What Bugatti Rimac is
Bugatti Rimac d.o.o. is the company that owns Bugatti Automobiles and Rimac Automobili. It is headquartered at the Rimac Campus in Sveta Nedelja near Zagreb, Croatia, and builds Bugattis in Molsheim, Alsace, where the brand has been based since Ettore Bugatti founded it in 1909. Founder Mate Rimac has been CEO since the company began operating in November 2021.
Who owns Bugatti Rimac
Rimac Group holds 55 percent. The other 45 percent belonged to Porsche AG from 2021 until 9 September 2026, when a consortium led by New York investment firm HOF Capital, with Abu Dhabi's BlueFive Capital as its largest investor, completed its purchase. The consortium also bought Porsche's 20.6 percent of Rimac Group, and HOF became Rimac Group's largest shareholder with 23.5 percent. Porsche received about $1.13 billion (€1 billion) for both stakes, ending Volkswagen Group's ownership of Bugatti, which began in 1998.
How the 2021 merger worked
Porsche, which held Bugatti inside Volkswagen Group, contributed the brand to a new joint venture with Rimac. Rimac Group took control with 55 percent. At that point Mate Rimac owned 35 percent of Rimac Group, Porsche 22 percent and Hyundai Motor Group 11 percent. Rimac's component business stayed outside the joint venture as Rimac Technology, a supplier that now builds battery systems for other carmakers, including BMW.
The cars
- Bugatti Tourbillon (unveiled 20 June 2024): a naturally aspirated 8.3-litre V16 engineered with Cosworth plus three electric motors, 1,800 PS, 445 km/h, 250 cars at ~$4.29 million (€3.8 million). Rimac Technology engineered its battery, e-axles and control units. First deliveries are expected around the end of 2026.
- Rimac Nevera: a four-motor electric hypercar with 1,914 hp, capped at 150 cars. In 2023 it set 23 acceleration and braking records in one day and a 7:05.298 production-EV lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
- W16 Mistral and Bolide: the last W16 cars. The 99-car Mistral ended production in July 2026, and the final 40th Bolide was delivered in 2025.
- Programme Solitaire: from August 2025, two one-off coachbuilt cars a year, starting with the Brouillard.
How the business makes money
Bugatti Rimac does not publish revenue or profit. Its income comes from a very small number of very expensive cars: Mate Rimac put Bugatti's output at about 100 cars a year in August 2026, after a record year in 2025. Bugatti says its production plan is full until 2030, and at list price the 250 Tourbillons add up to about $1.07 billion (€950 million) before options. The Nevera has been harder to sell; Forbes reported in February 2026 that about a third of the planned run had been delivered.
What changes after Porsche's exit
Mate Rimac added the role of President of Bugatti Automobiles in September 2026, replacing Christophe Piochon, who leaves on 31 October 2026 after 24 years at Bugatti. Marko Brkljačić, formerly COO of Rimac Technology, joins as chief operating officer, and Hendrik Malinowski becomes chief commercial officer. In Molsheim, La Manufacture, a 3,245 m² production building opened on 2 July 2026, lifts capacity to up to 200 cars a year as Tourbillon production starts.
