Lezi zindaba ziza kithi nge-Car Magazine. Ngokusho kozakwethu ku-Car Magazine, abaphathi beVolkswagen Group bafinyelele isivumelwano ngesonto eledlule, ne-Croatian hypercar brand, i-Rimac Automobili, ngokudayiswa kwesabelo sayo e-Bugatti.
Isizathu sokuthengisa? Kusolwa ukuthi i-Bugatti ayisangeni ezinhlelweni zesikhathi esizayo zeVolkswagen Group. Njengoba igxile ngokuphelele ekuthuthukisweni kokuhamba, ukufakwa kukagesi kanye nezixazululo zokushayela ezizimele, 'imboni yamaphupho' yaseMolsheim ayiseyona into ehamba phambili ezinhlelweni zeVolkswagen Group.
Siyakhumbula ukuthi i-Bugatti yayiwumkhiqizo othandwa kakhulu phakathi kweVolkswagen Group ngesikhathi sokuphatha okuholwa nguFerdinand Piech (1937-2019) - umndeni osalawula u-50% "we-giant German". Ngokuhamba kwayo ngo-2015, i-Bugatti yalahlekelwa umshayeli wayo omkhulu.
Kwakungesikhathi sokuphatha kukaFerdinand Piech lapho iVolkswagen yathola khona izinhlobo zikanokusho ezifana neBentley, Lamborghini kanye neBugatti.
I-Porsche iqinisa isikhundla sayo
Ngokusho kwe-Car Magazine, okuwukuphela kwendlela abaphathi bakwaVolkswagen abangakholisa ngayo umndeni wakwaPiech ukuthi uqedele ukudayiswa kwakuwukuqinisa isikhundla sawo e-Rimac ngokusebenzisa i-Porsche, ngaleyo ndlela balondoloze ithonya layo ku-Bugatti.
Uma lesi simo siqinisekiswa, ngalesi sivumelwano, i-Porsche ingabona isikhundla sayo ku-Rimac Automobili sikhuphuka sisuka ku-15.5% samanje saya ku-49%. Kokunye, i-Rimac, eneminyaka eyi-11 kuphela ikhona, isivele ibone ukutshalwa kwezimali okuvela ezinkampanini ezihlukile njengeHyundai Group, i-Koenigsegg, iJaguar neMagna (izingxenye zemboni yezimoto).