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Bugatti fear new US airbag regulations



The new US airbag regulations that go into effect next month could force Bugatti out of business. The company is in the process of filing for an exemption.

Snippet: Bugatti told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a letter last month that it would face "substantial economic hardship" from the new rules, which would require it to redesign its only model, the 1,001 horsepower €1m ($1.28m) Veyron. The cost would push up the price of the car 10 per cent and have a "catastrophic" effect on sales, it said...


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