VW: Car maker pushes farewell to its hottest brands - Cristiano Ronaldo is a big fan

Volkswagen now officially has twelve brands, unofficially even more.

VW CEO Herbert Diess sees a need for action.

Wolfsburg / Munich - The Wolfsburg-based car maker

* is apparently preparing to part with its super luxury brands.

"We are bringing the legal framework for our Italian subsidiaries

,

and

into a structure in which we can act," said

boss

* on Monday in a previously neglected telephone conference with analysts.

A decision on the future of the companies has not yet been "made".

With the preparations,

apparently

wants to

create the conditions to further simplify the complex group structure.

Officially, twelve brands actually belong to the Lower Saxony.

However, the Spanish subsidiary

, for example,

only

launched its own e-brand

with

last June

.

In China, too,

has

another brand at the start

with

.

However, neither Cupra nor Jetta are part of the official

dozen.

In the telephone conference with analysts, Diess and his CFO

carefully

avoided giving

further details about their plans for the luxury sports car brands Lamborghini or Ducati.

This is "probably a slightly slower process," said Diess.

But it is "on our agenda."

VW: Personnel continues to fuel speculation

It was not until Monday that

also reorganized the leadership at Lamborghini.

The previous Bugatti boss

then take over

the helm for the Italians on December 1st.

The previous Lamborghini boss

switch to

and will be boss of the racing series there from 2021.

The personnel had reignited speculation about the future of Lamborghini.

In the past there have been reports of a possible separation of the

luxury brands Lamborghini, Ducati and

.

From industry circles it is said that the VW main owners

and

should have “certain sensitivities” with regard to the super sports cars.

However, these attitudes have since changed.

The high-horsepower vehicles evidently hardly fit into the ongoing conversion towards e-mobility.

The legendary sports car brands Lamborghini and Bugatti are particularly popular with Arab sheikhs and sports stars.

the biggest Bugatti fans

.

With the Bugatti

, the Bugatti

and the Bugatti

, the

Portuguese is said to have

three cars from the Alsatian factory in the garage.  

VW: The possible separation of Lamborghini and Bugatti is well received by analysts

The possible spin-off from Bugatti and Co. is well received by analysts.

If the super luxury brands were no longer part of the group, "there would be less complexity, problems and stress," said

, auto analyst at

in

to Merkur.de *.

The hoped-for image transfer to other corporate brands also "hardly existed".

However, the auto expert does not expect a quick separation from Lamborghini or Ducati.

That could "take years".

At Bugatti, on the other hand, things could possibly go much faster.

In the summer, the Croatian hypercar manufacturer

as a possible buyer for Bugatti.

The deal, reported Manager-Magazin, could be completed by the end of the year.