There are several Lamborghinis Aventador aboard the Felicity Ace, the freighter that caught fire near the Azores almost a week ago and burned for days. The CEO of Lamborghini’s American branch thinks the brand may face a special challenge. After all, the Aventador is already sold out.
Among the nearly 4,000 cars from Porsche, Bentley and Lamborghini on board the Felicity Ace are also a number of Lamborghini Aventador. Chances are they were lost in the fire, because it certainly doesn’t look good. For days the cargo ship, which was bound for the United States, burned. The presence of electric cars would have exacerbated the fire. Although the fire has now been extinguished, it is still unknown whether any cars can still be saved. Lamborghini is especially concerned about the Aventadors. “We hope for the best, but assume the worst,” said Lamborghini America chief executive Andrea Baldi. Automotive News.
The majority of the Lamborghinis present is a Urus, but Baldi mainly focuses on the Aventadors. “It is already sold out. There is always the possibility that orders will be canceled and replacement Aventadors (to affected customers, ed.) can therefore be delivered, but at the moment I especially hope that those few Aventadors on the ship are still safe. to be.” If the affected customers can’t take advantage of an expired order from another customer, Baldi suggests another option: see if the cars can be repaired or even built from scratch. In that case, Lamborghini would have to extend the production of the Aventador a bit. For the customers it is still a downer, they have had to wait up to a year for their Aventador.
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