Comments on: Tata forging closer ties with Fiat, Ferrari

By: atoms

atoms — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:49:15 +0000

huh, the california is hurting the F430’s sales, isn’t that what they planned so they could move the 430’s replacement upscale price wise

By: miket

miket — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:45:34 +0000

It’s not suprising that Ferrari is looking for more cash. They have not had a big name sponsor since the ban on tobacco ads, and they are keeping their engine in-house instead of taking the prepackaged one that Eckelstone is offering. That all costs serious cash and no-one wants to cut into the bottom line if they don’t h ave to…..

Kind of suprising Tata didn’t go with the “Force India” team instead…..

By: Borat

Borat — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:04:26 +0000

I guess it is a clairvoyant board. Is there is a business entity not in trouble today? Well, except government. As a matter of fact, Ferrari as a company probably in less trouble as the rest of industry, minus minor part that it is a division of a smallish car company which is trouble itself. News was showing that NASCAR is on its death bed due to lack of advertisement $$$.

By: Mutant@DCX

Mutant@DCX — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:25:22 +0000

Ferrari produces 3o cars a day with 8,000 italians. They could build the cars in India with 16,000 workers, creating twice as many, jobs yet realizing 50% labour cost savings… and have on-site world customer tech support to boot.

hey look at me… I’m an auto executive, and it was soooo simple!

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:16:25 +0000

And what’s the Tata logo? A Nano pissing on a Indian farmer?

By: shaver

shaver — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:08:30 +0000

Blame the California? Its hideous, whoever would buy it over 430 is a blind fool.

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:07:23 +0000

Ferrari in trouble, no surprises here.

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:55:40 +0000

ferrari must have great tech support