卡尔加里 — Alberta’s economic 低迷 具有not dampened sales of ultraluxury vehicles in Calgary, where garages of 的 wealthy continue to house brands such as Ferrari, experts say.
“卡尔加里是一个重要的市场， and it’就百分比而言，其增长速度快于该地区其他地区，”法拉利北美区首席执行官马泰奥·托雷（Matteo 托雷）说。 He 卡尔加里（Calgary）参加阿尔伯塔省（Alberta）法拉利（Ferrari）的正式开幕典礼，这座耗资1500万美元的建筑与劳斯莱斯（Roll-Royce），玛莎拉蒂（Maserati）和阿尔法罗密欧（Alfa Romeo）共享空间。
的 dealership is “an important milestone in 的 long history of success 法拉利 具有had in this part of 的 world,” Torre said.
It’s so important that Ferrari chose 的 卡尔加里 as 的 first to showcase 的 new midengine F8 Tributo sports car, featuring a 3.9-litre V-8 touted as 的 most powerful V-8 的 company 具有ever made.
在停机时间内恢复正常
艾伯塔省’s economy is stuck in low gear, according to 的 latest quarterly 艾伯塔省 Economic Outlook quarterly report, issued by ATB Financial on Sept. 10. 的 report said “job creation 具有been tepid in 2019.”
的 collapse in oil prices 具有left 卡尔加里 with a downtown office vacancy rate of 24.4 per cent and an unemployment rate of 6.6 per cent, according to 卡尔加里 Economic Development. A report by Avison Young indicates 的 vacancy rate is trending downward.
In 2014, while 的 economy was booming, 的 city enjoyed a 4.5-per-cent jobless rate and a 9.8-per-cent vacancy rate.
But 托雷 said he thought a return to prosperity was near for 卡尔加里 and 的 rest of 的 province.
Dealer Principal 卡洛·加拉索 said he 具有seen business 增加 “about 30 per cent” since 的 经销权 quietly opened about year ago, before 的 official grand opening this summer.
He attributed most of 的 增加 to greater customer confidence in 的 new store, which has “优雅和永恒的感觉。”
Since 的n, he said, “We’我们有几个星期’ve sold five cars.”
玛莎拉蒂销量持平，加拉索 said. 的 grand total is down 28.7 per cent nationally for 的 first eight months of 2019.
至于劳斯莱斯，他说 the Cullinan SUV has made a positive difference for 的 brand and, without disclosing numbers, said sales are up year over year. Nationally, Rolls-Royce had sold 80 vehicles at 的 end of August this year compared with 72 in 2018.
阿尔法罗密欧 sales are 在卡尔加里下降了57.6％ year to date nationally.
与此同时， Lamborghini 卡尔加里 General Manager 克里斯托弗·萨奇说 the downturn has “done some damage” to volume. “We’今年到目前为止，我们已经售出了两三辆360体育，但总体而言，’重新感到高兴，因为我们’re growing 的 service side,”贤者说，并补充说业务稳定。
“我们应该做更多的事情，但是我们’没有看到太多的石油和天然气 people.”
Canada is 的 fifth-largest market in 的 world for 兰博基尼 — which 具有seen an 增加 for 的 first eight months of 2019, selling 152 vehicles compared with 144 last year.
‘FAIRLY STRONG YEAR’
托尼 Dilawri of 卡尔加里’s Distinctive Collection, which handles 本特利 and 阿斯顿·马丁, said sales year over year are up, but he 拒绝 give a percentage.
“百分比问题” 他说， “is 那 if you sold 20 cars last year and sold 22 this year, you’re up 10 per cent.
“We’表现不错。 Bentayga is doing very well.”
销售 同时，二手车 have 增加d 89 per cent over last year, 迪拉里 said.
法拉利不降价
While some analysts are predicting 那 sales of premium cars have peaked globally, 托雷 said 的 法拉利 brand is exempt because its business model “protects us in a 低迷.”
在法拉利，产量由需求驱动， Torre 说过。他还指出 that 另外四辆新车 除了今年将揭幕 the F8.
“We generate 的 demand first and 的n follow with production,” 托雷 说过。 “That’s why our residual value stays strong and our waiting list very long. We work to generate 的 demand and satisfy 那 demand partially.
“That’s our philosophy. 的 rest of 的 industry is playing a different game.”
作为制造商 embrace greater electrification, 法拉利 具有begun moving to hybrid power with 的 just-unveiled SF90 plug-in, 它使用三个与之相连的电动机 a V-8 turbo. A turbo V-6 plug-in hybrid 具有also been confirmed.
Beyond 那, 托雷 declined to elaborate on new products 除了说没有计划 exists 对于氢燃料电池360体育，当然不是 自动驾驶的法拉利。
“驾驶360体育的乐趣和乐趣是一大卖点，” he 说过。 “You get emotion out of it. You feel 的 performance. It is not just point A to point B.”
Though 的 automaker pays attention to “every technology, … 我们不是追随者，我们想成为领导者，” 托雷 说过。 “Whatever we do, 的 car is built around performance.
“We make 的 driving easier, but we want a driver behind a steering wheel.”
