Earlier, we reported that a car transport ship full of various models of the Volkswagen Group sank due to the fire. It is reported that the freighter named Felicity Ace carries nearly 4,000 new cars, including Porsche, Lamborghini, Bentley and other luxury cars. Among them, the most regrettable is the 15 Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae supercars, as a worldwide limited edition of 600 top sports cars, the car has been discontinued. However, it was previously reported that in order to provide a new supercar to the 15 owners who suffered losses, Lamborghini will open the production line of the car again. Recently, the company's CEO Stephan Winkelmann confirmed the news in a roundtable meeting with reporters.
Lamborghini Aventador supercar
Lamborghini has made a huge effort to rebuild the supply chain needed for the Aventador Ultimae version, and a company spokesperson said it was working to prioritize the production capacity of the model to ensure that damaged orders would be replaced as soon as possible, according to reporters involved in the meeting. Winkelmann also told reporters that Lamborghini was able to make up for the 85 new Lamborghini cars that were lost due to the fire of the ship in a relatively short period of time, and the CEO also claimed: "The affected American customers will not be damaged, although the resumption of production of Aventador Ultimae is more difficult, but we have done it." ”
In addition to Lamborghini, other affected car manufacturers have also given their own solutions, Bentley said that for the 189 new cars lost in the fire, Bentley can provide new cars for replacement of 100 of them in a short period of time, which is good news for most customers, but others may need to wait up to six months to get their vehicles. In addition, Audi and Volkswagen have expressed similar suggestions, they will provide alternative vehicles to affected users as soon as possible, although it may still be affected in terms of delivery time.