Seems like days for independent italian design companies are finally over


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Pininfariana, design company for many Ferrari cars, got bought 75% by Mahindra for approx 185M ==> http://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/14/...l&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Bertone has gone bankrupt last year

Guigiaro belongs to VW group

All very sad to see, especially as a child of the 70ies, many dream cars of my childhood had been designed by these companies.
 
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Camilo is still free I think.
 
Sad days for some of the finest design shops in Italy!
 
In the wake of their departures, there is always room for new start-ups' - Harley Earl