Porsches, Lamborghinis Lost at Sea May Cost VW $155 Million

  • Russell Group’s estimate assumes all vehicles are lost
  • Total of $401 million worth of cars may have been on board
Burning Ship Full of Luxury Cars Is Drifting in the Atlantic

The cargo ship carrying about 4,000 Volkswagen AG vehicles that caught fire last week could cost the automaker at least $155 million, according to a risk-modeling company’s estimate.

Of the roughly $438 million total value of goods aboard the Felicity Ace, which went up in flames off the coast of Portugal’s Azores Islands, Russell Group said Monday it estimates there are $401 million worth of cars. VW group had Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, Bentley and Lamborghini models on the vessel.