EU slams Ferrari over Marlboro partnership

[autogyro]

The issue has got absolutely nothing to do with either morality or values.
It is about the law.
There are people posting on this site who are suggesting that European laws should be broken for the benefit of tobacco companies.

[Scorpaguy]

...having a hard time keeping up with this thread...hiding from all those forcing smokes on me. I thought one of them had actually penetrated my perimeter..but it was just the mailman.


Have we all lost our common sense and sense of self responsibility? From violent extremism to armies of AK47 wielding children to our own corrupt governments, the tobacco threat pales in comparison. If you want to live dangerously...try going to the ATM after dark.

[bill shoe]

I have no idea why anyone would associate Ferrari's current car with the Marlboro logo.

http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/13250643

Oh, I guess it's the large public advertising.

By the way, I don't want governments to control advertising, but I still find Ferrari's hypocrisy in this matter delicious.

[autogyro]

It is not doing them any favours with road car sales that is for sure.
If they paid all the money they received from Malboro to Cancer charity and broke the connection, perhaps more people would buy their cars.

[autogyro]

It is not doing them any favours with road car sales that is for sure.
If they paid all the money they received from Malboro to Cancer charity and broke the connection, perhaps more people would buy their cars.

You seriously think?

It is up to them but I can confirm that the pressure on them is not going to get any less and public opinion will certainly ramp up against them.

[flynfrog]

I don't think the typical Ferrari buyer gives two shits about tobacco adds. Maybe a prius buyer.

[autogyro]

There are definitely no ethics or sentiment in business.
Which is why that unless Ferrari ditch them, they will have little future.

So you're saying that Ferrari do have ethics? Changed yer tune a bit.

That would depend on how you define Ferraris ethics.
After all everyone has ethics, even the Mafia.

[Sean H]

Yes but Ferrari has to get money from somewhere now that its car sales are dropping through the floor.

Ferrari sales through the years:

1999 3775
2000 4070
2001 4289
2002 4236
2003 4238
2004 4975
2005 5409
2006 5671
2007 6465
2008 6587
2009 6240
2010 6000 estimated production

They have cut their engine production in half due to poor Maserati sales.

[autogyro]

Glad to be of service to brighten your day.
I bet Ferrari are not so amused.

[Sean H]

I am sure they are not happy that Maserati is not doing well, but they have projected 6000 unit sales since 2006, so I doubt they are unhappy with road car sales in the current economic climates. I would also doubt that they would say their sales are "dropping through the floor" either. With American sales on the rise again, they could easily out sell 2009.

[autogyro]

Strange then that they are cutting their staff and there have been walk outs.

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

Suggest a new thread?

possibly: Ferrari to be swallowed up by VW

[andrew]

Suggest a new thread?

possibly: Ferrari to be swallowed up by VW

Could be worse. They could be swallowed up by Mercedes Benz!!

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

Mercedes would make Ferrari great again!

Seriously a small volume manufacturer like Ferrari will have to either sell out sooner or later or hit the wall and get swallowed up.

[xpensive]

The EUR-bell is ringing it's sad message, matching the Lire, Euscodos and the Drachmer with the DM was just not possible.

So glad I had the sense to vote no to that ---.

As for the Ferrari fortunes, I honestly could not care lass.