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Nov 6, 2008 | 04:01 PM

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Ara

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Definitely. I hope it all works out. I liked that dealer a lot and was treated better there than most other dealers while I was searching for a Gallardo.

Nov 6, 2008 | 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ara

Definitely. I hope it all works out. I liked that dealer a lot and was treated better there than most other dealers while I was searching for a Gallardo.

Must spread some rep around before you can give to Ara.....

Nov 6, 2008 | 04:07 PM

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It'll come out sooner or later and will do more harm than good for his reputation.

Nov 6, 2008 | 04:58 PM

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Dansc

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Is the dealership for sale?
I am sure that it will be soon running again under new Management.

Nov 6, 2008 | 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by LABrit

I wonder what the actual reasons are other than the economy?

I know that the Santa Monica Lambo dealership that's opening must have posed a future threat to their business but nothing that should impact them right now.

i thought they were just moving, because down on PCH next to the Ferrari dealership there is a big sign "new home of Lambo Orange County

Nov 7, 2008 | 12:23 AM

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If I am not mistaken, his sister is actually the "owner" of the business. Am I wrong?

Nov 7, 2008 | 05:56 AM

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Automaker Working to Reopen Lamborghini Orange County

By Sherri Cruz

Orange County Business Journal Staff

Italy's Automobili Lamborghini Holding SPA is trying to help reopen its largest U.S. dealership, Lamborghini Orange County, which abruptly closed this week.

“This is our first priority,” said Pietro Frigerio, chief operating officer for Automobili Lamborghini, a unit of Germany’s Volkswagen AG that is in the process or relocating its North American headquarters to Santa Monica.

The automaker declined to say how it was helping or provide any word on the status of Lamborghini Orange County.

The Santa Ana dealership, the nation's top seller of pricey Italian Lamborghinis, closed due to undisclosed financial issues that aren't related to the economy.

“We do not have all of the information and, therefore, cannot comment on the status of Lamborghini Orange County’s financial situation,” Frigerio said.

He said the management at Lamborghini Orange County made a few "unfortunate business decisions, independent of Automobili Lamborghini, which have caused the current issues that they are trying to resolve now.”

Siblings Vik, Nora, Sossi and Astrid Keuylian own and run Lamborghini Orange County.

Their 4,000 square-foot Calabasas Lamborghini dealership, which opened in 2007, also is closed.

Calls made to the family haven't been returned.

Earlier this week, the dealer’s receptionist said it was undergoing an “ownership change” and would reopen in about 10 days.

Phones weren't being answered Thursday.

Representatives for the state attorney general's office and the Orange County district attorney’s office said they have no information about the dealership's closure.

Lamborghini owners for now will have to turn to Lamborghini Beverly Hills or Lamborghini San Diego for service.

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