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2007 LOOKS BRIGHT
Another record revenue for Automobili Lamborghini SpA ... |
It is now safe to say that Automobili Lamborghini SpA under the reign of Stephan Winkelmann has made an important turn around from the sometimes troubled times the
company survived over the last four decades of existence ...
Automobili Lamborghini SpA was founded back in 1963 by the late Ferruccio Lamborghini, as legend says, to show another supercar manufacturer Ferruccio could build
a better GT, and he did, the 350GT was a very good car that is currently demanding high prices on the market, but naturally one of the most important classic
Lamborghini's would have to be the legendary Miura, an amazing car, both in looks and performance. This was the first mid-engine road car back in the Sixties, and
the car that put Lamborghini in a very fashionable position between the exotic car makers, and when the Seventies saw the intimidating Countach emit from Sant'Agata,
Automobili Lamborghini SpA would reserve it's place in the automotive history books forever.
But things didn't always look as bright as the supercars leaving the factory gates at Sant'Agata, over the last 44 years or so the future for the factory looked very
dark from time to time, on several occasions it seemed the gates would close permanently, but this charismatic car builder managed to survive all this time, and since
the Audi AG takeover in the late Nineties things only shaped up for the better. A massive injection of funds revised the assembly lines with state of the art equipment,
they built a new design department right on the grounds next to the original factory, a complete restoration facility is present that employs many of the people that
probably built the classic Bulls they are now restoring and an official factory museum is continually expanding it's number of important automotive milestones in the
history of the factory. Cars like the very first 350 GTV prototype and the last Countach ever made are on display, next to various prototype of old and recent Bulls.
| With little over 2000 cars being built each year ... |
Stephan Winkelmann is denying any rumors of yet another model line-up at Sant'Agata, a three model range would not benefit the Lamborghini name any further, at this
moment in time they are making money from building a very extreme V12 flagship and a smaller super sports car with a V10 engine and that is what Lamborghini should focus
on for the future, there is no need for a V8 powered lower entry level model that could turn Lamborghini into a mass production factory.
With little over 2000 cars being built each year Lamborghini is sure to remain a rare sight on the open road, something that Mr Winkelmann would like to keep, demand is
still outgrowing production with a waiting list of over 12 months ... the future does look bright for Automobili Lamborghini SpA at this moment, and you must admit that
a Lamborghini will always 'make your day' when you encounter it ...
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