Italdesign Giugiaro
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Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p.A is an automobile
design and engineering company based in Moncalieri
, Italy
founded in 1968 by Giorgetto Giugiaro
and Aldo Mantovani as Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi S.p.A. Best known for its automobile design work, Italdesign also offers project management, styling, packaging, engineering, modeling, prototyping and testing services to manufacturers worldwide.
Italdesign employs 800 people and is headquartered in Moncalieri
, 15 km south of Turin.
In May, 2010, Volkswagen 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.
Current Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piëch
apprenticed at Italdesign during the summer of 1972, learning about engineering and design. 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).
In May 2010, Italdesign agreed to transfer 90.1% of its shares to Volkswagen 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, continue to have active roles in the company.
Italdesign also acquired ETM, Engineering Technologies Methods, founded in 1984, which creates silicone prototypes, allowing the transition from an acrylic prototype to a more refined prototype with characteristics similar to the finished product.
Italdesign has 800 employees and generates over €100 million annually.
Under Volkswagen ownership, Giorgetto Giugiaro is Chairman of the Executive Committee, Fabrizio Giugiaro is Vice President and Enzo Pacella is Managing Director.
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
design and engineering company based in Moncalieri
Moncalieri
Moncalieri is a town and comune of approximately 58,000 inhabitants about eight kilometers directly south of downtown Turin , in Piedmont, Italy. It is notable for its castle, built in the 12th century and enlarged in the 15th century, which later became the favorite residence of Maria Clotilde...
, Italy
Italy
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founded in 1968 by Giorgetto Giugiaro
Giorgetto Giugiaro
Giorgetto Giugiaro is an Italian automobile designer responsible equally for a stable of supercars and several of the most popular everyday vehicles driven today...
and Aldo Mantovani as Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi S.p.A. Best known for its automobile design work, Italdesign also offers project management, styling, packaging, engineering, modeling, prototyping and testing services to manufacturers worldwide.
Italdesign employs 800 people and is headquartered in Moncalieri
Moncalieri
Moncalieri is a town and comune of approximately 58,000 inhabitants about eight kilometers directly south of downtown Turin , in Piedmont, Italy. It is notable for its castle, built in the 12th century and enlarged in the 15th century, which later became the favorite residence of Maria Clotilde...
, 15 km south of Turin.
In May, 2010, Volkswagen 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.
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.Volkswagen
Volkswagen and Italdesign have a history of working together that dates back to the early 1970s.Current Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piëch
Ferdinand Piëch
Ferdinand Karl Piëch is an Austrian business magnate, engineer and executive who is currently the chairman of the supervisory board of Volkswagen Group....
apprenticed at Italdesign during the summer of 1972, learning about engineering and design. 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).
In May 2010, Italdesign agreed to transfer 90.1% of its shares to Volkswagen 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, continue to have active roles in the company.
Subsidiaries
Italdesign created Diseño Industrial Italdesign Srl in Barcelona, Spain in 1992 to design and construct models, master models and prototypes for the Spanish manufacturing industry.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.Italdesign also acquired ETM, Engineering Technologies Methods, founded in 1984, which creates silicone prototypes, allowing the transition from an acrylic prototype to a more refined prototype with characteristics similar to the finished product.
Organization
Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p.A is headquartered 15 km south of Turin, Italy in Moncalieri. Best known for its automobile design work, Italdesign also offers project management, styling, packaging, engineering, modeling, prototyping and testing services.Italdesign has 800 employees and generates over €100 million annually.
Under Volkswagen ownership, Giorgetto Giugiaro is Chairman of the Executive Committee, Fabrizio Giugiaro is Vice President and Enzo Pacella is Managing Director.
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.- Alfa Romeo 159Alfa Romeo 159The Alfa Romeo 159 is a compact executive car produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo between 2005 and 2011. The 159 was introduced in production form at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show as a replacement for the successful Alfa Romeo 156. The 159 uses the GM/Fiat Premium platform, shared with...
- Alfa Romeo AlfasudAlfa Romeo AlfasudThe Alfa Romeo Alfasud is a compact car made by Alfa Romeo of Italy from 1971 to 1989. It was considered one of Alfa Romeo's most successful models, sold 893,719 examples from 1972 to 1983 plus 121,434 Sprint versions from 1976 to 1989. A common nickname for the car is ’Sud...
- Alfa Romeo Scighera
- Audi 80Audi 80The Audi 80 is a compact executive car produced by the German car manufacturer Audi, from 1966 to 1996. It shared its platform with the Volkswagen Passat from 1973 to 1986 and was available as a saloon car/sedan, and an Avant...
1978 - Audi Karmann Asso Di Picche research prototype 1973
- AztecItaldesign AztecThe Aztec is a concept car introduced by ItalDesign in 1988. The two-seater is unique because the driver and passenger are separated, requiring the two parties to communicate electronically. It was fitted with a five cylinder DOHC Audi Turbo engine, and using Lancia Delta Integrale derived...
1988 convertible - BMW Nazca C2BMW Nazca C2The BMW Nazca C2 or Italdesign Nazca C2 or Italdesign Nazca M12, was a 1991 concept sports car. The car was designed by famed automotive engineering company Italdesign, home of Giorgetto Giugiaro, and features a similar frontal design of a BMW. The car was equipped with the Neuromotion FC6 engine...
- BMW Nazca C2BMW Nazca C2The BMW Nazca C2 or Italdesign Nazca C2 or Italdesign Nazca M12, was a 1991 concept sports car. The car was designed by famed automotive engineering company Italdesign, home of Giorgetto Giugiaro, and features a similar frontal design of a BMW. The car was equipped with the Neuromotion FC6 engine...
Spider - Brilliance BS6Brilliance BS6Brilliance BS6, in China sold as Zhonghua Zunchi , and more recently as the Brilliance M1 is a car produced by Brilliance in Shenyang, Liaoning in the People's Republic of China....
- Bugatti ID90 research prototype 1990
- Bugatti EB112 research prototype 1993
- Bugatti EB118Bugatti EB118The Bugatti EB118 show car debuted in 1998. It featured a 6.3 litre turbocharged W18 engine had permanent all wheel drive. The design of the car was intended to echo the 1931 Bugatti Type 50, and it features a longitudinal groove echoing the Bugatti Atlantic...
research prototype 1998 - Bugatti EB218Bugatti EB218The Bugatti EB218 was a concept sedan introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 1999. It is a limousine with a 3 meter wheelbase and is 212 in long. It features a longitudinal groove intended to echo the Bugatti Atlantic. It shared some stylistic features with the EB 112 prototype presented in 1993...
research prototype 1999 - Bugatti 18/3 ChironBugatti 18/3 ChironThe Bugatti 18/3 Chiron was a concept sports car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. It was a mid-engine design with the same W18 engine found in the EB 118 and EB 218 concept cars. The front resembles the Bugatti Veyron...
research prototype 1999 - Chevrolet CorvetteChevrolet CorvetteThe Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car by the Chevrolet division of General Motors that has been produced in six generations. The first model, a convertible, was designed by Harley Earl and introduced at the GM Motorama in 1953 as a concept show car. Myron Scott is credited for naming the car after...
12003 Moray Concept - Daewoo MatizDaewoo Matiz-M100 :The production of Daewoo Matiz started in 1998 and it was sold in South Korea and many European markets with the code name M100. The exterior design is based on the Lucciola, a Fiat Cinquecento concept by Italdesign Giugiaro which had been rejected by Fiat. The 0.8-litre gasoline engine and...
- Daewoo LacettiDaewoo LacettiThe Daewoo Lacetti is a compact car made by the South Korean automaker GM Daewoo since 2002. The first-generation Lacetti was available as a four-door sedan, a five-door hatchback or a five-door station wagon. The sedan and wagon were designed by Pininfarina, and the hatchback by Giorgetto Giugiaro...
- Daewoo LanosDaewoo LanosThe Daewoo Lanos is a subcompact car manufactured by the Korean automaker Daewoo Motor from 1997 to 2002. It was manufactured under license agreements from 1997 to 2008 by Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych in Poland, where it was marketed as the FSO Lanos, from 1998 to present in Ukraine by AvtoZAZ,...
- Daewoo Kalos Dream concept
- Daewoo KalosDaewoo KalosThe Chevrolet Aveo is the first generation of the Chevrolet Aveo, a subcompact automobile manufactured since 2002 by GM Daewoo, the South Korean subsidiary of General Motors — originally marketed as the Daewoo Kalos and prominently marketed as the Aveo...
aka Chevrolet Aveo, Holden Barina, Pontiac Wave, Suzuki Swift+ - De Lorean DMC-12De Lorean DMC-12The DeLorean DMC-12 is a sports car originally manufactured in Dunmurry, a suburb west of Belfast, Northern Ireland by John DeLorean's DeLorean Motor Company for the American market in 1981-82. Most commonly known as the DeLorean, it was the only model produced by the company which would go into...
- Ferrari GG50Ferrari GG50The Ferrari GG50 is a concept car created by Ferrari to mark the fifty years during which Giorgetto Giugiaro had been designing cars. It was introduced at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show.-Engine and performance:...
- Fiat 850 Sport Coupe
- Fiat Grande PuntoFiat Grande PuntoThe Fiat Grande Punto is a car manufactured by the Italian automaker Fiat. It was unveiled on May 5, 2005 and replaced by the Punto Evo in 2010. In September 2011 Fiat unveil the Punto model year 2012, the new version will replaced the Grande Punto and the Punto Evo...
- Fiat PandaFiat PandaThe Fiat Panda is a city car from the Italian automobile manufacturer Fiat. The first Fiat Panda was introduced in 1980, and was produced until 2003 with only a few changes. It is now sometimes referred to as the "old Panda". The second model, launched in 2003, is sometimes referred to "New Panda"...
1980 - Fiat PuntoFiat PuntoThe Fiat Punto is a supermini produced by the Italian manufacturer, Fiat, since 1993.-1st generation :Internally codenamed Project 176, the Punto was announced in September 1993 and launched in late 1993 as a replacement for the ageing Fiat Uno. The Fiat Punto was voted European Car of the Year...
1993 - Fiat SediciFiat SediciThe Fiat Sedici is a mini sport utility vehicle co-developed by Fiat and Suzuki mainly for the European market.-History:It was introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show, and is built at the Magyar Suzuki plant in Hungary. The expected production volume is 60,000 units per year, 1/3 of these to be...
- Fiat UnoFiat UnoThe Fiat Uno is a supermini car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat. The Uno was launched in 1983 and built in its homeland until 1995, with production still taking place in other countries.-First series :...
- Ford MustangFord MustangThe Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. Introduced early on April 17, 1964, as a "1964½" model, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A...
1965 by Bertone, Giugiaro 2007 - FSO PolonezFSO PolonezThe FSO Polonez is a Polish motor vehicle produced from 1978 to 2002. The car name comes from the Polish dance, polonaise.-Background:The Polonez is a rebodied Polski Fiat 125p that Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych built under license from Fiat...
1978 - Hyundai PonyHyundai PonyThe Hyundai Pony , was a small rear-wheel drive automobile produced by the Hyundai Motor Company from 1975 to 1988 .-Background:...
- Hyundai SonataHyundai SonataThe Hyundai Sonata is a mid-size car/full-size car manufactured and marketed globally by Hyundai Motor Company. From the sixth generation onwards, it is known as the i45 in the Australian, Singaporean and New Zealand markets...
- Isuzu Piazza
- Italdesign Quaranta Concept
- Lamborghini Marco PoloLamborghini Marco PoloShown in 1982, the Lamborghini Marco Polo or ItalDesign Marco Polo was a styling exercise by Ital Design. Not a running prototype, this Giugiaro design was only a painted plastic model for aerodynamic research...
research prototype 1982 - Lamborghini Formula industrial vehicle 1991
- Lamborghini Runner industrial vehicle 1995
- Lamborghini Premium industrial vehicle 1995
- Lamborghini CalàLamborghini CalaLamborghini Calà, also known as the Italdesign Calà, was a concept car designed for Lamborghini by Italdesign Giugiaro. It was first shown at the 1995 Geneva Motor Show...
research prototype 1995 - Lamborghini Champion industrial vehicle 1998
- Lamborghini Victory industrial vehicle 1998
- Lamborghini Champion industrial vehicle 2001
- Lancia DeltaLancia DeltaThe Lancia Delta is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Lancia with the first generation being produced between 1979 and 1994, the second generation running from 1993 until 1999, and the third generation Delta entering production in 2008. It was first shown inFrankfurt Motor Show in 1979...
- Lancia MegagammaLancia MegagammaThe Lancia Megagamma minivan is a concept car designed by Italdesign in 1978 and introduced the same year at the Turin Motor Show. It can be seen as the forerunner of modern MPVs...
- Lotus Esprit Concept 1972
- Maserati 3200 GTMaserati 3200 GTThe Maserati 3200 GT is an automobile produced by Maserati from 1998 to 2001. The luxury coupé was styled by Italdesign, whose founder and head Giorgetto Giugiaro previously designed, among others, the Ghibli, Bora and Merak....
- Maserati CoupeMaserati CoupeThe Maserati Coupé and Spyder are grand tourers produced by Italian automaker Maserati from 2001 to 2007. They have now been replaced by the GranTurismo. The two nameplates refer to the four-seater coupé and two-seater roadster versions, respectively. Both models were based on the 3200 GT, ...
- Maserati QuattroporteMaserati QuattroporteThe Maserati Quattroporte is a luxury four-door saloon made by Maserati in Italy. The name translated from Italian literally means "four doors". There have been five generations of the car, each separated by a period of roughly five years....
- Morris ItalMorris ItalThe Morris Ital was a medium-sized saloon car built by British Leyland from 1980 until 1984.-Design and launch:The Ital was first launched on 1 July 1980. It took its name from Giorgetto Giugiaro's ItalDesign studio, who had been employed by BL to manage the re-engineering of Morris Marina, a car...
- Proton Hybrid concept
- Proton Persona RProton P3-21AProton P3-21A is a codename of the upcoming global compact successor of the Proton Persona developed by Malaysian automaker Proton. It is reported to be based on a shrinked version of the Proton Exora platform...
- Saab 9000Saab 9000The Saab 9000 is an automobile that was produced by the Swedish company Saab from 1984 to 1997. The 9000 was replaced by the 9-5 in the late 1997....
- ScigheraItaldesign ScigheraThe Alfa Romeo Scighera is a fully working futuristically-styled concept car designed and constructed by Italdesign of Turin, Italy in 1997. The Scighera is derived from the 164, and has an all aluminium body and frame structure is made of aluminium-carbon fibre composite, and powered by an Alfa...
- Renault 21Renault 21The Renault 21 is a large family car produced by French automaker Renault between 1986 and 1994. It was also sold in North America through American Motors dealers as the Renault Medallion and the Eagle Medallion...
1986 - Renault 19Renault 19The Renault 19 is a small family car that was produced by the French car manufacturer Renault between 1988 and 2000.-Overview:The R19 was launched on September 1988 as the replacement for the 9 and 11, both of which were ageing and outdated by the late 1980s...
1988 - SEAT IbizaSEAT IbizaThe SEAT Ibiza is a car in the European supermini class, constructed by the Spanish car maker SEAT S.A., is SEAT's best-selling car and perhaps the most popular model in the Spanish firm's range....
1984 - SEAT MálagaSEAT MálagaThe SEAT Málaga is a four-door saloon produced by the Spanish automaker SEAT from 1985 to 1992, named after the city of Málaga in Andalucía, southern Spain....
1985 - SEAT ProtoSEAT ProtoThe SEAT Proto T , the SEAT Proto C and the SEAT Proto TL are all concept cars designed for SEAT by Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign.-SEAT Proto T :...
T research prototype 1989 - SEAT ProtoSEAT ProtoThe SEAT Proto T , the SEAT Proto C and the SEAT Proto TL are all concept cars designed for SEAT by Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign.-SEAT Proto T :...
C research prototype 1990 - SEAT ProtoSEAT ProtoThe SEAT Proto T , the SEAT Proto C and the SEAT Proto TL are all concept cars designed for SEAT by Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign.-SEAT Proto T :...
TL research prototype 1990 - SEAT ToledoSEAT ToledoThe second generation Toledo was introduced in 1998 and made its debut at the 1998 Paris Motor Show as a four-door notchback sedan. It was more rounded than the previous first generation shape and had a much more fluid design, although both were products of Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign studio...
1991 - SEAT IbizaSEAT IbizaThe SEAT Ibiza is a car in the European supermini class, constructed by the Spanish car maker SEAT S.A., is SEAT's best-selling car and perhaps the most popular model in the Spanish firm's range....
1993 - SEAT CórdobaSEAT CórdobaThe first generation SEAT Córdoba was presented at the 1993 Frankfurt Motor Show and launched in the summer of the same year, penned by Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro and based on the chassis of the SEAT Ibiza Mk2 which would spawn the Volkswagen Polo Mk3 the following year.Its 1.4, 1.6, 1.8...
1993 - SEAT ToledoSEAT ToledoThe second generation Toledo was introduced in 1998 and made its debut at the 1998 Paris Motor Show as a four-door notchback sedan. It was more rounded than the previous first generation shape and had a much more fluid design, although both were products of Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign studio...
1998 - SsangYong C200 Concept
- SsangYong RextonSsangYong RextonThe SsangYong Rexton is a sport utility vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz M-Class, initially released in Korea by the SsangYong Motor Company in late 2001. This vehicle offers standard appointments such as quiet on-road performance, car-like handling, and off-road capability, and can be configured...
- Subaru SVX
- Suzuki SX4Suzuki SX4The Suzuki SX4 is a compact car developed by Japanese automaker Suzuki and sold by Suzuki and by Fiat and produced since 2006.-History:...
- Suzuki X-90Suzuki X-90The Suzuki X-90 was a small SUV sold from 1996 through 1998. It was related to the Suzuki Sidekick, but had extremely rounded styling, two doors, seating for two and T-section removable roof. It replaced the Samurai for the United States market....
- Toyota Alessandro Volta
- Toyota Aristo / Lexus GSLexus GSThe Lexus GS is a series of mid-size luxury sports sedans / executive cars sold by Lexus since 1993. Designed to fill the gap between the ES and LS, and to provide Lexus with a performance sedan to compete in the mid-luxury class, three generations of the GS have been produced to date...
JZS147 - Volkswagen Porsche Tapiro research prototype 1970
- Volkswagen Karmann Cheetah research prototype 1971
- Volkswagen PassatVolkswagen PassatThe Volkswagen Passat is a large family car marketed by Volkswagen Passenger Cars through six design generations since 1973. Between the Volkswagen Golf / Volkswagen Jetta and the Volkswagen Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up, the Passat and its derivatives have been badged variously as...
1973 - Volkswagen GolfVolkswagen GolfThe Volkswagen Golf is a small family car manufactured by Volkswagen since 1974 and marketed worldwide across six generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada , and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico .The...
1974 - Volkswagen SciroccoVolkswagen SciroccoThe Scirocco is a 3-door Coupe manufactured by German automaker Volkswagen, undergoing two generations of development between 1974 and 1992 and reintroduced in a third generation in August 2008.-Etymology:...
1974 - Volkswagen W12 Syncro research prototype 1997
- Volkswagen W12 Roadster research prototype 1998
- Zastava FloridaZastava FloridaThe Zastava Florida, also known as Yugo Sana, Yugo Miami or Yugo Florida, is a five door hatchback produced by the Serbian automaker Zastava introduced on 19 February 1987. It was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign. The car was produced in Serbia by Zastava and also in Helwan District in...