BMW is denying, although there are rumors that BMW and Audi are considering buying McLaren

In the first place, it is a story about why McLaren will be acquired

★ This story is straying now, and the day after I wrote this, there was news that "Audi has already acquired McLaren", but this isDenied by McLaren★ (Addition: 2021.11.16)

"McLaren is the best" from those who have actually owned and rode McLaren, and "McLaren is the best. With people" from several racing drivers who have tried McLaren (commercial car) I've heard many times myself that it was highly acclaimed as "the car that feels most integrated."

McLaren is one of my favorite cars for several years (laughs), even though I myself have been saying "McLaren someday".

The main reason why McLaren, which has been highly acclaimed by many people, is being acquired is because, as you all know, its business performance was poor.

It is said that the influence of the coronavirus was large, but last year in 2020, McLaren's automobile division recorded an operating loss of 222.9 million pounds (about 34 billion yen). Sales also decreased by 64% to 1,659 units.

McLaren had a difficult time, sold the head office to manage (then leased and used), and issued new shares of £ 550 million (about 84 billion yen) to repay the loan, etc. Or receive.

It is said that the situation improved in 2021 and the profit doubled in the first half, but McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt resigned in October 2021.

He said that he would release 18 new models in the next 6 years, but he doesn't know what's going on now.

And, the story of the acquisition in Toroko that it is becoming difficult to manage. Currently, BMW and Audi are the two companies that are rumored to "buy" this McLaren.

It is said that agents / brokers etc. are busy evaluating the value, establishing strategies, risk assessment, etc. behind this acquisition drama, and the key player of the acquisition drama currently owns about 421 TP1T of McLaren. Mutalakat, an investment fund in Bahrain.

Rumor has it that the Mumtalakat will meet with BMW in early December 2021 (and the details of the meeting will be announced), which says, "BMW may be considering buying a McLaren. Is it one of the reasons why the rumor was raised? It seems that.

Why BMW Acquires McLaren

It is believed that BMW is buying McLaren because it will allow BMW to "launch the supercar division."

In the current BMW, the M8 can not be said to be a supercar, the Z4 could not exist without Toyota, and the Z8 and i8 are not ongoing.

When McLaren enters BMW in such a situation, there seems to be hope that it will be possible to immediately prepare a new lineup for supercars and hypercars.

In addition, it is possible to handle the engineering and design work required for that purpose, and it is possible to realize a low budget, "the person in (BMW)" said. It came out, and the story of "the person inside" who does not know who (laughs).

"BMW will support the development of McLaren's high-performance hybrid drivetrain, and the next M5 will be a plug-in hybrid with tremendous power."

BMW is not interested in buying McLaren

... Well, when I come up with a concrete story about the next model plan, I wonder, "Well, maybe BMW really buys McLaren?" But in fact, I came here. In a report today on November 15, 2021, "BMW denies what is currently being reported, BMW is not interested in the acquisition of McLaren."

I denied it ^^

In response to the above-mentioned report that "BMW may buy McLaren", BMW executives said that "the article is wrong (Wrong)".

Well, it's only said "Wrong", so I don't know if that "no" is "I won't buy" or "I don't have a meeting with Mumtalakat" or where I'm denying it. However, some overseas media have stated that they are not interested in the acquisition, so I wonder if they said that nuance.

Why Audi Acquires McLaren

So what about Audi considering buying McLaren? I'm not denying it because I feel like "I would like to consider if I have the opportunity to buy McLaren's F1 team."

The speculation "Why Audi wants to buy McLaren" seems to be largely due to Audi's (VW Group) participation in F1.

The FIA regulations were officially announced in 2026, and in response to that (contents)Volkswagen Group's F1 participation resumesThe current situation is expected to be.

It was said in the report that if the VW Group participated in F1, it would be a partnership between "Porsche x Red Bull" and "Audi x McLaren".

So that's it. If you buy McLaren here, it can bring in McLaren's F1 team (maybe cheaper than usual now?) And it's a very good investment for a cost-effective F1 entry. maybe.

But ... on the other handThere are already too many sports car brands in the VW GroupSo can I add McLaren again here? The question is also.

The answer to the question is the suspicious thing, "Information from sources in Ingolstadt, Germany" (laughs) ← So who is this! Well, according to the information, Audi's acquisition of McLaren is of course due to F1 related reasons, but there is also another reason to "defend".

defense?

It is said that what is to be protected is that BMW will acquire McLaren and that the purpose is to block rivals from South Korea and China.

It is said that Geely was negotiating with McLaren last year, so I wonder if they should buy it first.

In the past, VW Group and BMW had a history of competing for Rolls-Royce / Bentley (when it was one company), and from that, it may be that "Audi will buy first this time". Hmm.

Isn't it that simple (laughs)?

McLaren competes with great performance comparable to Ferrari and Lamborghini, and there are many people (fans) who want to improve its performance even more, and McLaren acquisition is profitable in the long run It seems that you can step on it.

Currently, two former VW executives (one of whom is former Porsche CEO Michael Macht) have been appointed as non-executive directors of the McLaren Group since early October 2021, so what exactly is going on? ~.

Well, someday McLaren!

Source:
◆ BMW and Audi in bidding war for McLaren
◆ BMW denies it is interested in buying McLaren, Audi says open to cooperation
◆ BMW denies reports of McLaren purchase, as Audi eyes F1 division

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