According to a Bloomberg report, Bugatti Rimac CEO Mate Rimac wants to buy Porsche's stake in the Bugatti-Rimac joint venture, which produces hypercars such as the Bugatti Tourbillon and Rimac Nevera.
It is said that Rimac is already in talks with Porsche management about acquiring a stake in the joint venture, and if the Rimac Group were to acquire Bugatti outright, the brand would be completely separated from the Volkswagen Automotive Group.
In an interview in Singapore, Rimac said that shareholders already in discussions with Porsche management include descendants of Porsche founder Ferdinand Porsche and the family of his grandson, the late Ferdinand Piëch.
Rimac says he's currently being told that "emotions are involved" in many of his decisions, and that he just wants to be able to make long-term decisions, make long-term investments and do things differently without having to explain it to 50 people.
Well, to put it simply, I think that every time a decision is made at Bugatti Rimac, they want to move things forward quickly and constructively, without having to deal with all the comments and opposition that come with the Porsche and Piëch family issues and emotions, or having to spend time trying to persuade others.
If this were a story about the Porsche brand (manufacturer), it would be impossible to imagine it without the Porsche and Piëch families, but the subject of this story is Bugatti Rimac.
Furthermore, even if Porsche's shares are acquired, Porsche will still hold 22% shares in the Rimac Group, Bugatti Rimac's parent company, which holds 55% shares in Bugatti Rimac, so it will not be completely cut off from its involvement in Rimac.
Furthermore, it seems that the fact that Porsche will be able to make a significant profit by selling its Bugatti Rimac shares (45%) is a welcome development for the company at present.
By the way, Bloomberg reported that the value of this joint venture was approximately $1.1 billion in April 2025, so if 45% is acquired, it would be worth $495 million (approximately 75 billion yen).
If the acquisition were to actually take place, the amount would reportedly be raised from an anonymous group of international investors, private equity firms, and Rimac himself.
By the way, it is said that the new Porsche 911 GTS T-Hybrid uses a Rimac battery, but there is still no clear evidence that this is the case.
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I'm Rika, the author of this article. Since I got my hands on a Porsche 911, I've been completely hooked on Porsches and I can't stop loving them, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are the 911 Carrera (2/991), 911 Carrera Cabriolet & 911 Carrera T (1/992), GT3 (1/997) and 718 Cayman GT4 RS.
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