Mate Rimac Says Stolen Chiron Recovered in Austria

Mate Rimac, chief executive of Bugatti, said his stolen Chiron was recovered in Austria after he and colleagues tracked the car using its telemetry and Austrian police intercepted it. Rimac said he had been pursuing the vehicle in a Porsche 911 after it was taken from the company campus in Croatia. Rimac recounted the theft in a social media video. He said he had routinely left keys inside his cars, including the Chiron, so employees could move or test them. After the theft, he said, he would no longer leave keys in cars around the company’s premises. The theft came to light after employees were alerted that an unfamiliar person had driven away in the Chiron. Rimac said he contacted police and used the car’s telemetry to follow its location as it headed toward Slovenia. Colleagues shared location updates with police in a group chat while he set off in the Porsche. The Chiron crossed into Austria, where, according to Rimac, the driver stopped to refuel before Austrian police intercepted the car. Rimac said one officer was in the group chat and received the location updates. The accounts of the recovery and police response stem from Rimac’s public retelling; police records were...