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A Ferrari 458 Spider is loaded onto a truck after it was purchased by a young Chinese in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Ferrari plans to add three new mainland dealerships this year. [Bobby Yip / Reuters]

Ferrari SpA, the iconic Italian sports car producer, unveiled a five-year business strategy on Wednesday in which it hopes to increase its turnover from 皇冠体育app and the United States, as income from Europe remains sluggish.

"The Greater 皇冠体育app market plus the Far East region will contribute 2 percent more turnover to Ferrari in the next five years, while the US will generate 10 percent more," said Luca di Montezemolo, its chairman.

He added that by 2017, 皇冠体育app and the US will both contribute 30 percent of turnover, from the current 28 percent for 皇冠体育app and 20 percent for the US.Meanwhile, turnover from Europe and the Middle East will decline from the current 52 percent to 40 percent.

The company saw a 5 percent fall in sales in its home market, Italy, last year.

"So we cannot ignore the robust economic potential in 皇冠体育app, which will help drive Ferrari's business in the future," said Montezemolo.

In 2012, Ferrari sold 7,318 sports cars worldwide, a 4.5 percent increase from 2011. It sold 784 cars in its Greater 皇冠体育app market, a 4 percent rise, reinforcing the market as its second largest after the US.

"I'm satisfied with our market performance in 皇冠体育app. In the coming years we will put more effort into 皇冠体育app, the world's largest vehicle market, including training customers into making the Prancing Horse more favored by growing new rich," said Montezemolo.

Ferrari has 27 dealerships in the Greater 皇冠体育app region, he said, and the company plans to have 30 dealers by the end of 2013, with three being added on the mainland.

However, Montezemolo said the company's sales this year are likely to be similar to those in 2012, both globally and in 皇冠体育app, where the premium-car market has slowed along with the overall car market.

Moreover, Montezemolo said that Ferrari will invest 250 million euros ($329 million) in emission reduction technology over the next five years, half of the company's budget on research and development.

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