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 Another luxury car is in trouble yet again. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
Given the new airbag regulations imposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Bugatti's only car Veyron will need some tinkering for it to make the grade. And this "some tinkering" we're talking about will add at the very least, ten percent to its cost.
Company President Thomas Bscher even went the distance in saying that this could put them out of business. "The new regulation, which go into effect in September, would cause Bugatti 'substantial economic hardship' and have a 'catastrophic' impact on sales."
Curiously though, in a similar case back in May, Ferrari was granted an exemption from the new rules for its F430 super car.
Bscher added further that this could delay, if not stop, the development of the next-generation Veyron due in 2009. He promised, though, that they will meet the regulation by then.
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