Romano Artioli

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Romano Artioli is an Italian entrepreneur and one-time owner of Bugatti and Lotus. Prior to this, Artioli made his fortunes as an importer Suzukis.

Artiolia was born in Moglia (Mantova) and raised in Bolzano.

Under Artioli's stewardship, Bugatti was revived. The company produced a single car, the Bugatti EB110, under his leadership before the company was bought by the Volkswagen Group.

Artioli purchased Lotus from General Motors in August 1993. He sold a majority stake to Proton in 1996 to fund his losses due to the insolvency of Bugatti but stayed on the board as Special Projects director until 1998.

The Lotus Elise was named after Romano Artioli's granddaughter.

v • d • e Bugatti car timeline, 1910–present – a marque of the Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) (VWAG) since 1998
Type	1910s										1920s										1930s										1940s										1950s										1960s			1963–86	1980s			1990s										2000s
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2		7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Company full name	Bugatti																																																						Bugatti Automobili S.p.A											Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
Owner	Ettore Bugatti / Roland Bugatti																																																						Romano Artioli											Volkswagen AG
Touring car													Type 30 / Type 49													Type 57
																				Type 46
Limousine																		Type 41 Royale
Roadster											Type 13 / Brescia Tourer												Type 55
Coupé																																										Type 101
Sports car	Type 13		Type 18 Garros																																													Type 252											EB110														Veyron
Founder: Ettore Bugatti • Bugatti corporate website • A marque of the VWAG group