Fans of the Piëch Mark Zero concept presented at the 2019 Geneva Motors Show must be exultant. The car entered the trial phase with a new name – Piëch GT – but that seems to be all that changed compared to the electric sports car concept. However, they will still feel intrigued with the company’s claims: it stated that the new EV would be able to fully charge in less than five minutes.
According an
Autocar report, the 7.5 billion-euro offer came from Swiss Quantum Group, alongside British investment group Centricus, who apparently submitted a letter of intent to VW management to purchase Lamborghini.
The letter of intent outlined Quantum’s commitment to protect existing Lamborghini employees for at least five years, and create an innovation centre in Germany that would create more than 850 new jobs. However, the offer fell on deaf ears, with Audi management making it clear that the company has no plans to sell Lamborghini.
“This is not the subject of any discussion within the group. Lamborghini is not for sale, full stop. Audi AG and the Volkswagen Group are not considering this offer,” said an Audi spokesperson in an
Offer of $9 billion for Lamborghini rejected by Audi
Offer of $9 billion for Lamborghini rejected by Audi
Offer for sports-car brand made by Switzerland s Quantum Group, motoring magazine says
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Audi has no plans to sell Lamborghini, a spokesman for the carmaker said after European media reports about a 7.5 billion euros ($9.19 billion) offer for the sports-car brand. This is not the subject of any discussion within the group, he said. Lamborghini is not for sale.
The Swiss Quantum Group, together with the British investment company Centricus, are planning to submit a “Letter of Intent” on Wednesday, according to
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