Ferrari will make the profit record in this year

Chairman of Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said demand of the customers for Ferrari cars continues to rise even though Europe is engulfed in the debt crisis, worries of U.S. recession and downturn economic in China.

Ferrari's CEO shared with Autonews: "The latest data shows that we are on the way to setting a new record."

In 2011, Ferrari has set a new record with 7195 cars sold and the profits of the business operations reached $ 403 million. As of 6/2012, Ferrari's output rose 7 percent to 3664 vehicles compared to the same period in 2011. The U.S. market took more than a quarter of the Ferrari in this period.

Sales of expensive Ferrari used V12 increased by 66% in the first half of 2012, boosting the profitability of its business operations rose 13 percent to $ 191 million.

Also in the interview with Autonews, Montezemolo said Ferrari aims new record profit in 2012 even if Ferrari has a significant investment in designing the new engine for the Ferrari F1 racing team. Profits achieved this year is an extremely important factor to Ferrari F1 engine development in the 2014 season.

Previously, the CEO said on the sidelines of the event to introduce F12 Berlinetta: "The new F1 engine development is a significant burden for small teams like Ferrari." Since the 2014 season, F1 will change from the normal V8 2.4L engine to 1.6L V6 has the support of the booster system. F1 experts estimated the new F1 engine development will cost about $ 50 to 75 million and duration of 2 years to develop.

In the present time, Ferrari is expected to the new launched supercar F12 Berlinetta. Of sales Ferrari F12 Berlinetta is calculated from the month 09/2012 in Europe and 03/2013 in the U.S.. With a selling price of $ 345,000. Ferrari plans to produce 800 units / year, Montezemolo called this car is part of the essence of Ferrari.