Lamborghini SUV Moves Closer to Reality as Italy Seeks Jobs

Automobili Lamborghini SpA may finally be moving closer to producing a high-performance sport utility vehicle for the world’s wealthy, as Italy’s job-hungry government offers incentives, according to people familiar with the matter.

In exchange for Lamborghini’s plan to hire as many as 300 people, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s government is prepared to offer as much as 100 million euros ($111 million) in tax breaks and other benefits for a new Italian assembly facility for the crossover, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. A meeting on the incentives took place in Rome on Tuesday between Lamborghini and Italian officials, and the sides agreed to gather again as soon as possible to reach an agreement, they said.