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	Lotus Elise: Magazine: Car November 1996
		Romano Artioli, Lotus's controversial chairman, had been trying to find a "partner" for months.
		Potential investors or buyers were deterred by the high asking price, necessary to help Artioli pay off debts abroad accrued by his failed Bugatti supercar business, while others were wary of only being offered a controlling stake with Artioli determined to hold on to at least a part of the business.
		In the end, Proton was ready to write a cheque in return for 80 per cent of one of the most famous motoring companies in the world; hardly surprising because it gives the Malaysian manufacturer cheap entry into the world of high-technology that would have taken years to build in its own business.
	www.sandsmuseum.com /cars/elise/information/press/magazine/magazine1996/carn96.html (417 words)

	Automobile Quarterly - Feature: Bugattis
		Lamborghini, who was in retirement, needs no introduction having already created his own brand of supercars; enthusiasts of the marque would know the name Borel as the author of some books on Lamborghini and his cars.
		Artioli asked renowned freelance stylist Marcello Gandini—he had an enviable CV in designing supercars, the Lamborghini Diablo being among his designs—to design the new car’s body, a process that evolved through 1989 and into 1990.
		A set of engineering drawings was provided by Artioli and in mid-1989 Giugiaro sat at his drawing board and sketched what became the ID90 concept car.
	www.autoquarterly.com /bugattis.html (358 words)

	Racerplanet Network Forums - Lotus and GM
		It's rumored that Artioli holds 20% interest in Lotus Group, Proton somewhere between 40 and 60%, and the rest is privately held, with a significant amount of the remaining held by Lotus officials.
		Romano's granddaughter is named "Elise", which is where the Elise name came from.
		Artioli's other claim to fame was the EB110 Bugatti, a high-tech quad-turbo 3.5L short-stroke V12 technological fire-ball.
	www.racerplanet.com /forum/printthread.php?t=13997 (727 words)

	Sports Car Market > Profiles > 1994 Bugatti EB110 GT
		It was an Italian industrial magnate, Romano Artioli, who had the vision to revive the name and Bugatti as a style brand and the launch of the EB110 was certainly a spectacular way to relaunch the name in 1991.
		Artioli's timing was unfortunate with the market for "supercars" taking a nose-dive at around the time of the launch.
		That skillful dodger Artioli had the last laugh, though; his Bugatti International SA kept the name and the logo after bankruptcy proceedings, and it couldn't have gone cheaply when he recently sold it to Volkswagen.
	www.sportscarmarket.com /profiles/2001/March/Etceterini (852 words)

	Bugatti: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Bugatti
		Ettore Bugatti died on August 21, 1947 and is buried in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
		In 1987 the Bugatti name was sold to Romano Artioli, an Italian entrepreneur.
		He commissioned a car that was to become the world's fastest, the Bugatti EB110 (so named to honour the 110th anniversary of Ettore Bugatti's birth).
	www.encyclopedian.com /bu/Bugatti.html (417 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Romano Artioli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Romano Artioli is an Italian entrepreneur, born in Moglia (Mantova) and raised in Bolzano and one-time owner of Bugatti and Lotus.
		Under Artioli's stewardship Bugatti was revived, produced a single car, the Bugatti EB110, and went bust.
		Artioli purchased Lotus from General Motors in August 1993.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Romano_Artioli (243 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructors > Bugatti (Automobiles Bugatti) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1963 Bugatti was sold to Hispano-Suiza and it eventually became part of Messier, a subsidiary of the French government's Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation.
		In the late 1980s Italian businessman Romano Artioli negotiated to buy the name and logo of Bugatti from the French government and set up a factory at Campogalliano, outside Modena in Italy, to build the Bugatti EB110.
		Around 150 of the $350,000 cars were built and there was a half-hearted attempt to run racing versions of the EB110 in the 1994 Le Mans 24 Hours.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/con-bugat.html (717 words)

	Automotive Forums .com Car Chat - where is bugatti from ?
		Romano rekindled the Bugatti magic in spectacular fashion but ultimatly the dream proved over ambitious and it ended up in bankruptcy.
		Romano hired some of the industries best like Paolo Stanzani as technical Director and Marcello Gandini as designer both of whom were effectivly fired later on.
		In the End Romano Became to Ambitious, He bought Lotus from GM and told Ital Design to make a four door super saloon (sedan) called the EB112 but they stopped work on the project because Ital Design were claiming lack of payment.
	www.automotiveforums.com /vbulletin/t140561.html (1744 words)

	Free Bugatti Screen Saver,Bugatti Screensaver, Bugatti Screensavers, Download Savers ,Wallpapers, Wallpaper, Desktop ...
		The South Tirolean finance broker Romano Artioli resurrects the Bugatti make.
		The then fastest sports car in the world (352 kph), the EB 110, is built in Modena in Italy.
		The sedan is built by ItalDesign under contract for Artioli.
	screensavers.tierranet.com /justsavers/Bugatti.html (260 words)

	Lotus owner fights threat from directors
		ROMANO Artioli, Italian owner of Group Lotus, the luxury car and engineering company, was defiant yesterday following accusations that he was endangering the group's future.
		Mr Artioli said he had removed the directors because he was "allergic to 'ultimata' particularly when they smack of personal opportunism".
		Earlier this week it was disclosed the directors had threatened to put the business into receivership unless Mr Artioli agreed to end uncertainty by selling the business.
	www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1996/07/25/clot25.html (323 words)

	The European : Lotus in a spin as owner fires rebel managers.(automobile firm) @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Romano Artioli, the Italian owner of Lotus, sold the company to a
		Artioli's response was to sack his critics, who were escorted by security
		Artioli bought the company from General Motors three years ago.
	static.highbeam.com /t/theeuropean/july251996/lotusinaspinasownerfiresrebelmanagersautomobilefir (226 words)

	Lotus directors force end to delays over sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The ultimatum was delivered to Mr Artioli at a "difficult" six hour meeting at the Lotus headquarters at Hethel in Norfolk on Friday.
		Mr Artioli is understood to have bowed to pressure to end delays about selling the company after being told that customers with important engineering contracts were becoming concerned.
		Three years ago Mr Artioli bought Group Lotus from General Motors for around £25m but is said to be seeking around £70m from purchasers.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1996/07/23/clot23.html (366 words)

	Romano Artioli -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Romano Artioli was an (A native or inhabitant of Italy) Italian entrepreneur and one time owner of (additional info and facts about Bugatti) Bugatti and (additional info and facts about Lotus) Lotus.
		Under Artoli's stewardship Bugatti was revived, produced a single car, the (additional info and facts about Bugatti EB110) Bugatti EB110, and went bust.
		The (additional info and facts about Lotus Elise) Lotus Elise was named after Artoli's granddaughter.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/R/Ro/Romano_Artioli.htm (101 words)

	Bugatti EB110 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The legendary name was to grace another fine motor vehicle in 1987 when Italian tycoon Romano Artioli purchased the Bugatti marque and built a modernised factory in Modena - home to other great marques such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and De Tomaso.
		At the time, many were critical of the cars performance, which was perhaps slightly off the boil due to the weight of all the gadgetry Artioli had used.
		Unfortunately for Artioli he found it difficult to sell the vehicles in a market with too many competitors and too few millionaires.
	www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au /car_info/bugatti_EB110.htm (421 words)

	Lotus set to be sold to Korea's Daewoo
		CONTROVERSIAL Lotus chief Romano Artioli is about to sell the Norfolk sports car and engineering group to Korean car maker Daewoo for about £50m.
		Yet Mr Artioli had put off the sale and kept negotiations going with rival bidders, Malaysian car maker Proton and British engineering group Mascotech, who were still talking to the enigmatic Mr Artioli just two weeks ago.
		Sources say that American car maker General Motors, which sold Lotus to Artioli three years ago and still has engineering contracts worth £30m placed there, is unhappy that it is to be sold to a rival manufacturer.
	www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1996/09/19/clotus19.html (482 words)

	Bugatti EB110.........Still standing tall among modern supercars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Romano Artoili was a very personable and direct communicator.
		Artioli's vision was the classical 3.5 liter displacement, as a V12.
		At the time of Artioli's Bugatti, program every aspect was state of the art and beyond the almost every other supercar including the McLaren.
	www.motorsportscenter.com /printer_677.shtml (1722 words)

	1994 Bugatti EB110GT Coupé - Motorbase (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Forty years after Ettore Bugatti’s death in 1947, the once legendary but moribund marque, one of the most renowned in automotive history, was acquired by ambitious Italian businessman Romano Artioli, whose aim was nothing less than a resurrection of Bugatti in the form of a state-of-the-art supercar.
		Artioli chose Modena, home to Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati, as the place to build his modern factory from which the first completed production car rolled out in 1992.
		Unfortunately for Artioli and his collaborators, the EB110 launched just as economic recession took hold, and the company entered receivership in 1994.
	www.motorbase.com /auctionlot/by-id/1773391689 (598 words)

	Bugatti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1987 Romano Artioli, an Italian entrepreneur, acquired the legendary Bugatti name and established Bugatti Automobili SpA.
		On August 27, 1993, through his holding company, ACBN Holdings S.A. of Luxembourg, Romano Artioli purchased the Lotus car company from General Motors.
		The acquisition brought together two of the greatest names in automotive racing history and plans were made for listing the company's shares for sale on international stock exchanges.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Bugatti (1580 words)

	GrandPrix.com > News > Proton buys Lotus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The deal is believed to be worth $85m to Lotus's owner Romano Artioli.
		This body has recently finished development of a new Lotus engine, the first since the early 1970s, and Proton is expected to make the most of the advanced engine technology.
		Artioli commented that he was delighted with the deal which will enable Lotus to continue in its three core activities: sports car manufacturing, engineering consultancy and motor racing.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns00832.html (285 words)

	Autos: Page 3 \| Worth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Italian entrepreneur and auto enthusiast Romano Artioli resuscitated the Bugatti name in 1987, constructing a purpose-built factory outside Modena, Italy, home to Ferrari, Maserati, and a number of other high-line sports cars.
		Artioli’s intention was to recapture the alchemical ambiance of the Molshiem works in the 1920s and ’30s, but his launch of the ultra-sophisticated $400,000-plus Bugatti EB110 was ill timed.
		The world economy had slipped into a crippling recession by 1992, when he brought to market his 215-mph mid-engine super car, of which just over 100 were built before Bugatti closed for the second time in 1995.
	www.worth.com /Editorial/Personal-Pursuits/Passion-Investments/Wheels-Wings-Water/Autos-Taking-Stock-of-Bugattis-Future-3.asp (399 words)

	Lotus Elise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lotus Elise is an open sports car, renowned for its lightweight design and race-capable handling.
		Conceived in early 1994, and introduced in September of 1995, the Lotus Elise was named after then Lotus Car company Chairman Romano Artioli's granddaughter, "Elisa".
		The car has a hand finished fiberglass body shell atop its innovative aluminium extrusion frame that provides a rigid platform for the suspension, while keeping weight and production costs to a minimum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lotus_Elise (727 words)

	Bugatti EB 110 SS - Ultimatecarpage.com - Images, Specifications and Information
		In an attempt to revive Bugatti, Italian entrepreneur Romano Artioli bought the rights to the legendary name.
		No expense was spared in designing the new Bugatti and from scratch one of the most advanced vehicles of its day was designed and built.
		Unfortunately for Artioli, the world economy crashed and with it the demand for steap priced exotics.
	www.ultimatecarpage.com /frame.php?file=car.php&carnum=1962 (719 words)

	FASTDRIVE BORN TO RIDE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The long-deceased Bugatti marque was revived during the early 1990’s by Romano Artioli, a wealthy Italian car distributor who had acquired the rights to Bugatti's famous name.
		A lavishly funded operation from the outset, Artioli constructed a state of the art factory in Campogalliano, just north of Modena, the global supercar epicentre.
		Fabricated from scratch with state of the art componentry, the EB110 GT was launched on September 15th 1991, but Artioli and Bugatti had missed the supercar boom and pitched their stunning new car into a particularly severe recession.
	www.fastdrive.org /bugatti/eb_110_1.php (214 words)

	Lotus Blossoming - Auto-Teknix Elise 1.8T Conversion
		It is said that the name “Elise” is attributable to the grand-daughter of the illustrious Romano Artioli — then head of Lotus who spearheaded the project and championed its development.
		The Japanese Yen, of which Artioli’s successful Italian Suzuki distributorship the young supercar company greatly relied, quickly shot up causing a cash exodus.
		Artioli’s seemingly burgeoning automotive empire began its collapse whereby Bugatti was eventually sold to Volkswagen AG and Lotus ended up in the hands of the Malaysian state-owned Otomobil National Bhd that also owns Proton.
	www.fourtitude.com /news/publish/Features/printer_1245.shtml (2174 words)

	Lotus (car)
		In 1986 the company was bought by General Motors.
		On August 27, 1993 GM sold the company for £30 million to ACBN Holdings S.A. of Luxembourg, a company controlled by Italian businessman Romano Artioli who also owned Bugatti Automobili SpA.
		Both the Lotus and Bugatti operations went bankrupt and in 1996 Lotus was sold to Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton), the state-owned Malaysian car company.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/lo/lotus__car_.html (827 words)

	The European: Artioli stays silent as offers pour in for Lotus. (owner of Lotus automobile manufacturer Romano ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The European: Artioli stays silent as offers pour in for Lotus.
		There is also no shortage of potential buyers for this gem of a motor company set in the countryside in eastern England.
		But while, according to Lotus publicists, offers pour in from all over the world, its owner, Italian entrepreneur Romano Artioli, remains...
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