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In 1997, Lamborghinifinallypassedits break-evenpoint, selling 209 Diablos, thirteenmorethanitneededtobeprofitable.1978–1986 1987–1993 TheDiablowasthefastestcarinproductionintheworldatthetime. andsalesweresobriskthatLamborghinibegantoturn a profit 1994–1997 Thecompanywasregisteredin Bermuda and headedbybusinessmen Setiawan Djody andTommySuharto, theyoungestsonofthen-Indonesian President Suharto. ByFebruary 1994, after $40 million hadchangedhands, LamborghinihadleftAmericanownership, andMegaTechtookovertheautomaker. In 1997, Lamborghinifinallypassedits break-evenpoint, selling 209 Diablos, thirteenmorethanitneededtobeprofitable. Developmentofthe " babyLambo" finallybegan, movingforwardwith a $100 million budget 1998–2007 The financial crisis that grippedAsiainJulyofthatyearsetthestageforanotherownershipchange. Thenewchairmanof Volkswagen AG, Ferdinand Pië ch, grandsonofVolkswagen'sfounder, Ferdinand Porsche, wenton a buyingspreethrough 1998, purchasingBentley, BugattiandLamborghini. Volkswagensubsidiary AUDI AG acquiredLamborghiniinSeptember 1998 foraround US$110 million 2011–present InMarch 2013, Lamborghinireleasedthe Veneno. [75] Lamborghini onlymadethreeofthem, allofwhichnowhaveowners, andranginginpricefrom $3. 9 millionto $4. 1 million USD. Salesresults Bysales, themostimportantmarketsin 2004 forLamborghini'ssportscarsarethe U. S. (41%), Germany (13%), Great Britain (9%) andJapan (8%). PriortothelaunchoftheGallardo in 2003, Lamborghiniproducedapproximately 400 vehiclesperyear; in 2011 Lamborghiniproduced 1, 711 vehicles.
Structure Asof 2011, Lamborghiniisstructuredas a whollyownedsubsidiaryof AUDI AG named AutomobiliLamborghiniS. p. A. [Notes 2][10] AutomobiliLamborghiniS. p. A. controlsfiveprincipalsubsidiaries: Ducati MotorHoldingS. p. A., a manufacturerofmotorcycles; Italdesign GiugiaroS. p. A., a 90. 1%-owned designandprototypingfirmthatprovidesservicestotheentireVolkswagenGroup; MML S. p. A. (MotoriMariniLamborghini), a manufacturerofmarineengineblocks; and VOLKSWAGEN GROUP ITALIA S. p. A. (formerly AUTOGERMA S. p. A. ), whichsellsAudiandotherVolkswagenGroupvehiclesinItaly. [10][13]
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