VW Group is now shipping Lamborghini Urus SUV chassis to the Italian carmaker’s Modena factory headquarters by rail in a move to more sustainable logistics that will reduce carbon emissions by 85%, according to transport provider Rail Cargo Group
Lamborghini is now exclusively using rail to move Urus SUV chassis from VW Group’s Zwickau plant in Germany to its Italian factory headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Modena.
VW Group, of which Lamborghini is a division, has been making the chassis for the Lamborghini Urus since 2017.
The weekly rail service will reduce CO2 emissions by 85% according to Austria’s Rail Cargo Group (RCG), which is providing the service, equal to more than 1,900 tons a year. The 1,000km journey will take 48 hours.
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