Italdesign Giugiaro
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| Private | |
| Industry | Design |
| Fate | Controlling interest acquired by Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. (August 09, 2010)[1][2] |
| Founded | Turin, Italy February 13, 1968 as Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi S.p.A[3] |
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| Headquarters | Moncalieri, Italy[4] |
Area served | Worldwide[5] |
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| Revenue | €100 million (2010)[2][6] |
| Profit | €1 million (2011)[7] |
| Total equity | €120 million (2011)[7] |
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Number of employees | 800 (2010)[6] |
| Website |
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Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A is a design and engineering company based in Moncalieri, Italy, that traces its roots to the 1968 foundation of Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi S.p.A by Giorgetto Giugiaro and Aldo Mantovani.[3][8] Best known for its automobile design work, Italdesign also offers product design, project management, styling, packaging, engineering, modeling, prototyping and testing services to manufacturers worldwide.[5] As of 2010, Italdesign employs 800 people.[2][3][4]
On August 09, 2010, AUDI AG subsidiary Lamborghini Holding S.p.A acquired 90.1% of the shares of Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A, including the brand name rights and patents.[1][2] The remaining shares were sold to Audi on 28 June 2015, with Giorgetto Giugiaro resigning from the firm at the same time.[9]
History
Foundation
Giorgetto Giugiaro and Aldo Mantovani founded Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi S.p.A, the company that would eventually become Italdesign, on February 13, 1968, in Moncalieri, Italy.[3][8]
Volkswagen
Volkswagen and Italdesign have a history of working together that dates back to the early 1970s.[2]
Former Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piëch apprenticed at Italdesign during the summer of 1972, learning about engineering and design.[10] Italdesign is responsible for the design of several notable Volkswagen vehicles including the first generation Volkswagen Golf (1974), Volkswagen Scirocco (1974) and Volkswagen Passat (1973) and the Audi 80 (1974).[11]
In May 2010, Italdesign agreed to transfer 90.1% of its shares to Audi AG subsidiary Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. in order to keep Volkswagen's Italian holdings bundled together. The purchase price was not disclosed. The Giugiaro family retained ownership of the remaining shares. Both Giorgetto Guigiaro and his son, Fabrizio Guigiaro, continued to have active roles in the company.[1][3][6][10] In July 2015 it was announced that Giorgetto Giugiaro had left and sold the remaining shares to Audi AG.
Subsidiaries
Italdesign created a new firm, Diseño Industrial Italdesign Srl, in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992 to design and construct models, master models and prototypes for the Spanish manufacturing industry. This subsidiary is known today as Italdesign Giugiaro Barcelona SL.[8][12]
Acquisitions
Italdesign acquired SALLIG, a company founded in 1960 that designs and builds acrylic, cast iron and zamak matrices for automotive, auronautical and household appliance prototypes.[8]
Italdesign acquired ETM (Engineering Technologies Methods), a company founded in 1984 that creates silicone prototypes, allowing the transition from an acrylic prototype to a more refined prototype with characteristics similar to the finished product.[8]
Organization
Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p.A is headquartered 10 km south of Turin, Italy, in Moncalieri.[4] Best known for its automobile design work, Italdesign also offers project management, styling, packaging, engineering, modeling, prototyping and testing services.[5]
Italdesign has 800 employees and generates over €100 million revenue annually.[3]
Under Volkswagen Group ownership, Giorgetto Giugiaro is Chairman of the Executive Committee, Fabrizio Giugiaro is Vice President and Enzo Pacella is Managing Director.[1]
Automotive design work
Italdesign has been credited for the design of a wide variety of concept and production cars since the firm's founding in 1968.
| Model | Year |
|---|---|
| Abarth 1600 GT | 1969 |
| Alfa Romeo Brera | 2002 |
| Alfa Romeo Caimano | 1971 |
| Alfa Romeo Iguana | 1969 |
| Alfa Romeo New York Taxi | 1976 |
| Alfa Romeo Scighera | 1997 |
| Alfa Romeo Visconti | 2004 |
| Aston Martin Twenty Twenty | 2001 |
| Audi-Karmann Asso di Picche | 1973[14] |
| Bizzarrini Manta | 1968 |
| BMW M1 | 1971 |
| BMW Nazca C2 | 1991 |
| BMW Nazca C2 Spider | 1993 |
| BMW Nazca M12 | 1991 |
| BMW-Karmann Asso di Quadri | 1976 |
| BMW-Karmann Cheetah | 1971 |
| Bugatti 18/3 Chiron | 1999 |
| Bugatti EB112 | 1993 |
| Bugatti EB118 | 1998 |
| Bugatti EB218 | 1999 |
| Bugatti ID90 | 1990 |
| Chevrolet Corvette Moray | 2003 |
| Daewoo Bucrane | 1995 |
| Daewoo d'Arts | 1997 |
| Daihatsu D-Compact X-Over | 2006 |
| Ferrari GG50 | 2005 |
| Fiat Croma 8V | 2005 |
| Fiat Firepoint | 1994 |
| Fiat Panda 4x4 Strip | 1980 |
| Ford Maya II | 1985 |
| Ford Mustang by Giugiaro | 2006 |
| Frazer Nash Namir | 2009 |
| Hyundai Pony Coupé | 1974 |
| Isuzu Asso di Fiori | 1979 |
| Italdesign Asgard | 1988 |
| Italdesign Aspid | 1988 |
| Italdesign Aztec | 1988 |
| Italdesign Biga | 1992 |
| Italdesign Capsula | 1982 |
| Italdesign Cinquecento | 1992 |
| Italdesign Columbus | 1992 |
| Italdesign Formula | 1996 |
| Italdesign Giugiaro Brivido | 2012 |
| Italdesign Giugiaro Clipper | 2014 |
| Italdesign Giugiaro Gea | 2015 |
| Italdesign Giugiaro Go | 2011 |
| Italdesign Giugiaro Parcour | 2013 |
| Italdesign Giugiaro Quaranta | 2008 |
| Italdesign Giugiaro Vad.Ho | 2007 |
| Italdesign GTZERO | 2016 |
| Italdesign Lucciola | 1993 |
| Italdesign M8 | 1978 |
| Italdesign Machimoto | 1986 |
| Italdesign Marlin | 1984 |
| Italdesign Maya | 1984 |
| Italdesign Structura | 1998 |
| Italdesign Together | 1984 |
| Italdesign Touareg | 2000 |
| Jaguar Kensignton | 1990 |
| Lamborghini Calà | 1995 |
| Lamborghini Marco Polo | 1982 |
| Lancia Medusa | 1980 |
| Lancia Megagamma | 1978 |
| Lancia Orca | 1982 |
| Lexus Landau | 1994 |
| Lotus Esprit | 1972 |
| Lotus Etna | 1984 |
| Maserati Boomerang | 1972 |
| Maserati Buran | 2000 |
| Maserati Coupé 2+2 | 1974 |
| Maserati Kubang | 2003 |
| Maserati Medici | 1974 |
| Maserati Medici II | 1976 |
| Mitsubishi Nessie | 2005 |
| Oldsmobile Incas | 1986 |
| Proton Emas | 2010 |
| Renault Gabbiano | 1983 |
| SEAT Proto C | 1990 |
| SEAT Proto T | 1989 |
| SEAT Proto TL | 1990 |
| SsangYong C200 | 2008 |
| Suzuki Microutilitaria | 1969 |
| Toyota Alessandro Volta | 2009 |
| Volkswagen Karmann Cheetah | 1971 |
| Volkswagen Orbit | 1986 |
| Volkswagen Porsche Tapiro | 1970 |
| Volkswagen Tarek | 2003 |
| Volkswagen Tex | 2011 |
| Volkswagen W12 Roadster | 1998 |
| Volkswagen W12 Syncro | 1997 |
| Model | Year |
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| Lamborghini Champion | 1998 |
| Lamborghini Champion | 2001 |
| Lamborghini Formula | 1991 |
| Lamborghini Premium | 1995 |
| Lamborghini Runner | 1995 |
| Lamborghini Victory | 1998 |
Citations
- 1 2 3 4 VOLKSWAGEN AG 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Automobilwoche 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOLKSWAGEN AG 2010a.
- 1 2 3 Italdesign 2011a.
- 1 2 3 4 Italdesign 2011.
- 1 2 3 Italdesign 2010.
- 1 2 3 AUDI AG 2012, p. 62.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conceptcarz 2011.
- ↑ Ciferri, Luca (2 July 2015). "Legendary car designer Giugiaro quits company that bears his name". Automotive News.
- 1 2 Ciferri 2010.
- ↑ Italdesign 2011b.
- ↑ AUDI AG 2012.
- 1 2 "Projects". italdesign.it (official website). Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ "1973 Audi Asso di Picche by Italdesign". diseno-art.com.
References
- Ciferri, Luca (2010-05-25). "Volkswagen says Italdesign purchase will boost its growth strategy". autoweek.com. Crain Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- "Info - Contacts". italdesign.it. Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- "Italdesign History". www.conceptcarz.com. conceptcarz.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- "Projects". italdesign.it. Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- "Services". italdesign.it. Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- "Statement of Interests Pursuant to Sections 285 and 313 of the German Commercial Code" (PDF). AUDI AG. 2012-02-17. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A., Turin (Italy) 90.1%
- "Volkswagen Group completes acquisition of majority shareholding in Italdesign Giugiaro" (Press release). VOLKSWAGEN AG. 2010-08-09. Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
2010-05-25
- "Volkswagen Group takes majority shareholding in Italdesign Giugiaro" (Press release). Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. 2010-05-25. Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- "Volkswagen Group takes majority shareholding in Italdesign Giugiaro" (Press release). VOLKSWAGEN AG. 2010-05-25. Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- "VW schließt Mehrheitserwerb an Giugiaro ab" [VW completes acquisition of majority of Giugiaro]. automobilwoche.de (in German). Crain Communications GmbH. 2010-08-09. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
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