Rimac immediately contacted police, used the car's telemetry system to track its location

Last updated: October 29, 2026 | 22:50

The theft was discovered after someone warned employees that an unknown person had driven off in the Chiron. Instagram / materimac

Zagreb: The Croatian CEO of Bugatti vowed on Thursday to stop leaving keys inside cars after his multi-million-dollar Chiron was stolen and recovered in Austria with him chasing the thief in a Porsche.

Mate Rimac's car with a base price of 2.4 million euros ($2.7 million) was stolen on Wednesday from the company's production and technology campus near Zagreb.

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"I got it back obviously," Rimac said on Instagram speaking in front of the vehicle.

"I'm so proud of Croatia being so safe that I'm very relaxed, meaning I always leave my keys inside my cars, including Chiron and Nevera.

"I do that for years and nothing ever happened of course until something did happen…