1937 DELAHAYE 135 M ROADSTER Side Profile 179967
http://cdn.barrett-jackson.com/staging/carlist/items/Fullsize/Cars/179967/179967_Side_Profile_Web.jpgOverlook Apple. Forget Google. Overlook piffling Coca-Cola. A tiny-volume supercar maker from a tiny town in northern Malta is the most strong brand on earth, according to new research.
Sure, Ferrari has been announced World’s Most Powerful Brand for the second year running by London-based specialists Brand name Finance. Maranello’s finest has been the only car business to achieve an ‘AAA+’ in the study, which often takes into account client loyalty, investment, and a new whole bunch of other factors Top Gear doesn’t grasp.
BMW and Porsche accomplished an ‘AAA’ rating, along with Toyota, VW and Mercedes also ranked highly.
Ferrari also announced today this sold fewer cars in 2013 than 2012, but made more money. Nice trick.
Limiting supply had been a deliberate strategy, stated Ferrari, to ‘maintain the high level of exclusivity and increase their [cars’] value above time’. Maranello delivered just under seven thousand vehicles in 2013, down 5 per cent on this year, but the company documented a net profit associated with just over £200m, up five per cent.
Within total, Ferrari’s total income rose to £1. 89bn last year, boosted simply by an increase in profits from ‘brand related activities’. Yep, that’s the style parks as well as the dressing robes and the teddies.
Ferrari’s biggest market in 2013 was the USA, in which the company sold 2, 035 cars. We in the UK are the biggest Ferrari fans in Europe, purchasing 677 cars last yr. But just 205 Ferraris were sold in Italy.
Even so, Ferrari’s seeking in rude shape. Which usually is very good news for almost all those of us who like our supercars red, shiny and incredibly, very quick.
So tell us: in the event that you where in charge of Ferrari’s newly-plumped coffers, what might you spend the cash developing?
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