Italdesign Giugiaro

Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A.
Company typeSubsidiary (S.p.A.)
IndustryDesign
FoundedTurin, Italy February 13, 1968 (1968-02-13) as Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi S.p.A.[1]
Founder
  • Giorgetto Giugiaro
  • Aldo Mantovani
[1]
FateControlling interest acquired by Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. (August 09, 2010)[2][3]
Headquarters
Moncalieri
,
Italy[4]
Area served
Worldwide[5]
Key people
Dirk Große-Loheide[6] Chairman
Antonio Casu CEO
ServicesStyling, Engineering, Pre-Series, Testing & Validation, Industrial Design
Revenue€193 million (2015)
OwnersVolkswagen Group Audi
Number of employees
917 (2019)[7]
ParentLamborghini
Websiteitaldesign.it
Footnotes / references
[8]

44°58′14″N 7°42′34″E / 44.970628°N 7.709398°E / 44.970628; 7.709398

Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. (Italian pronunciation: [italdiˈzain dʒuˈdʒaːro]) is a design and engineering company and brand 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.[1][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 2019, Italdesign employs 917 people.[3][1][4]

On August 9, 2010, Lamborghini (Volkswagen Group) acquired 90.1% of the shares of Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A., including the brand name rights and patents.[2][3] The remaining shares were sold to Audi (Volkswagen Group) on 28 June 2015, when Giorgetto Giugiaro resigned from the firm.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d VOLKSWAGEN AG 2010a.
  2. ^ a b VOLKSWAGEN AG 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Automobilwoche 2010.
  4. ^ a b Italdesign 2011a.
  5. ^ a b Italdesign 2011.
  6. ^ Chairman 2020 Dirk Große-Loheide since April 1st, 2020 (even as Audi), downloaded 9. June 2020
  7. ^ Italdesign 2010.
  8. ^ a b Conceptcarz 2011.
  9. ^ Ciferri, Luca (2 July 2015). "Legendary car designer Giugiaro quits company that bears his name". Automotive News.