Ferrari four seater FF launched in India

Zeebiz Bureau New Delhi: Fresh from tasting success in the first-ever F1 race in India, Italian sports-car maker Ferrari on Monday launched its four-seater model FF at a price starting from Rs 3.42 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi). The company had officially entered India earlier this year with the appointment of the Shreyans Group as official importer. Ferrari SpA Chief Executive Officer Amedeo Felisa said that the latest FF model, which made its global debut earlier this year, has so far sold 800 units and bookings are already complete for next year, at over 1,000 units. Since its formal entry into India in May this year, the company has got bookings for 20 cars so far. It had launched models such as the California, 458 Italia and 599GTB Fiorano, with prices starting from Rs 2.2 crore. Globally, Ferrari aims to sell about 7,000 cars this year, as against 6,500 cars last year, Felisa said. In India, Ferrari will study the customer response and it might take about 12 months for delivery of vehicles. "We will work closely with Ferrari to see if that period can be shortened whenever we get an order, but as of now, we have just launched the car. We will be assessing customer response first," Shreyans Group Chairman Ashish Chordia said. Ferrari also plans to conduct owner training programmes and a challenger series in the country at the Buddh International Circuit.