Rimac Automobili officially announced the opening of a new R&D office in the UK, delivering on its promise made back in late 2019. Rimac’s new Research & Development office is going to be based in the Warwick Enterprise Park, and will employ 30 people by the end of 2021. The new facility will of course […]
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Morning! Welcome to our daily digest of the weekend’s automotive news from around the globe, starting with… Would You Pay $20 Million For A New York, New York License Plate? If you’ve got a $20 million hole burning your pocket, then why not splurge on a couple of pieces of metal that say, New York. […]
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Volkswagen held their annual media conference earlier today and the company used the event to clear up Bugatti’s future. As you may recall, Volkswagen put Bugatti, Ducati and Lamborghini under review last year. Several months later, in mid-December, it was announced that “Lamborghini and Ducati will remain part of the Volkswagen Group.” The company has […]
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Porsche has further strengthened its strategic partnership with Rimac by investing another €70 million (~$83 million) in the Croatian company. As a result, they now own 24 percent of Rimac, up from 15 percent, without exercising a controlling influence. Moreover, they have also placed their first orders “for the development of highly innovative series components”, […]
Read MorePorsche is reportedly going to participate in Rimac’s latest financing round as the electric automaker looks to raise €130 million – €150 million ($157 million – $181 million). Speaking with German publication Automobilwoche, Mate Rimac confirmed the news and added that another financing round is planned for the end of the year, Reuters notes. While […]
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The Volkswagen Group is expected to make a decision on a potential tie-up between Bugatti and Rimac in the coming months. In September 2020, reports claimed that the VW Group could hand the reins of Bugatti to Rimac in exchange for Porsche taking a larger stake in the Croatian EV-maker. VW has remained tight-lipped over […]
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Rimac has just opened a showroom in Shanghai, China prior to unveiling the production version of the C_Two all-electric hypercar later this year. The Croatian automaker has partnered with Kingsway Group for its entry in the Chinese market. It already has a presence in the U.S., UK, Mexico, Germany, Spain, the UAE, Singapore, Japan, and […]
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One of the most surprising things I ever learned about Formula 1 cars is that they have a really high coefficient of drag. It’s higher than most cars can get away with, and it’s way higher than an EV like the Rimac C_Two could ever hope to get away with. Formula 1 cars are very […]
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Mate Rimac, founder of Rimac Automobilli, took to Facebook yesterday to clear up some misunderstandings about his supercar’s sales numbers. The Croatian supercar manufacturer says that although sales are going well, the C_Two is not sold out. That’s great news for well-heeled EV enthusiasts, but doesn’t mean you can pick one up tomorrow. Rimac blames […]
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Rimac Automobili has officially started the preproduction phase of the C_Two electric hypercar, with the build of the six examples now underway at their facilities in Veliko Trgovišće, Croatia. Rimac’s new production line has already been used for building the first 12 experimental and validation prototypes, which were then used for crash testing and further […]
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