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Earthquakes hit Italy’s premium brands

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30 May 2012

 

Rarer: Italian supercars destined to become rarer after quakes shake factories to standstill

Author:

ROBIN ROBERTS

A second earthquake in northern Italy has temporarily suspended production in the region at plants operated by Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati.

The 5.8-magnitude quake in Modena, home of Maserati’s headquarters, was followed by a 5.6-magnitude aftershock three hours later.  The tremors killed at least 16 people in the region.

Another quake earlier in the month and some miles north of the car making centre did not disrupt production.

 

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Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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