Ferrari employees walked out in response to the proposed job cuts by the Italian supercar maker to pay for a 2009 bonus due last month. Ferrari plans to cut 120 office positions and 150 factory jobs to achieve this from the 3,000 people that they employ. This trimming is due to the fact that sister brand Maserati has reduced orders for engines, which Ferrari builds for the Trident marque. Maranello made engines for about 4,500 Maseratis last year, down from almost 9,000 units in 2008.
Besides the job cuts, Ferrari plans to shut down the its Maranello factory for a week this month, which will involve 600 staff. Ferrari plans to slash 2010 production targets to 11,000 from 20,000 and will cope with the reduction in staff by outsourcing non-core jobs to local companies. The restructuring will help Ferrari focus on product development, technological innovation and reaching new customers.
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worlds has change….
aiyo…..
aiyoyo…dey…no more ferrari for gigolo’s
warhh.. so poor. ferrari pay the VSS for the ex-staff?
and i think , the rebadge china ferrari should appoint them and make their new sport car “Parrari”
yes…i think one day they will outsource their manufacturing to china. Next is Ferrari, made in china.
I wish to see LV outsource they manufaturing to china too(psttt Coach does). Now the world is towards El-cheapo
not Parrari…..it is Pallali….typical chinaman pronounce “R” as “L”…….
mugen type L….and also LOL
oh sh*t…..dont tell me chinaman will be doomed driving automatiks…..R and L gear also can confuse..????!@#$$% wtf
yea..reason?…too much farking money wasted on F1.
OMG even the all mighty ferrari can go bankrupt
Welcome to the real world, Ferrari
A good indication of the current world economic climate and I don’t think things will ever be the same again…
People are struggling to live and cutting down costs so they opt for more affordable, energy efficient cars..
Fuel guzzling luxury super cars will be just like dinosaurs, extinct in near future..
100% agree! The world has changed. Days of Ferrari, Lamborgini, Porsche or Maserati are numbered. I am not surprise if any of this company close down in near future. As far as luxury sports cars concerned, all the limits have stagnanted for a long time. Same old same for the past 10 years, marketing hype no longer working..
ferrari has to change marketing strategy to suit the real world. i think they hv to built mass produced cars to cater the middle class. Maybe they need G protection like proton.
hmm…good idea…but dude,whats with the name?
There will always be a niche market for luxury cars. BTW lose the name.
i think they should diversify their market. Make SUV’s , luxury limo’s, or superbikes. it is matter of survival VS pride.
Ferrari can always play the ‘dino’ card if they want to have a go wit d volume seller market
make sure it bests the cayman/boxter or a standard carrera 2S,
all it had to be is extremely beautiful inside and out….front engined rear wheel drive like a ‘daytona’ and make the owners feel special….
but maybe thats whut Maserati is for….a cheaper ferrari in disguise….
D-day….ferrari sold to tengzhong heavy industries together with Hummer.
i like ur nick!…. LOL :D
I never thought that Ferrari also struggling……
Maybe a china company will buy over and call it
“FEELALI”
If the workers don’t want to be laid off, forego the bonus! It’s that simple! Ferrari’s laying off 600 workers to payoff bonuses, not basic salary. Bonus is not a right, it’s a privilege, and if you can’t afford to give a bonus you have a right not to give it and the workers should not debate it!
if no money, proton can buy over ferrari…..Proton is very rich one….
proton, what are you waiting for?? Go buy this Italian company just like what you did on the italian bike company….hahahahah
what…they are closing down! what will happen to my ordered then…already pay my deposit maaa…
Recession again? Oh… Ferrari is doing bad in business
ferrari is not making money, but hyundai and kia is making money :) the time has changed
perhaps later when ferrari is really in trouble proton can quickly buy them before the chinese company do, heheh..
i think ferrari would rather go “hara-kiri” or commit suicide than to surrender to be sold to the under-anjings. They can’t be enuf of pride.
later sell it for RM1 profit :lol: