Lamborghini is celebrating an important milestone for a supercar manufacturer: the assembly of the 12,000th Gallardo.

Lamborghini Gallardo was first introduced back in 2003 and over the years, many variants of Gallardo have been introduced.

Some of the recent Gallardo variants are LP 570-4 Superleggera, LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni, LP 560-4 and LP 560-4 Spyder.

In comparison, the Gallardo’s bigger brother – the Murcielago – sold just 4,099 units during its ten-year production run from 2001 to 2010.

The Murcielago has been replaced by the Aventador, which debuted last spring at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and the Gallardo will also soon be replaced.