Stephan Winkelmann Quotes

Germany, Chief Executive Officer
October 18, 1964

Stephan Winkelmann is a German automotive executive and the current President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. He is the former President and CEO of Italian sports car manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.

These cars are the last ones to hold up the flag of power, the maximum you can imagine from an internal combustion engine, therefore these cars will rise in price, big time.

Stephan Winkelmann
- Price
- Rise
- Cars
It's like with an engineering degree which attracts more men than women, that's just how it is, males are more into the car business and the super sportscar is the pinnacle of that business.

Stephan Winkelmann
- Business
- Car
- Engineering

we were investing all our thoughts on what could possibly come next for the Bugatti brand, and we don’t think that an SUV would be the right solution for us, and I repeated this several times. It’s not the SUV, and it’s definitely not the limousine.

Stephan Winkelmann
- Solution
- Possibly
- SUVs
I think we are ready, as a brand, for a car that is daily usable, something that can be driven from A to B on a different price level and also a different production volume level.

Stephan Winkelmann
- Brand
- Level
- Volume
And as you said, for me, it was important to test those guys – my people. And for me also to get up to speed to see if this was running accordingly to what we are imagining. And this was good because it was the first time we earned money, and this also proves to the team the project is feasible.

Stephan Winkelmann
- Project
- Test
- Feasible