Ferrari its best ever Six months in terms of profits and sales in history

Ferrari reports its best ever Six months in terms of profits and sales in history

the Board of Directors of Ferrari met yesterday to review the financial results for the first half of the year. And they came out with a smile on their face: in the first half of 2011, Ferrari reached its best ever sales and profit in a six month period of its 82-year history.

the figures speak for themselves: net income for the first half of the year reached €91.8 million, an increase of 23.5 percent over the same period last year. Its revenues increased 19.6%, to €1080 million and sales of 11.8 percent with 3 577 units delivered, including the track of runners like the 458 Challenge and editions limited as the SA Aperta but without any contribution from the new FF .

" if the trend for the first six months continues at these levels in the second half of the year, 2011 will remain as one of the best in the history of Ferrari," commented the President of Ferrari, Luca di Montezemolo. "

"We also recently started deliveries of the new FF and we take our first orders of India - the impact of these two factors only will be seen in the second half of 2011."

the rest North American market number one Ferrari with 939 cars sold, a record increase of 23.2% on 2010. The main market Asian, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, exceeded the Germany (where sales remained the same at 337 cars) for the number two spot with 378 units sold.

but the cars are not only source of income Ferrari. Its branded retail business Ferrari increased by 46 percent due to the opening of new Ferrari stores worldwide. The highest ranking store is in Abu Dhabi Ferrari World amusement park that has already been visited by 600,000 people.

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