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Lamborghini is an Italian car manufacturer. The company was founded by manufacturing magnate Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963, with the objective of producing a refined grand touring car to compete with established offerings from marques such as Ferrari.
origin-
Automobili Lamborghini was founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini, the child of viticulturists from the comune (township) of Renazzo di Cento, Province of Ferrara, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy.After serving as a mechanic in the Regia Aeronautica during World War II, Lamborghini went into business building tractors out of leftover military hardware from the war effort. By the mid-1950s, Lamborghini's tractor company, Lamborghini Trattori S.p.A.,had become one of the largest agricultural equipment manufacturers in the country.
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| The new Aventador j |
The company's first models were released in the mid-1960s, and were noted for their refinement, power and comfort. Lamborghini gained wide acclaim in 1966 for the Miura sports coupé, which established mid-engine design as the standard layout for high-performance cars of the era.
Ownership-
After a decade of rapid growth, hard times befell the company in the mid-1970s, as sales plunged in the wake of the 1973 world financial downturn and oil crisis. After going through bankruptcy and three changes in ownership, Lamborghini came under the corporate umbrella of the Chrysler Corporation in 1987. The American company failed to return the automaker to profitability and sold it to Indonesian interests in 1994. Lamborghini's lack of success continued through the 1990s, until the company was sold in 1998 to Audi, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group (a German automotive concern). Audi's ownership marked the beginning of a period of stability and increased productivity for Lamborghini, with sales increasing nearly tenfold over the course of the 2000s, peaking in record sales in 2007 and 2008.
Timeline of Events-
April 28, 1916
Ferruccio Lamborghini is born near Bologna, Italy.
1948
After WWII, Lamborghini purchases his factory and produces tractors to help rebuild Italy following the war.
1950′s
Lamborghini’s tractor company, Lamborghini Trattori, was financially successful not just in Italy, but across Europe. By the end of the decade the company produced one of their greatest, and innovative, pieces of equipment an air-cooled automobile engine.
1963
The Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. car factory begins operations. Rumor has it that Ferruccio Lamborghini was agitated at having to keep waiting for someone to fix his Ferrari at their headquarters in Modena. He eventually demanded to speak to Enzo Ferrari, who also kept him waiting. In response he started his own high-performance sports car company.
1964
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| 350 GT |
1966
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| 400 GT |
1968
The Islero 400 GT and the Espada make their debut.
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| Espada |
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| Urraco P250 |
1972
The Urraco P250 and the Jarama 400GTS (the last front-engined Lamborghini) are unleashed.
1974
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| Countach LP400 |
The Countach LP400 goes into production; Ferruccio Lamborghini sells his remaining 49 percent stake in the company; the company he founded soon falls into bankruptcy.
1976
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| Silhouette |
The Silhouette is first introduced.
1980
The Bologna Court sells the company to the Swiss food entrepreneurs the Mimram brothers.
1982
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| Jalpa |
The Countach LP500S and the Jalpa make their debuts.
1987
The Chrysler Corporation purchases Automobili Lamborghini.
1988
After 25 years of manufacturing, the Countach is taken out of production.
1990
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| Diablo |
The Diablo, the world’s fastest production car, is unveiled.
1994
Chrysler sells Lamborghini to MegaTech, which is controlled by the Indonesian conglomerate SEDTCO.
1995
Ownership of Lamborghini is restructured: Indonesia company V’Power Corp. holds 60 percent interest, MyCom Bhd., a Malaysian company, owns 40 percent.
1996
Vittorio Di Capua becomes president and CEO; he initiates a major cost-cutting and restructuring program.
1998
Through its AUDI AG subsidiary, Volkswagen acquires Lamborghini.
1999
Company is restructured into a holding company, Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A., with Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. an auto making subsidiary; Di Capua resigns as head of the company and is replaced by Giuseppe Greco.
2001
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| murcielago |
2003
Automobili Lamborghini
celebrates it’s 40th Anniversary, also unveils it’s most produced model to
date, The Gallardo, and ends the year with a record in production and sales.
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| Gallardo |
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| Gallardo SE interiors |
Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni-As tribute to their legendary former chief test driver, the Lambo wizards have created their first rear-wheel drive street vehicle in eleven years, which is just making its way to American shores. Since Balboni is reputed to have test driven 80% of all Lamborghinis ever built, he was called in to consult on the Gallardo, which features a 5.2-liter direct-injected 542 hp V10 engine under polycarbonate glass.
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| Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni |
2007
The most expensive
Lamborghini road car,The Reventón, is unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
There were only 20 made, and it’s top speed was recorded in LA at 211 miles per
hour.
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| Reventon |
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| Reventon Roadster |
2011
The Aventador, which is to
replace the Murciélago, is unveiled on March 1 at the Geneva Motor Show.
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| Aventador LP 700-4 |
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| Interiors of Aventador LP 700-4 |
2012
The Lamborghini Aventador J is an absolute one-off: a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
It combines the overwhelming performance of the Lamborghini Aventador with the most intense experience of power and dynamics imaginable in an automobile.
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| Aventador J |
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| Seats of Aventador j |
