Ferrari Officially enters India

The Italian sports car maker company Ferrari has officially entered in the Indian market with its some popular models like California, 458 Italia, 599GTB Fiorano and the latest FF with a starting price of Rs. 2.2 crore onward.


The Chief Executive office Amedeo Felisa told to the reporters, "Till yesterday, Ferrari was present in 57 countries. Now we are in the 58th country, which is India. We should have been in India much before and we expect to be able to sell more than 100 cars in the next 2-3 years,".

The Ferrari models will be imported through Shreyasn Group in India. Bookings of the cars has already started from yesterday with the opening of the first dealership in the capital of the country, Delhi. One more showroom is planned to be open in Mumbai in the second half of 2011.

The range of the Ferrari models which is going to be sold in the Indian market are Ferrari Galifornia priced at Rs 2.2 crore, 458 Italia at Rs 2.56 crore and 599GTB Fiorano tagged at Rs 3.37 crore ex-showroom, Delhi. The company will also introduced its latest FF model in the market, which they unveiled in the Geneva auto show last year. The new Ferrari FF has a price tag of Rs. 3.41 crore.


About the late entry of Ferrari Felisa said, "We are in India for the long run and we wanted to be here at the right time after testing the market,". He also said, "This year, we expect to beat our best-ever sales of 6,700 units achieved in 2007,".


In Asia, Japan is the biggest market for Ferrari's and by introducing their vehicle in India the company want to achieve a greater position in the Asian market.