Bugatti has officially inaugurated La Manufacture, a new 3,245m² production atelier in Molsheim, Alsace, built specifically for the Tourbillon era
The facility handles pre-assembly, quality checks, polishing, and painting; the historic Macaron-shaped Atelier will continue handling final assembly
Full-scale Tourbillon production is expected to begin in September 2026, with capacity expanded to up to 200 vehicles per year

On July 2, 2026, Bugatti did something quietly significant. At its historic home in Molsheim, Alsace, the company inaugurated La Manufacture, a new 3,245 square metre production atelier built in under a year, and designed from the ground up for a single purpose: building the Tourbillon at scale.

The ceremony brought together Bugatti CEO Christophe Piochon, Mate Rimac, and a gathering of partners, clients, and craftspeople from the Molsheim campus. For a brand whose entire production philosophy is built around hand-finishing and artisanal precision, opening a new facility is not a routine event. The last time Bugatti expanded its physical footprint in this way, it was preparing for the Chiron. This time, the expansion marks the formal transition from the W16 era into something new.

La Manufacture is not a replacement for the existing Atelier; the Macaron-shaped building that has defined Bugatti's production home for over two decades will continue to serve as the site of final assembly. Instead, La Manufacture takes on the upstream work: pre-assembly operations, surface refinement, polishing, and the painting of body panels. It extends 135 metres along the Molsheim campus and connects directly to the existing Atelier, forming a single continuous production environment rather than two separate facilities. The layout was designed so that cars flow through from one building to the other in a logical sequence, without the logistical friction of moving partially completed hypercar bodies across separate sites.

The new facility also addresses one of the more practical challenges of the Tourbillon era, capacity. The W16-powered Chiron range topped out at around 70 to 80 cars per year across its production life. La Manufacture, combined with the existing Atelier, gives Bugatti the physical infrastructure to produce up to 200 vehicles per year. That figure reflects both the ambition of the Tourbillon as a model and the broader growth of Bugatti's client base under Rimac Automobili's ownership.

The Tourbillon itself needs little introduction. Unveiled in June 2024 as the official successor to the Chiron, it is powered by a new 8.3-litre naturally aspirated V16 engine developed in partnership with Cosworth, producing 1,000 hp independently before its three electric motors contribute an additional 800 hp for a combined system output of 1,800 hp. The engine features a skeletonised instrument cluster crafted from titanium and sapphire glass, a detail that has become the car's most discussed interior feature. Pricing starts at approximately €3.8 million, and all 250 units of the initial production run have been allocated.

According to sources cited by The Supercar Blog, full production of the Tourbillon is expected to begin in September 2026. Bugatti has not officially confirmed that timeline, but the inauguration of La Manufacture on July 2, with the facility now fully operational, makes September a credible and logical target. Between the completion of customer specifications, the ramp-up of component supply chains, and the training of assembly teams in the new workflow, a two-month window from inauguration to first production car is tight but achievable for a manufacturer of this scale and experience.

For Bugatti's clients in the Middle East, a region that has consistently been one of the brand's most significant markets, the opening of La Manufacture is the clearest signal yet that the wait for the Tourbillon is nearly over.