AD #3561 - Ferrari Hits 20% Net Profit Margin; BMW Tells Thousands Not to Drive Their Cars; Tesla’s Sales Slide in China

This was Auto Line Daily, the show dedicated to enthusiasts up the global automotive industry. Sports car companies have never had it better. Ferrari just put in

a really good quarter. It sold three thousand, five hundred and sixty seven

cars, up nine point seven percent compared to the first quarter of last year.

Revenue came in at one point four billion euros, up twenty one percent.

Its EBIT earnings hit three hundred and eighty five million euros, up twenty five percent, and its net profit came to two hundred and ninety seven million, up twenty four percent. That means it hit a twenty percent net profit

margin. Business is so good at Ferrari that its order books are completely full

until twenty twenty five. Portia also reported its first quarter earnings today, and

it grew even faster. It sold eighty thousand, seven hundred and sixty seven

vehicles, up a solid eighteen percent. It brought in ten billion euros in

revenue, up twenty five percent. It posted an EBIT of one point nine

billion, up thirty one percent, and a net profit of one point four billion, up an impressive thirty nine percent. That gave it a net profit

margin of almost fourteen percent. Ford CEO Jim Farley said the market for electric

two row crossovers is getting completely saturated, so it's got its site set on three row crossovers. Specifically, he said that Ford wants to get into markets

that it knows really well, like three row utilities, and he thinks a vehicle like this could attract new customers. We wouldn't be surprised if the new

three row suv is based on the new platform that Ford is developing for the next generation F one fifty Lightning, and according to Auto Fourcast Solutions, production of that truck is supposed to start in twenty twenty five. Despite all of

its efforts to boost sales by cutting prices, Tesla saw its sales in China fall nearly fifteen percent last month compared to March. It delivered seventy five eight

hundred and forty two made in China Model threes and Wise in April compared to eighty nine thousand in March. That might prompt the company to cut prices of

those models again or try to export more. For example, last week,

Tesla announced it will start exporting Chinese made Model Wise to Canada. Meanwhile,

it did raise prices of the Model S and X in China by another twenty seven hundred dollars. Building up the fast charging network is critical to help the

growth of electric vehicles, especially in urban areas, and now automakers are developing solutions to put them there. Last month, Hunday partnered with a startup called

It's Electric to task curbside charging in New York City, and now Volkswagen and Shell have installed a new flexible EV charging spot at a Shell station in Germany.

It was developed by VW's charging brand Ellie, and it features a unique battery storage system that allows it to connect to a low voltage grid without the need of a special transformer. This allows for faster, easier installation and it

means you can put it just about anywhere. The stations are capable of putting

out one hundred and fifty kilowatts, which can provide up to one hundred and sixty kilometers or about one hundred miles of range in ten minutes. VW and

Shell planned to install more of these chargers throughout Germany and Europe in the future.

At Schiffler, we pioneer motion electrifying mobility, manufacturing smarter reduce co two emissions making energy production clean Cheffler Pioneer's motion to advance how the World moves.

Automakers are still dealing with the effects of defective Takata airbags. Now BMW is

telling nearly ninety thousand owners in North America to not drive their vehicles. It

involves three series built from two thousand until two thousand and six, Five Series from two thousand to two thousand and three, and X fives from two thousand until two thousand and four. BMW says because of their age, those vehicles

are at greater risk to cause injuries and owners should consider them not safe to drive. It has been reaching out to customers since twenty sixteen to get their

vehicles fixed, and it will send out note to affected owners this month, with a follow up in June. Customers can have their air bags fixed at

the dealer or remotely at no cost, and the repair takes less than an hour. In March, the electric version of the London Black Cab overtook the

diesel version as the most common in operation, and now the London Electric Vehicle Company or LVC, which makes the electric black cab called the TX, has revealed in all new open source dedicated ev architecture called the Space Oriented Architecture.

It was co developed with parent company Geelie and will not only support black cabs, but other types of people movers and commercial vehicles as well, including trucks, vans, and buses. They'll come in front, rear, and all

wheel drive. Battery sizes will range from seventy three to one hundred and twenty

kilowatt hours and provide up to six hundred and ninety five kilometers or four hundred and thirty one miles of range. The Connected Electronic architecture will support level two

to Level four autonomous driving, over the air updates, and a ton of infotainment possibilities for passengers. The press release says the platform will be available to

others outside of LVC and the Geli Group, but it gives no indication of where or when it will be built. Buick might have killed off its sedan

lineup in the US, but it just introduced a new Lacrosse for China.

Front and rear end styling is clearly inspired by the Wildcat and electra X concepts, but to us, the side body surfacing looks similar to the old Lacrosse.

Buick didn't give any indication of powertrain, but we'd be shocked if it was anything but ice based. The interior is a nice evolution and looks inviting,

and its large screen is something that you're going to see on all new buicks. It's a thirty inch six K curve screen that runs off a Qualcom

technology. The new Lacrosse should go on sale soon in China. Bridgestone,

which is one of our sponsors, launched a new semi slick race tire that's hamoligated for public roads and optimized for the racetrack. According to test done by

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thirteen sizes between seventeen and twenty inches. But what's most intriguing to us is

that Bridgestone was able to cut the development time with virtual tests while being more sustainable. It reduced real world testing by nearly six thousand miles while reducing raw

material use by thirty three percent. That's a rat for today show. Thanks

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