Audi to Take 49% Stake of Ferrari/Maserati/Alfa-Romeo???

[GTaudiophile]

Wow!

VW already owns Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, and Lamborghini. Just imagine if they added Ferrari, Maserati, and Alfa to that list???

Reminds me of that quote from Snatch:

Turkish: "What's that?"
Tommy: "A gun. For protection."
Turkish: "Against what? Ze Germans???"

 

[fyleow]

I thought BMW owned Bentley?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Wow! VW already owns Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, and Lamborghini. Just imagine if they added Ferrari, Maserati, and Alfa to that list??? Reminds me of that quote from Snatch: Turkish: "What's that?" Tommy: "A gun. For protection." Turkish: "Against what? Ze Germans???"

Dude, it could have been Ford.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: fyleow
I thought BMW owned Bentley?

BMW owns Rolls Royce.

 

[BigSmooth]

Are all these luxury brands profitable? Or is VW just doing this for the prestige?

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Are all these luxury brands profitable? Or is VW just doing this for the prestige?

Ferrari is profitable. Bentley probably is too. I can't comment on the rest, at least during a recession. During the dot-com boom, I'm sure they all were.

 

[BigSmooth]

BTW, the Maserati Kubang concept is a total travesty IMO. It looks like it should be on a Kia lot.

 

[boi]

I believe BMW owned Bentley until the beginning of 2003, then VW took over. I saw it on the history channel.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: boi
I believe BMW owned Bentley until the beginning of 2003, then VW took over. I saw it on the history channel.

VW owned Bentley and Rolls Royce until January 1, 2003, at which time BMW took ownership of Rolls.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Bump for NFS4!