Lamborghini to produce 15 extra copies of Aventador.
Lamborghini will resume production of the Aventador to make up for lost specimens in the fire and sinking of the cargo ship.
What was considered a possible scenario has already received official confirmation, as Lamborghini has announced that it will resume production of the Aventador model to replace the 15 cars from the Ultimae series that were burned and sunk along with the cargo ship Felicity Ace.
The ship was transporting more than 4000 vehicles from the Volkswagen Group, which caught fire while sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. Despite rescue efforts, the fire spread and the ship eventually sank and ended up at the bottom of the ocean. There were 85 Lamborghini cars on board, most of which were the Urus SUV.
However, the ship also carried 15 copies of the Aventador and Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann confirmed that the company would resume production of the V12-powered supercar to offset losses. Lost copies of the Aventador Ultimae were on their way to their customers in the US.
The remaining lost cars belong to the models that are still in production, so Lamborghini will not have many problems to replace them.
It is not yet known if the resumption of production of the Aventador will delay the introduction of its successor. The new V12 hybrid car is in the final stages of testing.
The Felicity Ace was carrying a range of vehicles, with a total value of about $ 401 million.