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| name             = Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
| logo             = [[Image:Bugatti logo.svg|201px|The Bugatti logo]]
| type             = [[Société par actions simplifiée]]
| predecessor      = [[Bugatti]]
| foundation       = 2000 (originally 1909)
| founder          = [[Ettore Bugatti]]
| location_city    = [[Molsheim]]
| location_country = [[Alsace]], France
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| area_served      = Worldwide
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| industry         = [[automotive industry|Automotive]]
| products         = [[Automobile]]s
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| owner            = [[Volkswagen France]]<ref name="reborn">{{cite web|url=http://www.bugatti.com/en/tradition/history/bugatti-today.html |title=A Legendary Brand Is Reborn |publisher=Bugatti |date= |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref>
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| parent           = [[Volkswagen Group]]
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| homepage         = {{URL|http://www.bugatti.com}}
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'''Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.''' is an [[automobile]] manufacturer located in [[Molsheim]], [[Alsace]], France.  It is owned by the German [[automotive industry|automobile manufacturing]] group [[Volkswagen Group]] as a subsidiary of Volkswagen France.<ref name="reborn"/>  It was founded in 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2000/GB_2000.-bin.acq/qual-BinaryStorageItem.Single.File/VW_GB_2000_e.pdf |title= Volkswagen AG - Annual Report 2000 |accessdate=15 October 2008 |year=2001 |format=PDF |publisher=[[Volkswagen AG]] |location=Wolfsburg |pages=31/33 |quote=With effect from 22 December 2000, Groupe VOLKSWAGEN France s.a. established BUGATTI AUTOMOBILES S.A.S. as a 100 % wholly owned subsidiary. }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> as a successor to the Bugatti Automobili S.p.A.

==History==
At the urging of then-chairman [[Ferdinand Piëch]], Volkswagen purchased the rights to produce cars under the [[Bugatti]] [[marque]] in 1998. This followed the purchase of [[Lamborghini]] (by VW's [[Audi]] subsidiary), the [[Rolls-Royce Motors|Rolls-Royce]] factory in [[Crewe]], England, United Kingdom, and the [[Bentley Motors Limited|Bentley]] marque.

On 22 December 2000, Volkswagen officially incorporated Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S., with former VW drivetrain chief [[Karl-Heinz Neumann]] as president. The company purchased the 1856 Château Saint Jean, formerly [[Ettore Bugatti]]'s guest house in Dorlisheim, near Molsheim, and began refurbishing it to serve as the company's headquarters. The original factory was still in the hands of [[Snecma]], who were unwilling to part with it. At the [[Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance]] in August 2000, VW announced that they would instead build a new modern ''atelier'' (factory) next to and south of the Château. The ''atelier'' was officially inaugurated on 3 September 2005.

==Cars==
===Giugiaro concept cars===
Volkswagen commissioned [[ItalDesign]]'s [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] to design a series of [[concept car]]s to return the marque to prominence. The first example, the [[Bugatti EB 118|EB 118]], was a two-door [[coupé]] and was introduced at the [[Mondial de l'Automobile|hello
 Motor Show]] in 1998. It was followed by the four-door [[Bugatti EB 218|EB 218]] touring [[sedan (car)|sedan]], introduced at the [[Salon International de l'Auto|Geneva Motor Show]] in 1999. Later that year, the [[Bugatti 18/3 Chiron|18/3 Chiron]] was shown at the [[Frankfurt Motor Show|IAA]] in Frankfurt. The final Bugatti concept was not designed by ItalDesign:  the VW-designed [[Bugatti EB 18/4|EB 18/4]] [[GT car|GT]] was introduced at the 1999 [[Tokyo Motor Show]].

All of these early concepts featured a {{convert|555|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} [[W18 engine|18-cylinder engine]]. This was the first-ever [[W engine|W-configuration]] engine on a passenger vehicle, with three banks of six cylinders. It shared many components with Volkswagen's modular engine family.

===EB 16.4 Veyron===
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[[Image:Bugatti new front.JPG||thumb|[[Bugatti Veyron|Veyron 16.4]]]]
Development of this vehicle began with the 1999 EB 18/4 "Veyron" concept car, which itself had a chassis based on that of the Bugatti 18/3 Chiron concept car. It was similar in design and appearance to the final Veyron production car. One major difference was the EB 18/4's use of a W18 engine with three banks of six cylinders. The Veyron's chief designer was Hartmut Warkuss, and the exterior was designed by Jozef Kabaň of Volkswagen, rather than Giorgetto Giugiaro of ItalDesign, who had handled the three prior Bugatti concepts.

The then – Volkswagen Group chairman Ferdinand Piëch announced the Veyron at the 2000 Geneva Motor Show. It was promised to be the fastest, most powerful and most expensive car in history. Instead of the W18, it would use a VR6/WR8-style W16 engine. First seen in the 1999 Bentley Hunaudières concept car, the W16 would have four turbochargers and produce a quoted (metric) 1001 horsepower (see engine section for details on the power output). Top speed was promised at 407&nbsp;km/h (253&nbsp;mph), and the price was announced at €1 million.

Development continued throughout 2001 and the EB 16/4 Veyron was promoted to "advanced concept" status. In late 2001, Bugatti announced that the car, officially called the "Bugatti Veyron 16.4", would go into production in 2003. Taking great pride in the making of the Veyron, the production plant (where cars are also ordered) is affectionately called the "Atelier" which means an artists workroom.

[[Image:Bugatti 16-4 Veyron.JPG|thumb|right|A silver and black pre-production Veyron on display at the 2004 [[Paris Motor Show]]]]Piëch retired that year as chairman of the Volkswagen Group and was replaced by Bernd Pischetsrieder. The new chairman promptly sent the Veyron back to the drawing board for major revisions. Neumann was replaced as Bugatti president by Thomas Bscher in December 2003, and substantial modifications were made to the Veyron under the guidance of a former VW engineer, Bugatti Engineering chief Wolfgang Schreiber.

The Veyron costs €1,100,000 (net price without taxes);{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} prices vary depending on exchange rates and local taxes (like value added taxes). Prices for the UK or the US are over £880,000, or around $1,400,000. It was noted in an April issue of "Live" magazine (weekly mens magazine with the Sunday Times) that customers are free to order additional extras which can push the price up by the cost of a Rolls Royce Phantom. During an episode of Top Gear, the car was compared to the Concorde as a feat of technology.

===16C Galibier===
The 16C Galibier was first unveiled during the Celebration of the Centenary of the Marque in Molsheim. The presentation was only for Bugatti customers. The car show in Molsheim showed the car in blue carbon fibre and aluminum parts.
One year later Bugatti showed the world the [[Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept|16C Galibier Concept]] at "VW Group Night" at the Geneva Auto Show in a new black and aluminum color combination.
The Galibier, a 1000 HP sedan, was first shown as a concept in 2010 and when put into production, will cost about $1.4 million. It will use the same 16-cylinder 8.0-litre engine as the Veyron but instead of four [[Turbochargers|turbos]], the 16C Galibier would instead use two [[superchargers]] to deliver better torque. Production will require facilities in Molsheim, France, to be refitted, which may push back deliveries until 2013 or 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cremer |first=Andreas |url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-31/bugatti-said-to-get-backing-for-1-4-million-galibier-supercar.html |title=Bugatti Said to Get Backing for $1.4 Million Galibier Supercar |publisher=Bloomberg |date=2011-03-31 |accessdate=2011-04-09}}</ref>

{{Bugatti road car timeline}}

==See also==
* [[List of Car Manufacturers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portalbox|France|Cars|Companies}}
* [http://www.bugatti.com Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.]

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