Lamborghini launches the international architectural contest “Lamborghini Road Monument”

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Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, 7 September 2016 – Automobili Lamborghini is launching an international architectural contest, Lamborghini Road Monument, in order to create two installations inspired by the House of the Raging Bull. Young architects, designers and practices will compete to create works which will enhance the entry points to the town of Sant’Agata Bolognese, where the company is headquartered. The goal of the competition is to offer the local area a new identity with two installations which will make a mark on contemporary architecture through their interpretation of the Lamborghini philosophy – visionary, cutting edge and stylistically pure.
The contest, to be held in partnership with YAC, Young Architects Competitions, a leading promoter of architectural contests, and sponsored by the Emilia-Romagna Region, the Metropolitan City of Bologna, the municipality of Sant’Agata Bolognese, the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna and Unindustria Bologna, will also benefit from an exceptional international jury. Four internationally famous architectural practices – Zaha Hadid Architects, Studio Fabio Novembre, Studio Libeskind and Foster + Partners – will judge the entries alongside Francesco Dal Co, Editor of «Casabella»; Giuseppe Cappochin, President of the Italian Professional Association of Architects; Annalisa Trentin from the University of Bologna; and Stefano Domenicali, Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini.
The competition includes certain requirements which must be met when creating the installation, including a healthy respect for the area and the environment. The projects should favor the use of non-polluting materials and environmentally sustainable technology, in keeping with the ethically responsible and environmentally sustainable strategy pursued by Automobili Lamborghini.
For further information on the competition: http://www.youngarchitectscompetitions.com/

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Lamborghini and L’Uomo Vogue at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival

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Venice / Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, 4 September 2016 – Automobili Lamborghini, manufacturer of iconic super sports cars, and «L’Uomo Vogue», Condé Nast's flagship men's lifestyle magazine, come together at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival: an event which reflects the search for excellence and the definition of new trends, and featuring three powerful brands with style, innovation and excitement as their common denominator.
Stefano Domenicali, Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini, and Franca Sozzani, Editor-in-Chief of «L’Uomo Vogue», welcomed guests to the Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista.
An exhibition entitled “The 10th Starry Year in Venice” was held to celebrate the tenth issue of the magazine covering the event: a monographic collector's edition containing the most iconic shots of the protagonists of the Italian and International cinema, taken from the issue.
The second part of the evening was held at Palazzina G, the exclusive hotel designed by Philippe Starck. On their arrival here, guests were able to admire the Aventador Miura Homage on display on the quayside next to the building, before concluding their evening in the lounge area.
Lamborghini's presence at international events where art, innovation and new trends are the common thread, highlights the Company's commitment to creating a complete brand experience in order to carry over the success of its iconic and desirable vehicles into complementary luxury environments.
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Automobili Lamborghini unveils a fresh look on the Web: New Lamborghini.com now online

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New Car Configurator available for customizing your car in every detailBrand-new content for retracing the company's history and discovering the latest new ideas​Sant’Agata Bolognese, 1 September 2016 – Automobili Lamborghini is renewing its digital image with the new Lamborghini.com website, featuring content and graphics that have been completely reworked. A new layout in bright colors forms the backdrop for a homepage that scrolls vertically like a magazine and presents the Lamborghini marque using multimedia language of videos and images with strong visual impact.
The new content, which is available in six languages and is designed to enhance your virtual experience in the world of Lamborghini, now includes the Car Configurator – a feature that allows customers and enthusiasts to customize their Huracán or Aventador in every detail with a few clicks.
The newly designed Brand section lets you retrace the history of the brand – from the masterpieces of yesteryear to important personalities in the company's past – by describing the design and innovations that have helped turn Lamborghini into the only marque of its kind in the world.
The Motorsport section has also been revamped. It provides virtual access to the world of Squadra Corse – the Lamborghini racing department. A new blog section enables visitors to stay abreast of the latest racing activities, from news of Blancpain Super Trofeo and GT races, to information on Lamborghini's Junior driver programs.
The new Experience section provides an overview of activities for customers and fans which are designed to introduce to the world of Lamborghini, from the new Museum in Sant’Agata Bolognese, to Accademia and Esperienza driving courses, including events scheduled all over the world.
Finally, updates and new ideas on the Lamborghini world are available in real time in the news and social wall sections, which provide a window on the enthusiastic community of the millions of fans who follow the official profiles of Lamborghini.

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Lamborghini Launches the Ad Personam Studio a New Area Dedicated to the Company’s Customization Program

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Sant’Agata Bolognese, 13 July 2016 – Lamborghini launches the Ad Personam Studio at its historic Sant’Agata Bolognese headquarters: an area dedicated entirely to the company's customization program, which enables each customer to create his or her very own, Lamborghini.
The Ad Personam Studio is located in the heart of the company's production facility, and its concept and furnishings inspired by creative spaces and design studios. It is designed to offer Lamborghini customers the unique experience of being aided by an Ad Personam specialist at every step of the process, in order to select colors, interior trim and the materials of their future super sports car.
Before specifying their car, the prospective owner visits the factory on a guided tour, so he or she can view possible configurations on actual Huracán and Aventador models. Next, the customer is hosted in the sophisticated yet minimal atmosphere of the Ad Personam Studio, which includes displays of leathers, colors, materials, seats and rims, and includes an advanced car configurator for digital simulation of possible options. The lounge area is also used for displaying the particular Lamborghini model ordered by the customer.
The Ad Personam program is available for both Huracán and Aventador. As one of the company's strategic offerings, the program not only ensures the best possible customer experience, but also enhances the product and brand in a broader sense.
Ad Personam began in 2006 and was expanded in 2013 with the creation of a dedicated team consisting of representatives from the company's principal departments. The goal of the Ad Personam group of specialists is to provide a tailored consulting service that aids each customer in choosing colors, materials, trim and accessories, which meet the stylistic criteria of the Lamborghini marque and are consistent with its stringent quality and safety standards.
Since 2013, more than 50 new Ad Personam exterior colors have been developed, and the option of applying two-tone paint and livery has been introduced. The number of possible combinations of colors and materials for the interior has also been increased. New materials have even been added, such as different types of Alcantara to enhance sporty components of the car interior and new fine leathers like the semi-aniline leather to enhance the luxurious feeling of the interior.
One of the most high-tech and in-demand Ad Personam materials is Forged Composite, an innovative carbon fiber material patented by Lamborghini and offered on both the roof and the interior and exterior details of the Aventador.
In the first half of 2016 more than 50% of Lamborghini super sports cars delivered were customized with the Ad Personam option – a percentage that has tripled over the past three years. The Aventador is undoubtedly the most customized model: the privilege of a clientele that is more sensitive to the exclusiveness and uniqueness of their purchase.

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Sant'Agata Bolognese, 6 July 2016 – In the first six months of the 2016 fiscal year, Automobili Lamborghini set a new sales record in its history. With 2,013 cars delivered to customers the company surpassed the 2,000 unit mark for the first time in a half year period. Furthermore, June 2016 has been a record month in the company's history with 416 units delivered to customers worldwide.
“Thanks to the enlargement of the Huracán family, including introduction of the Spyder and rear-wheel drive version in markets worldwide in spring this year, we were able to deliver an exceptional sales performance in the first six months of 2016,” said Stefano Domenicali, Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. “With a solid order bank, not only for the Huracán, but also for our V12 model the Aventador, we aim to outperform the last year's sales record yet again.”
Lamborghini is a global brand and sales distribution is well-balanced among the three regions: EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), America and Asia Pacific, which each account for approximately one third of global sales.
With 135 dealers serving 50 countries, worldwide deliveries to customers increased from 1,882 units in the first half of 2015 to 2,013 units in the first half of 2016. This marks an increase of 7%. The largest markets are the USA, Japan, UK, Greater China and Germany.
Thanks to the 1,370 units delivered of the V10 Huracán model, the first half of 2016 has been the most successful semester yet in Lamborghini's history for V10 sales. Sales figures of the Huracán in the first 24 months after market introduction were up by 87% compared to its predecessor, the Gallardo, in the same period after market launch.
Deliveries to customers of the twelve-cylinder Aventador totaled 643 units. The success story of the Aventador is reflected also in sales figures for the first 58 months after market introduction, which were up by 127% compared to its predecessor, the Murciélago, in the same period after market launch.

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Sant'Agata Bolognese, 30 June 2016 – Lamborghini Magazine, the brand's glossy and multiple award-winning six-monthly publication, will get for the first time augmented reality content starting from Issue 18. Its pages are now enriched with digital elements thanks to an enhanced reality app, “Lamborghini AR”, which can be downloaded free of charge from Apple Store and Google Play Store.
When readers aim their smartphones or tablets at the corresponding symbol they can now access significant additional content from the magazine's pages, which come alive with videos and images to offer a unique interactive digital experience.
In Issue 18 the editorial by Stefano Domenicali, Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini, is completed by a video message to readers, while the test of the Aventador in Scotland lets the reader experience all the excitement of driving the Lamborghini super sports car from the driver's perspective. Extra contents take the reader to a front-row position at the launch of the Huracán Spyder in Miami and on a trip sitting in the exclusive interior of the Centenario, the limited series created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of founder Ferruccio Lamborghini's birth.

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Lamborghini inaugurates new carbon fiber research center Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory in Seattle, WA

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Sant'Agata Bolognese / Seattle (WA), June 20, 2016 – Automobili Lamborghini is celebrating the grand opening for the new Seattle-based carbon fiber research facility, the Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory (ACSL).
Operating as an entity outside of the company's headquarters in Sant'Agata Bolognese, the ACSL is responsible for unlocking new potential in carbon fiber. The breakthroughs that take place here go on to influence developments in Lamborghinis of the future. The official grand opening of the new ACSL also marks the 30th anniversary of Lamborghini's use of carbon fiber reinforced polymer in its vehicles.
“Carbon fiber is a material that Lamborghini has a long history with. Starting with the Countach Quattrovalvole and continuing today, it is one of the most important keys to the success of our cars in the past, present and future,” said Stefano Domenicali, Automobili Lamborghini Chief Executive Officer.
Seattle is a strategic location for the ACSL, particularly because of its collaboration with Boeing in working toward carbon fiber innovations that are beneficial in both automotive and aerospace applications.
“Seattle is a nexus for innovation and Lamborghini's choice to base its carbon fiber research center here reflects that,” Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee said, “Lamborghini's Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory, their continued success in developing breakthrough technology, and their collaboration with Boeing is a benefit and a point of pride for the city and the state of Washington.”
Forged Composite® is one of the most important developments to come from research within the ACSL which shortens the amount of production time required to form components by comparison the traditional labor techniques.
The technology made its debut in 2010 with the Sesto Elemento limited series supercar where it served in a structural capacity and as proof of how capable the rapid-formed material is. Such continued refinements in the manufacturing process have allowed Lamborghini to enhance its finished product for structural and aesthetical application in 2013.
“By continuing to develop our patented Forged Composite materials, we are able to create a product that can enhance Lamborghini super sports cars in both their performance and their appearance,” said Maurizio Reggiani, Board Member, R&D. “The ability to leverage this kind of lightweight material gives Lamborghini an advantage that will benefit our cars – as well as production process – in the future.”
Lamborghini's dedication to leading the industry in carbon fiber innovation goes beyond material development through the ACSL to find and recruit young, talented engineers from around the world.
Lamborghini debuted the latest car to showcase its mastery of carbon fiber during the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The Centenario, which was on display for the exclusive event, is available in a body made of fully exposed carbon fiber.
Meant to mark what would have been company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini's 100th birthday, the Centenario is a marriage between acknowledgements of past milestones and technological “firsts.” Appropriately, it is only available in a very limited production run of 20 coupes and 20 Roadsters.

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Automobili Lamborghini Inaugurates New Museum and Waves Off The 50th Anniversary Miura Tour

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Stefano Domenicali, CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, today inaugurated the new Lamborghini Museum at the company's headquarters in Sant'Agata Bolognese near Bologna. The museum's layout and displays have been completely renovated, providing a new visitor experience including multimedia displays and activities. The inauguration was held to coincide with the first stage of the Miura Tour, the owners' rally celebrating the iconic super sports car's 50th anniversary, with a journey of over 500 km through the Italian regions of Emilia, Liguria and Tuscany. The participants' 20 Miuras, put on display at the heart of the company, were saluted by a flyby of four Eurofighters from the 36th Stormo Caccia (fighter squadron) of the Gioia del Colle airbase near Bari in southern Italy. The new Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, Lt. Gen. Enzo Vecciarelli, was present.
Stefano Domenicali remarked: “The inauguration of the new Museum on the same day as the Miura Tour sets off, sends out a clear signal on Lamborghini's commitment to honoring its history. The Museum, which has been designed as an authentic experience for visitors, will be a key attraction for an ever-increasing number of arrivals from around the world. The new layout now provides a richer experience of the world of Lamborghini where our history, engines, design and technology come together in a journey from the brand's past to its future.”

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