Word: bugattis
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...command, VW has become Europe's biggest carmaker and fourth-largest in the world in terms of autos sold. He has expanded its car business by successfully integrating new brands such as SEAT and Skoda. And Piëch has added some boutique carmakers like Lamborghini and Bugatti to give the company, which also includes Audi, some additional cachet. Under Piëch, Volkswagen commands 51% of the car market in China and 25% of sales in Brazil. Perhaps most important is what Piëch hasn't done: made expensive mistakes, as BMW did in buying British car-maker...
...effort to address some of these concerns, the company decided to reorganize into two groups. SEAT and Lamborghini will be part of the new, sporty Audi group. The more traditional Skoda, Bentley and Bugatti will fall under the Volkswagen brand. "This will support corporate transparency and our customers' and shareholders' interest in the company," VW said when the restructuring was announced last year. In fact, for a high-volume manufacturer, VW had a pretty good year in 2001. Return on sales was a robust 5%, about the same as Peugeot, but behind BMW's 7% and Porsche's double digits...