Milan, Aug 3 (AP) Italian sportscar maker Ferrari lowered its full year earnings guidance on Monday after reporting second-quarter profits were nearly wiped out by temporary halts in production and delivery due to the coronavirus.

The automaker reported 9 million euros (USD 10.5 million) in net profit for the April-June period, coinciding with Italy's strict lockdown, a 95 per cent drop from the same quarter of 2019. Shipments were down by half, to 1,389 from 2,671 a year earlier, with Ferrari resuming full production on May 8. Revenues were down 42 per cent, to 571 million euros.

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Ferrari lowered its full-year guidance for revenues to above 3.4 billion euros, from a previous forecast of up to 3.6 billion euros. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes are forecast to hit a top range of 700 million euros from a previous top range of 800 million euros.

The new guidance reflects the carmaker's ability to recover production of about 500 units out of the 2,000 total lost during the shutdown. It also is a result of a softer model mix due to delays in the ramp up of the SF90 Stradale, and lower engine deliveries to Maserati. Ferrari said the order book remained strong.

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Shipments in the quarter were down by 41 per cent in Europe, 53 per cent in the Americas and 91 per cent in greater China. (AP)

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