Lotus - General Motors

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Bugatti also presented in 1993 the prototype of a large sedan called the EB 112.

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By the time the EB110 came to market the North American and European economies were in recession and operations ceased in September of 1995. A model specific to the United States market called the "Bugatti America" was in the prepatory stages when the company closed.

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