The Felicity Ace sunk earlier this month, sending its cargo of nearly 4,000 Volkswagen Group vehicles to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
There were countless high-end vehicles onboard including models from Audi, Bentley, Porsche and Lamborghini. The most high-profile were 15 Aventador Ultimae supercars, which were supposed to be the model’s swan song.
While Lamborghini officials have previously suggested they might restart Aventador production to rebuild the lost cars, that’s now happening as CEO Stephan Winkelmann confirmed the news during a roundtable with journalists. Car & Driver reports the company made a “great effort” to re-establish the supply chain needed to build more Aventador Ultimae editions and a spokesperson told them, “We are working to prioritize production capacity to ensure that the orders will be replaced as soon as possible.”
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Winkelmann also told Automotive News Europe, “We put our heads together, and luckily, we are able to replace those cars [85 in total], so there will be no loss for our customers in the U.S. due to the sunken ship.” He added, “The Aventador was tricky, but we made it.”
Of course, Lamborghini wasn’t the only brand impacted and Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark told Auto News Europe they have “already found a solution” to replace 100 of the 189 vehicles that were pre-sold but lost. That’s good news for a majority of customers, but the others may have to wait up to six months to get their vehicle.
Audi CEO Markus Duesmann struck a similar tone as he told the publication the approximately 1,800 vehicles onboard the ship will be replaced. However, he noted “It will take some time, but we will do our best.”
The Volkswagen Group told Car & Driver, brands and dealers have already begun reaching out to affected customers to “find individual solutions.” However, the big news is that the cars will be replaced.
