As said before:
Ettore Bugatti was born in Milan. He worked for italian companies, german companies, and french companies.
In 1909 he establishes his own company, in Molsheim, a place in Germany, near to the French border.
In 1914 WWI starts. Ettore brings his family to Milan.
In 1918, WWI ends. Molsheim now is French. (remember that a sort of French is always spoken in Alsace, where Molsheim is located)
Bugatti remains French the rest of its history. In 1963 it is bought by Hispano Suiza.
In 1989 Romano Artioli buys the Bugatti brand name, and produces a small series of cars (EB110, EB112).
After the bankruptcy of Artiolis venture, VW (german) buys the name, and decides to build sports cars in Molsheim (france) again.
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