Facts about Italy: Lamborghini - Italian pride

Facts about Italy presents Lamborghini
No half measures. No compromises. Always exceeding expectations. Innovative design, the latest and best technology, the most modern of concepts - this is what Lamborghini excellence is all about.Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., commonly known as Lamborghini, is based in the small Italian village of Sant'Agata Bolognese, near Bologna. The company was founded in 1963 by Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916–1993) as a spin-off from his very successful tractor factory, Lamborghini Trattori S.p.A.

Lamborghini used to be an independent company, but today it is a subsidiary of the German company Audi AG. Audi AG became the owner of Lamborghini in 1998. Lamborghini went bankrupt in 1978 and was sold to Chrysler a long time before Audi AG became the sole owner of the company.

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