This article is about the original Bugatti car company, founded in 1909. For the current Bugatti company, see Bugatti Automobiles SAS.
Coordinates: 48°31′32″N 07°30′01″E / 48.52556°N 7.50028°E
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| Fate | Sold to Hispano-Suiza in 1963 |
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| Successor | Bugatti Automobili SpA |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Headquarters | Molsheim, France |
| Key people | Ettore Bugatti (founder) |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Products | Automobiles, airplane parts |
Bugatti was founded in Molsheim, France, as a manufacturer of high performance automobiles by Ettore Bugatti, an Italian man described as an eccentric genius.
The original company is legendary for producing some of the most exclusive cars in the world as well as some of the fastest. The original Bugatti brand failed with the coming of World War II, like many high-end marques of the time. The death of Ettore's son Jean was also a contributory factor. The company struggled financially and released one last model in the 1950s before eventually being purchased for its airplane parts business in the 1960s. Today the name is owned by Volkswagen Group who have revived it as a builder of very limited production sports cars.
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