Three Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 race cars, in green, blue, and black liveries, speed down a race track under a Lamborghini archway, creating a sense of motion blur.

Lamborghini's 12-Month Backlog Tells the Real Story Behind Its Best Quarter Ever

2,539 deliveries in Q1 2022 made it the strongest opening quarter in company history.

Lamborghini reported 2,539 global deliveries in the first quarter of 2022, making it the strongest opening quarter the company has ever recorded.

CEO Stephan Winkelmann on the production floor

Controlled scarcity keeps residual values high, discourages dealer markup behavior, and reinforces the sense that owning a Lamborghini is an earned privilege rather than a simple transaction.

The Urus accounts for roughly half of all deliveries

Urus deliveries reached 1,547 units worldwide, roughly half the total, while the Huracán contributed 844 units and the Aventador approached the end of its production cycle.

The Aventador nears the end of its era

The Aventador's successor will be the first Lamborghini flagship to pair its V12 with electric motors, arriving in 2023 as what CEO Winkelmann called a new stage in the Lamborghini story.

The Huracán Tecnica signals the V10's final chapter

Lamborghini enters its hybrid era from a position no previous generation of leadership enjoyed, backed by record deliveries, a year-long backlog, rising transaction prices, and a profit margin that funds ambitious engineering.

Two philosophies: V12 electrification vs. V12 purity

Lamborghini is betting that the V12's character can survive electrification, while Ferrari chose to keep its V12 naturally aspirated and electrify the smaller engine instead.

Pricing power intact as the brand prepares to electrify

Q1 2022 turnover reached €592 million, up 13.3% over Q1 2021, while operating profit climbed 25% to €178 million, confirming that Lamborghini's pricing power remains intact.