Head of Bugatti Resigns

Bugatti boss throws job

The superluxury mark Bugatti gets after mirror information a new boss: Frustrated the past point man Thomas withdraws B. He had dreamed about new models - nevertheless Volkswagen-Boss winter grain did not play there also.

Wolf castle/Hamburg - Thomas B gives up. The former partner von Sal. Oppenheim and hobby running driver ensured for the fact that the many technical problems of the 1001-PS-Wagens were solved and this could be delivered at the price by 1.2 million euro at all. But B, some Bugattis personally sold, is frustrated. It wanted to develop a second model for the mark. But Volkswagen company head Martin winter grain braked it out.

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In the mirror interview winter grain said recently: “That is perhaps its desire. But some desires remain dreams.” Afterwards Bschers resolution was certain to the resignation. Its successor is to become Franz Josef Paefgen. The boss of Bentley is to lead in the future also Bugatti.

Volkswagen total works council boss Bernd Osterloh holds to the disputed upper class strategy of Volkswagen. In a discussion with the expenditure for on-line of the technical periodical “car engine and sport” defended Osterloh development and building of the expensive Bugatti Veyron and schwächelnden VOLKSWAGEN Phaeton. Osterloh holds it even for conceivable that Volkswagen still develops its commitment in the upper class and Bugatti further series presents the Volkswagen daughter.

Osterloh said: “If one the synergies in the company uses correctly, can imagine I also second series with Bugatti. It must be however clear that Bugatti thereby earns twelve or 13 per cent of net yield per vehicle.” Osterloh defended the decision for the expensive development of the supersports car Bugatti Veyron, disputed in the Volkswagen company. “Afterwards one can discuss surely whether the decision was correct. But the project did not cost also more than two Formel-1-Jahre, and the 300 Veyron are sold surely.” Until VOLKSWAGEN makes money also in the luxury class, need it still patience. “An upper class strategy functions not today on tomorrow.”

The “automobile week” reported meanwhile, to which from Volkswagen boss winter grain will cost announced small cars “below the Fox” less than 8000 euro. “With the base price the number four digit could begin here to country with sieving”, announced winter grain in a discussion with the magazine. A goal is not “a Volkswagen in the best sense of the word, a cheap car”. It is to come 2009 on the market.

phw/German Press Agency