Press Release: August 23, 2000

Maserati has celebrated its return to the United States of America in stylish fashion, by featuring at this years 50^th Concours dElegance at Pebble Beach. Maserati has not been represented in the worlds largest car market for 10 years, but the 18^th hole at the exclusive Pebble Beach Resorts was the ideal setting for Maseratis relaunch.

Among those gracing the beautiful foreshore of Carmel Bay last Sunday, was a Maserati 5000 which belonged to the Shah of Persia. Other notable entrants were a completely untouched berlinetta Pininfarina Maserati A6 GCS, a Tipo 63 from the Artom collection and a 5000GT from the Agnelli family collection.

The Pebble Beach Concours was an important stepping stone for the relaunch of Maserati in the United States, the most important market for Maserati. The President of Ferrari North America, Mr. Stuart Robinson, announced plans to sell 50% of the worldwide production in the United States alone, which will account for 5,000 units of the anticipated 10,000 unit production in 2005. The release of the 3200GT and upcoming spider in the United States next year, will complete the worldwide relaunch of Maserati. The ambitions of the famous Trident brand were made clear with the announcement that 25% of the global turnover of Maserati over the next five years will be reinvested into the Maserati factory and the design and production of new models. Year to date Maserati sales have increased 78% worldwide, with Australia outperforming 1999 sales by a staggering 560%.

Maserati also celebrated its return to the United States of America being honoured as the featured marque at the 27^th Annual Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca. Saturday the 19^th August 2000 went down in Maserati history, with the largest collection of sports and grand tourer Maseratis ever assembled at the worlds most famous meeting for historic cars. A collective roar of over 300 classic Maseratis echoed amongst the rolling hills surrounding the Laguna Seca Raceway. On hand to help in the celebrations were some of the most glorious drivers of the past, including Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jack Brabham, Trintignant and the brave Maria Teresa de Filippis, who in the fifties raced the same 250F Fangio won the F1 World Title in. Maserati is still the only Italian marque to have won the classic Indianapolis event, not once but twice.