Lamborghini is owned by Volkswagen Group (Germany, XETRA: VOW3), which acquired the brand on 27 July 1998 for $110 million.[1][2] Lamborghini was founded in 1963 in Sant'Agata Bolognese and was independent until 1998.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Annual Report 2025, Volkswagen AG. Last checked .
Lamborghini was founded by a tractor manufacturer who, according to the company's own telling, complained to Enzo Ferrari about a clutch and was dismissed, so built his own cars. Audi has owned it since 1998 and it now sells more SUVs than sports cars.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Volkswagen Group controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in automotive.
Volkswagen Group has more brands in sports & performance cars on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 11.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Martin | Aston Martin Lagonda | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Ferrari | Ferrari | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Ford Mustang | Ford | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lotus | Geely | 🇨🇳 China |
| Corvette | General Motors | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-Benz Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Alpine | Renault Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Alfa Romeo | Stellantis | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
Volkswagen Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany, founded in 1937. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: VOW3.
Volkswagen Group is the largest carmaker in Europe and owns more distinct marques than any rival, from Škoda at the bottom to Bentley and Lamborghini at the top. The state of Lower Saxony holds a blocking stake, and the Porsche and Piëch families control the majority of voting rights.
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Brandtree records a controlling owner for 210 brands that began in Italy. 77 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Lamborghini among them.
Audi, itself part of Volkswagen Group, acquired Lamborghini from a Malaysian investment group for a reported $110 million. Lamborghini had changed hands repeatedly since its founder sold out in the 1970s and had never been stable under any owner.
The parent company of Lamborghini is Volkswagen Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Lamborghini originated in Italy in 1963, but it is owned today by Volkswagen Group, which is headquartered in Germany. So Lamborghini is an Italian-origin brand under German ownership.
Volkswagen Group completed its acquisition of Lamborghini on 27 July 1998, after announcing the deal on 12 June 1998. The deal was valued at $110 million (enterprise value).
Lamborghini was an independent company from its founding in 1963 in Sant'Agata Bolognese until Volkswagen Group acquired it in 1998.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Lamborghini is still owned by Volkswagen Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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