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Pininfarina to cease contract manufacturing, transfer ownership to banks

It's been a rough few years for Italy's coachbuilders, and times aren't getting any easier. Bertone almost went under before a rescue plan was approved by the courts at the eleventh hour, and now Pininfarina is poised to follow them down the same path. Drowning in nearly €600 million in debt, Pininfarina is set to shut down its contract manufacturing operations and concentrate on its own electric vehicle initiative while the family loses control of its company to the banks. Although contract manufacturing once constituted the lion's ... Read more →

Geneva '08 Preview: Pininfarina releases sketch of Sintesi Concept Noah Joseph

As we promised last month, Pininfarina has hit us with a teaser sketch of the upcoming Sintesi concept car. The show car, which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this coming March, is the ...

Pininfarina reaches cell phone deal with Motorola Erin Mays

Pininfarina has signed a deal with Motorla to design cellular phones for the company over the next three years. The design house, famous for penning Ferraris and Maseratis, will put ten designers on ...

Pininfarina to cease contract manufacturing, transfer ownership to banks 11 months ago on Autoblog

It's been a rough few years for Italy's coachbuilders, and times aren't getting any easier. Bertone almost went under before a rescue plan was approved by the courts at the eleventh hour, and now Pininfarina is poised to follow them down the same path. Drowning in nearly €600 million in ...

Geneva '08 Preview: Pininfarina releases sketch of Sintesi Concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

As we promised last month, Pininfarina has hit us with a teaser sketch of the upcoming Sintesi concept car. The show car, which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this coming March, is the first concept the famous Italian design house will have shown in three years. Sintesi is Italian for ...

Pininfarina reaches cell phone deal with Motorola 3 years ago on Autoblog

Pininfarina has signed a deal with Motorla to design cellular phones for the company over the next three years. The design house, famous for penning Ferraris and Maseratis, will put ten designers on the job of making mobiles as sleek and sexy as their automotive counterparts. The design house had ...






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