additionally becomes the new President and CEO of Automobili S.p.A.

MOLSHEIM 18 11 2020

BUGATTI PRESIDENT WILL PERFORM DUAL ROLE IN FUTURE.

With effect from 1 December 2020, President Stephan Winkelmann will additionally take up the position as President and CEO of S.p.A. on top to his current function. The Bugatti President will therefore have a dual role. “It is both a great honour and pleasure, but also a great challenge for me to manage these two companies, which are very special to me with their exceptional ,” says Stephan Winkelmann.

Over the last three years, Stephan Winkelmann has successfully initiated and driven forward a number of exciting projects at Bugatti. Never before has Bugatti presented so many different and unique projects in such a short period of time, such as the Divo1, La Voiture Noire2, Centodieci3, Chiron Pur Sport 4, Chiron Super Sport 300+ 5 and Bolide6. Last year Bugatti set a speed record that is still valid. And with the now delivered Divo, Bugatti has also transformed modern coach-building for the 21st century. Lamborghini is also well-known territory for Stephan Winkelmann: he was President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. in Sant` Agata Bolognese, , for over eleven years up to 2016. In these roles, Winkelmann successfully expanded the brand into one of the world’s leading super sports manufacturers, and was responsible for making substantial investments in the company’s future. Under his leadership, Lamborghini experienced extremely fast growth: sales were more than doubled, while sales revenue more than tripled. This growth was due to the success of the and Huracán super sports cars – but even the decision to launch the bestselling Urus was taken under the direction of Stephan Winkelmann. Together with his team, he also realigned sales structures for the future. Stephan Winkelmann will be taking over the responsibilities of Stefano Domenicali, who has decided to leave Lamborghini at his own request after four successful years with the company. He will become the new CEO of Formula 1 from January 2021. Markus Duesmann, Chairman of the Board of at AG: “Stephan Winkelmann has decisively shaped the history of Lamborghini. He represents the Lamborghini brand like only a few, and is exactly the right person to lead this unique brand into a successful future.” “I would like to thank everyone for the trust they have in my work as well as my team for their support in the past and in the future too. I am really looking forward to my new responsibilities,” explains Stephan Winkelmann. “I have had the privilege to manage both companies separately in recent years, and I can now do this for both together. This is something very close to my heart. Bugatti stands for the most superior, powerful, elegant and luxurious hyper sports cars in the world. Lamborghini builds the most exclusive super sports cars with outstanding design. Both companies still have so much creativity yet to be explored.” Stephan Winkelmann was born in in 1964 and grew up in . After passing his A-levels at the German School in Rome, he studied political science in both Rome and . Before Winkelmann took over as head of Lamborghini in 2005, he had been employed by in various functions, including Chairman of the Board of Management at Fiat Auto , Switzerland and . In March 2016, Winkelmann moved from Lamborghini to quattro GmbH (today Audi Sport GmbH), which he managed in the role of CEO for two years. Winkelmann was appointed President of Bugatti on 1 January 2018, a role which he will continue performing in the described dual role from 1 December.

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1 DIVO: WLTP: Fuel consumption, l/100km: particularly high 43.33 / high 22.15 / medium 18.28 / low 17.99 / combined 22.32; CO2 emissions, combined, g/km: 505.61; efficiency class: G

2 LA VOITURE NOIRE: WLTP: Fuel consumption, l/100km: particularly high 43.33 / high 22.15 / medium 18.28 / low 17.99 / combined 22.32; CO2 emissions, combined, g/km: 505.61; efficiency class: G

3 CENTODIECI: This model is not subject to Directive 1999/94/EC, as type approval has not yet been granted.

4 CHIRON PUR SPORT: WLTP: Fuel consumption, l/100km: particularly high 44.6 / high 24.8 / medium 21.6 / low 21.3 / combined 25.2; CO2 emissions combined, g/km: 572; efficiency class: G

5 CHIRON SUPER SPORT 300+: This model is not subject to Directive 1999/94/EC, as type approval has not yet been granted.

6 BOLIDE: Fuel consumption, l/100km: this is a concept study and therefore not subject to Directive 1999/94/EC.

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