On 15th September Luc Donckerwolke (40) will be appointed Director of Design at SEAT.
Donckerwolke will also assume the responsibility for the Spanish company s Design Center This is currently run by Steve Lewis who, together with Walter Da Silva,
the Head of the Audi brand group design, was instrumental in implementing SEAT new sporty and emotional design language.
Lewis will take over new responsibilities within the Audi brand group.

Automobili Lamborghini expands into Russia

Automobili Lamborghini announced today that it has appointed Mercury automotive division as its authorized dealer in Russia.

The authorized service center will open in Moscow in July, when the dealer will start accepting the first customer orders for Lamborghini supercars.

Reiter-run Lamborghini shows performance gains at Monza

In yesterday?s opening round of the FIA GT Championship at Monza, Italy, the Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Murci?lago R-GT showed that revisions to its technical specification have brought performance gains.
Driven by Peter Kox and Norman Simon, the R-GT qualified within 1.2 seconds of the pole-position Maserati MC12, and gained 16 positions in the race before being knocked off the circuit by a rival. Team boss Hans Reiter, encouraged by this performance, forecasts that the car will show more strongly in future races when it incorporates further technical modifications.

Automobili Lamborghini at the Paris Motor Show

At the 2004 edition of the Paris Motor Show, Lamborghini presents the most recent addition to its range - the Murci?lago Roadster.