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Green Car Congress - Untitled Article

Green Car Congress

Pininfarina, Bolloré and Cecomp in agreement for production of Bluecar EV derivatives for Autolib car sharing service. The call for tenders to supply 4,000 cars was won by the Bolloré Group, with which Pininfarina established the Véhicules Électriques Pininfarina-Bolloré joint venture for the production of electric cars in 2008.

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Electric hypercar maker Rimac takes control of the Bugatti brand

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The automotive industry just welcomed one of its first electric hypercar juggernauts, with Rimac, a Croatian electric hypercar startup, taking control of Volkswagen’s esteemed Bugatti brand. Bugatti’s production would still be in France, though its research unit would be moving to Rimac’s Croatia headquarters.