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This is part of the ItalianCar.net archive - go to ItalianCar.net now NEWS ARCHIVE 2005 profitable year for Lamborghini
2005 was an important year for Lamborghini in terms of new products and consolidation. Last year saw the production start of two new models at the Sant'Agata Bolognese plant, both equipped with Lamborghini permanent four-wheel drive: the Gallardo Spyder (5.0-litre, 10V, 520 hp) was subsequently presented at end-of-year international motor shows to go on sale in the spring, and the new Murciélago LP640 (6.5-litre, 12V, 640 hp) will be unveiled for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. The company, headed by Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, showed a strengthening in sales from 1,592 in 2004 to 1,600 units in 2005. Of these 1,071 were Gallardos and 529 Murciélagos, of which nearly half (250) were Roadsters. For 2006 Winkelmann expects a growth to circa 1800 units. By the end of 2005 and in just under three years, the Gallardo exceeded 3,500 production units to become the biggest-selling Lamborghini in history. This allowed the Bologna car manufacturer to realize
in 2005, as last year, a turnover of 243 million Euro and to close for
a second consecutive year with a profit: 4.4 million Euro (4.1 in 2004). © italiancar.com.au 19/03/06
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