for the 1997 video game see automobili lamborghini . for the cancelled video game see lamborghini video game . for the ksi song see lamborghini song . for other uses see lamborghini disambiguation . automobili lamborghini s.p.a. 1 type private 1 industry automobile manufacturing automobile distribution fate acquired by audi september 1998 2 founded sant agata bolognese italy 30 october 1963 1963 10 30 as automobili ferruccio lamborghini s.p.a. 3 founder ferruccio lamborghini headquarters sant agata bolognese italy 1 area served worldwide key people stefano domenicali ceo stephan winkelmann president 1 filippo perini director centro stile 4 products sports cars engines production output 2 530 vehicles 2014 2 121 vehicles 2013 5 6 revenue 469 million 2012 322 million 2011 7 profit 24 million 2011 8 57.184 million 2010 9 total equity 837 million 2011 10 933.213 million 2010 9 number of employees 831 2011 803 2010 11 parent audi 10 12 subsidiaries ducati italdesign giugiaro mml italia 10 13 website lamborghini.com en home automobili lamborghini s.p.a. italian lambor i ni listen is an italian brand and manufacturer of luxury sports cars and suvs based in sant agata bolognese italy . the company is owned by the volkswagen group through its subsidiary audi . in 2015 lamborghini s 1 175 employees produced 3 248 vehicles . 14 ferruccio lamborghini an italian manufacturing magnate founded automobili ferruccio lamborghini s.p.a. in 1963 to compete with established marques including ferrari . the company gained wide acclaim in 1966 for the miura sports coup which established rear mid engine rear wheel drive as the standard layout for high performance cars of the era . lamborghini grew rapidly during its first decade but sales plunged in the wake of the 1973 worldwide financial downturn and the oil crisis . the firm s ownership changed three times after 1973 including a bankruptcy in 1978 . american chrysler corporation took control of lamborghini in 1987 and sold it to malaysian investment group mycom setdco and indonesian group v power corporation in 1994 . in 1998 mycom setdco and v power sold lamborghini to the volkswagen group where it was placed under the control of the group s audi division . new products and model lines were introduced to the brand s portfolio and brought to the market and saw an increased productivity for the brand lamborghini . in the late 2000s during the worldwide financial crisis and the subsequent economic crisis lamborghini s sales saw a drop of nearly 50 percent . lamborghini produces sports cars and v12 engines for offshore powerboat racing . lamborghini currently produces the v12 powered aventador and the v10 powered hurac n. contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 automobiles 2.2 marine engines 2.3 lamborghini motorcycle 2.4 branded merchandise 3 motorsport 3.1 complete formula one results 4 marketing 4.1 brand identity 4.2 vehicle nomenclature 4.3 concept vehicles 5 corporate affairs 5.1 structure 5.2 sales results 6 licensing 6.1 autom viles lamborghini latinoam rica 7 museo lamborghini 8 see also 9 notes 10 citations 11 references 11.1 corporate documents 12 external links history main article history of lamborghini manufacturing magnate italian ferruccio lamborghini founded the company in 1963 with the objective of producing a refined grand touring car to compete with offerings from established marques such as ferrari . the company s first models such as the 350 gt were released in the mid 1960s and were noted for their refinement power and comfort . lamborghini gained wide acclaim in 1966 for the miura sports coup which established rear mid engine rear wheel drive as the standard layout for high performance cars of the era . lamborghini grew rapidly during its first ten years but sales plunged in the wake of the 1973 worldwide financial downturn and the oil crisis . ferruccio lamborghini sold ownership of the company to georges henri rossetti and ren leimer and retired in 1974 . the company went bankrupt in 1978 and was placed in the receivership of brothers jean claude and patrick mimran in 1980 . the mimrans purchased the company out of receivership by 1984 and invested heavily in the company s expansion . under the mimrans management lamborghini s model line was expanded from the countach to include the jalpa sports car and the lm002 high performance off road vehicle . the mimrans sold lamborghini to the chrysler corporation in 1987 . after replacing the countach with the diablo and discontinuing the jalpa and the lm002 chrysler sold lamborghini to malaysian investment group mycom setdco and indonesian group v power corporation in 1994 . in 1998 mycom setdco and v power sold lamborghini to the volkswagen group where it was placed under the control of the group s audi division . new products and model lines were introduced to the brand s portfolio and brought to the market and saw an increased productivity for the brand lamborghini . in the late 2000s during the worldwide financial crisis and the subsequent economic crisis lamborghini s sales saw a drop of nearly 50 percent . products automobiles main article list of lamborghini automobiles hurac n as of the 2015 model year lamborghini s automobile product range consists of two model lines both of which are mid engine two seat sports cars . 15 the v12 powered aventador line consists of the lp 700 4 coup and roadster . 16 the v10 powered hurac n line currently includes the all wheel drive lp 610 4 coup and roadster as well as the less powerful rear wheel drive lp 580 2 coup . 17 lamborghini intends to double its car production by producing as many suvs by 2018 as sports cars . 18 marine engines l900 marine engine motori marini lamborghini produces a large v12 marine engine block for use in world offshore series class 1 powerboats . a lamborghini branded marine engine displaces approximately 8 171 cc 499 cu in and outputs approximately 940 hp 700 kw . 19 lamborghini motorcycle in the mid 1980s lamborghini produced a limited production run of a 1 000 cc sports motorcycle . uk weekly newspaper motor cycle news reported in 1994 when featuring an example available through an essex motorcycle retailer that 24 examples were produced with a lamborghini alloy frame having adjustable steering head angle kawasaki gpz1000rx engine transmission unit ceriani front forks and marvic wheels . the bodywork was plastic and fully integrated with front fairing merged into fuel tank and seat cover ending in a rear tail fairing . the motorcycles were designed by lamborghini stylists and produced by french business boxer bikes . 20 branded merchandise lamborghini licenses its brand to manufacturers that produce a variety of lamborghini branded consumer goods including scale models clothing accessories bags electronics 21 and laptop computers . 22 motorsport the miura began as a clandestine prototype a car that had racing pedigree in a company that was entirely against motorsport . in contrast to his rival enzo ferrari ferruccio lamborghini had decided early on that there would be no factory supported racing of lamborghinis viewing motorsport as too expensive and too draining on company resources . citation needed this was unusual for the time as many sports car manufacturers sought to demonstrate the speed reliability and technical superiority through motorsport participation . enzo ferrari in particular was known for considering his road car business mostly a source of funding for his participation in motor racing . ferruccio s policy led to tensions between him and his engineers many of whom were racing enthusiasts ; some had previously worked at ferrari . when dallara stanzani and wallace began dedicating their spare time to the development of the p400 prototype they designed it to be a road car with racing potential one that could win on the track and also be driven on the road by enthusiasts . 23 when ferruccio discovered the project he allowed them to go ahead seeing it as a potential marketing device for the company while insisting that it would not be raced . the p400 went on to become the miura . the closest the company came to building a true race car under lamborghini s supervision were a few highly modified prototypes including those built by factory test driver bob wallace such as the miura sv based jota and the jarama s based bob wallace special . in the mid 1970s while lamborghini was under the management of georges henri rossetti lamborghini entered into an agreement with bmw to develop then manufacture 400 cars for bmw in order to meet group 4 homologation requirements . bmw lacked experience developing a mid engined vehicle and believed that lamborghini s experience in that area would make lamborghini an ideal choice of partner . due to lamborghini s shaky finances lamborghini fell behind schedule developing the car s structure and running gear . when lamborghini failed to deliver working prototypes on time bmw took the program in house finishing development without lamborghini . bmw contracted with baur to produce the car which bmw named the m1 delivering the first vehicle in october 1978 . 24 25 the 1990 lotus 102 featured a lamborghini v12 . in 1985 lamborghini s british importer developed the countach qvx in conjunction with spice engineering for the 1986 group c championship season . one car was built but lack of sponsorship caused it to miss the season . the qvx competed in only one race the non championship 1986 southern suns 500 km race at kyalami in south africa driven by tiff needell . despite the car finishing better than it started sponsorship could once again not be found and the programme was cancelled . 26 lamborghini was an engine supplier in formula one between the 1989 and 1993 formula one seasons . it supplied engines to larrousse 1989 1990 1992 1993 lotus 1990 ligier 1991 minardi 1992 and to the modena team in 1991 . while the latter is commonly referred to as a factory team the company saw themselves as a supplier not a backer . the 1992 larrousse lamborghini was largely uncompetitive but noteworthy in its tendency to spew oil from its exhaust system . cars following closely behind the larrousse were commonly coloured yellowish brown by the end of the race . citation needed lamborghini s best result was achieved with larrousse at the 1990 japanese grand prix when aguri suzuki finished third on home soil . 27 in late 1991 a lamborghini formula one motor was used in the konrad km 011 group c sports car but the car only lasted a few races before the project was canceled . the same engine re badged a chrysler lamborghini s then parent company was tested by mclaren towards the end of the 1993 season with the intent of using it during the 1994 season . although driver ayrton senna was reportedly impressed with the engine s performance mclaren pulled out of negotiations choosing a peugeot engine instead and chrysler ended the project . a murcielago r gt participating in the fia gt championship at silverstone in 2006 . two racing versions of the diablo were built for the diablo supertrophy a single model racing series held annually from 1996 to 1999 . in the first year the model used in the series was the diablo svr while the diablo 6.0 gtr was used for the remaining three years . 28 29 lamborghini developed the murci lago r gt as a production racing car to compete in the fia gt championship the super gt championship and the american le mans series in 2004 . the car s highest placing in any race that year was the opening round of the fia gt championship at valencia where the car entered by reiter engineering finished third from a fifth place start . 30 31 in 2006 during the opening round of the super gt championship at suzuka a car run by the japan lamborghini owners club garnered the first victory in class by an