The pandemic of 2020 has proven quite a challenge for most automakers out there, and Ferrari wasn’t an exception. With only 4,127 cars sold (-22% compared to 2019) and mere 1,389 in the second quarter of the year (-50%), the company had to halt the production lines and postpone its much-anticipated SF90 Stradale model.
The marque’s first hybrid coupe debuted last May packing eight cylinders instead of the usual twelve and was expected to go on sale in the first half of 2020. The year being what it is, customers in Europe have now been warned that they will only receive their cars towards Christmas, while those in the USA will have to wait a couple of months longer.
Ferrari CEO Louis C. Camilleri said recently that the production lines were re-launched on May 3rd, but due to some vendors being still out of operation, the company could never properly proceed with the assembly. For his part, CFO Antonio Picca Piccon added that the F90 should finally ship in the fourth quarter of 2020 followed by the Roma coupe.
The Italian supercar maker still promises us two major international premieres later this year without providing any further details. One possible option is a roadster version of the Ferrari SF90 and a high-end spec of the 812 Superfast.