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Apple in Talks to Acquire Luxury Carmaker and Formula One Team McLaren
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new...09/mclaren.jpgApple has approached British luxury carmaker and Formula One team McLaren about a potential acquisition, likely to be valued at between $1.3 billion and $1.9 billion, according to Financial Times.
Apple is reportedly considering a full takeover of McLaren, or a strategic investment in the company, likely in an effort to bolster its widely rumored automotive project. Apple is said to be interested in McLaren's automotive-related tech**logy, engineering prowess, and patent portfolio. The California tech**logy group, which has been working on a self-driving electric vehicle for more than two years, is considering a full takeover of McLaren or a strategic investment, according to three people briefed on the negotiations who said talks started several months ago.McLaren, headquartered in Woking, Surrey, manufactures high-performance sports cars, including the P1 and F1 models commonly used for racing. The carmaker produced just 1,654 vehicles last year, some costing as much as $1 million apiece. The carmaker has a Formula One team itself that competes under the name McLaren Honda. Related Roundup: Apple Car Tags: ft.com, McLaren Discuss this article in our forums http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacR...?d=6W8y8wAjSf4 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacR...?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MacRu...~4/S5UipchclGs أكثر... |
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