Italo:
RC:
Italo:
Wrong a=gain RC, delivery is delayed just to help the current cars in circulation hold thier value a bit. Audi were producing way too many cars compared to the demand thinking they could compete with the Huracan in terms of depreciation.
Not true but it is difficult to prove something without saying too much.
Also, a car manufacturer delaying delivery intentionally? Seriously? Do you actually know how the car business works?
Are you serious! what is the Ferrari module based on ? Do you think Ferrari can't produce more cars if they want to?
According to what I know from talks to Ferrari employees, they are very limited by their distribution model, dealers, parts and other issues. Yes, they would make more cars if they would make more money with them but raising production would also raise cost and so far, the current cost/gain analysis seems to work just fine for them. The production is not artificially limited, it is limited by their business and distribution model.
Now what happened to the 997, over supply killed the 2nd hand value. Now Porsche has tried to rectify this with the 991 by reducing the amount of cars produced.
I don't have a clue what you're talking about.
You sound like those conspiracy theory people who accuse Apple of artificially keeping iPhone production low to raise demand and this is actually a thing I know 100% it isn't true because I have a friend working for one of their major suppliers. On the contrary, Apple cannot get enough parts to make more phones (SE for example was a serious issue).
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Tell me, are you now saying Audi don't have the capacity to produce more cars or they have now realised that the car is not selling as expected due to the silly philosophy of using the some of the parts of a basic A3 i.e. Sat Nav. German manufacturers can produce gazillion cars of various models if the demand is there, just look at Mercedes and see how many different variants they have right now.
Are you actually aware that the R8 is hand(!) manufactured at Quattro GmbH (not at Audi) and R8 production capacity is not only limited but very limited, especially since the frame/body structure of the Huracan is made over there as well and the Huracan sells amazingly well?
Seriously, you are barking the wrong tree here, I am more "involved" with the car industry than you may actually realize.
See what just found it's way into my R8 garage... (let's see if you realize what this is, sorry can't do a close-up). I am not part of this forum because I love fantasizing about things, you should know that by now, I am here for over a decade now. Many of my friends are working in the car industry and I get a lot of stuff first hand, some of which I cannot write about because it would get people in trouble or fired. I thought you realized that by now.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Audi R8 V10 Plus (2017), Mini JCW (2015), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)