Everything starts
with a dream.
A teenager in Croatia looked at an old car and saw something nobody else could see yet. He didn’t ask for permission. He started building.
A curious kid who built things
Born in 1988 in Livno, Mate Rimac grew up in Croatia — and as a teenager won awards at international innovation competitions with his own inventions.
An old BMW, rebuilt as electric
He converted a petrol BMW 3 Series into an electric car, largely by hand. The car went on to set world records for electric-vehicle acceleration.
Rimac Automobili is founded
A tiny company near Zagreb with one audacious goal: build the world’s best electric hypercar, from Croatia.
Concept_One
Rimac’s first electric hypercar is unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The world starts paying attention.
Bugatti Rimac
The young Croatian company and one of the most storied names in automotive history join forces, with Mate Rimac as CEO.
Nevera, and the proof
An electric hypercar designed, engineered and handcrafted in Croatia — and a reminder that the distance between a garage and the top of the world is a decision.
Timeline summarised from public sources. Verify every date with the Rimac media centre before publishing.
Mate Rimac did it.What about you?