In Fiscal Year 2016 (31.12.2016), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. achieved new historic landmarks.

• Turnover increases by 4% to 906 Mio. Euro
• Worldwide sales grow for sixth consecutive year to 3,457 units
• Sustained, profitable growth path evidenced
• Upcoming Super SUV Urus will double production capacity and creates new jobs
• Optimistic outlook for the company

In Fiscal Year 2016 (31.12.2016), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. achieved new historic landmarks. The Italian super sports car brand from Sant’Agata Bolognese increased worldwide sales by seven per cent from 3,245 to 3,457 units. Thus, sales grew for the sixth consecutive year.

Turnover exceeded 900 Mio. Euros for the first time and increased from 872 Mio. Euro to 906 Mio. Euro (+4%). 

This increase is reflected also in the positive operating result, confirming the solidity of the growth path. In preparation for the market launch of the third model line, the Super SUV Urus, in 2018 Lamborghini continues its strategic investments. The total headcount increased from 1,298 to 1,415 during 2016.

Stefano Domenicali, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini comments: “Lamborghini realized another record year and we are once more outperforming our planned figures. In the face of the biggest expansion in our company’s long history, in the build-up of our product portfolio, our development and production capacities, we are introducing fascinating new products, creating new jobs and increasing our profitability. 

All of this could not have been done without our excellent team that deserves all the credit.”

All major sales regions EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), America and Asia Pacific set new records and contributed to the sales growth. The USA remain the largest single market with 1,250 units sold.

Thanks to the Huracán model the year 2016 has been the most successful yet in Lamborghini’s history for V10 sales. A total of 2,353 units (up from 2,242 in 2015) of the Huracán Coupé and Spyder were delivered to customers. The twelve-cylinder model Aventador increased from 1,003 units in 2015 to 1,104 units in 2016.

In 2016, five new models were launched. The Centenario Coupé and the Centenario Roadster were presented as a limited series in memory of the anniversary of company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini. 

Other special series included the Huracán Avio and the Aventador Miura Homage, which was conceived in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Miura, the ancestor of all Lamborghini V12 super sports cars. 

The new Lamborghini Huracán Rear Wheel Drive Spyder was launched to the market at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. At the end of 2016 the new Aventador S was presented.

Positive and convincing outlook while preparing for a new era

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After a long upturn and extensive strategic preparation for further growth Lamborghini maintains a confident outlook for the current year. Starting from 2018, the Lamborghini SUV Urus will be the third model in Lamborghini’s product range. 

Delivering additional growth and significant opportunities across the marque, it will also determine a substantial increase in the production capacity of the Sant’ Agata Bolognese factory. 

The production facilities will increase from 80,000 to 150,000 m² and the production capacity will double to 7,000 units per year.

Jeep and Dodge both take Autopacific awards for consecutive years, 65000 people can't all be wrong can they !

• For the sixth consecutive year, Jeep® Grand Cherokee wins AutoPacific’s Ideal Vehicle Award (IVA) for the Mid-Size SUV segment
• For the fourth year, Dodge Challenger out-points its competition winning the IVA in the Sporty Car segment
• Based on 65,000 responses from a national survey, AutoPacific’s Ideal Vehicle Awards measure the changes owners desire in their vehicles

FCA US LLC announced today that the automotive research group AutoPacific has named Jeep® Grand Cherokee – the most awarded SUV ever – and Dodge Challenger "Most Ideal Mid-Size SUV" and "Most Ideal Sporty Car" in their respective segments.

 

Owners of the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2016 Dodge Challenger indicated they are driving a vehicle that meets or exceeds their expectations. 

This is the sixth consecutive year the Jeep Grand Cherokee has won AutoPacific’s Ideal Vehicle Award for the Mid-Size SUV segment and the fourth year the Dodge Challenger has won the award in the Sporty Car segment.

 

“The Jeep Grand Cherokee has been a consistent winner in AutoPacific’s Ideal Vehicle Award research. For the last six years, Grand Cherokee owners have rated the vehicle as the SUV best targeted to its owners’ wants and needs,” said George Peterson, president of AutoPacific, Inc. “Grand Cherokee owners want very little changed. 

This is a testament to the excellence Jeep planners, designers and engineers have in understanding exactly what their customers want.”

 

Surveyed owners placed the 2016 Dodge Challenger at the top of the Sporty Car segment for its best-in-class ideal vehicle. 

The Dodge and SRT brands offer the most complete lineup of muscle cars in the market, including the 2016 Dodge Challenger SXT with its standard powerful and fuel-efficient Pentastar V-6 engine combined with the standard TorqueFlite eight-speed transmission that delivers 305 horsepower and an estimated 30 miles per gallon on the highway; the 2016 Dodge Challenger R/T with the high-torque 5.7-liter HEMI® paired with the TorqueFlite eight-speed or six-speed manual transmission; and the 6.4-liter HEMI Challenger R/T Scat Pack that delivers 485 horsepower and 475 lb.-ft. of torque (the most horsepower and torque available for less than $40,000) with the TorqueFlite eight-speed or six-speed manual. 

The 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT 392 adds six-piston Brembo® front brakes, adaptive damping suspension and SRT Drive Modes to the same 6.4-liter naturally aspirated HEMI powerplant, while the Challenger SRT Hellcat with its 707-horsepower supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V-8 engine is the most powerful and fastest muscle car ever.

 

“The Dodge Challenger has a wide product range that provides what Sporty Car drivers want. Challenger has hit its target out-pointing Sporty Car competitors in Ideal Vehicle attributes,” said Peterson.

 

The 2016 awards are based on responses from over 65,000 owners of new model year 2015 and 2016 vehicles across all major manufacturers. Surveyed after 90 days of ownership, respondents were asked what changes they would make to their car or truck in 15 key categories, including ride and handling, interior storage, safety features, power and acceleration and technology.