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Gruppo Bertone
Type
Founded Turin, Italy (1912)
Headquarters Turin, Italy
Key people Giovanni Bertone (Founder)
Lili Bertone (CEO)
Industry Automotive
Services engineering products and processes,building prototypes and cars, producing special windscreens
Employees 1350
Divisions Stile Bertone
Bertone Engineering
Carrozzeria Bertone
Bertone Glass
Website Bertone.it

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The company is based in Turin. It was founded as Carrozzeria Bertone in 1912 by Giovanni Bertone, with designer Nuccio Bertone taking over after World War II. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Giovanni Bertone (1884 in Mondovì - 1972 was an Italian automobile designer known for establishing the Carrozzeria Bertone brand Giuseppe Bertone, called "Nuccio" ( Torino, July 4, 1914 &ndash Torino, February 26, 1997) was a famed World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The company was divided into two units — the Carrozzeria building as many as 40,000 cars per year at its height, and the styling studio, Stile Bertone. The company is currently headed by Lilli Bertone, widow of Nuccio.

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Financial protection, 2007

Bertone applied for Concordato Preventivo in November 2007, the Italy’s equivalent of America’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to several years of financial losses. Chapter 11 is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which permits reorganization under the Bankruptcy laws of the United States [1] The company has reportedly posted a total loss of €37. 3m (US$55. 4m) over the past three years, on sales of €325m. [2] The Concordato Preventivo will allow Bertone bosses to reorganize their operations while protected from creditors. Bertone's 1,350 employees have been protected and paid by an Italian government funded scheme, which expired at the end of 2007. Carrozzeria Bertone’s workers' state-funded lay off program was extended from the end of 2007 to February. [3]

Announced sale, 2008

On January 1 Lili Bertone announced that she signed option to sell the company to Domenico Reviglio the founder and President of Gruppo Prototipo. [3]

The Gruppo Prototipo is best known as owner of Nardò test track. [4] Domenico founded automotive testing and certification specialist Prototipo in the early 1990s and now runs a turnaround company called Keiper.

The Reviglio-Bertone announcement follows on the heels of a proposal in late December 2007, where Gianmario Rossignolo announced he was planning to take over the Turin-based contract manufacturer.

Rossignolo--a former CEO of Lancia, Telecom Italia and appliance maker Zanussi--at that time presented his restructuring plan for Bertone to the Italian Production Activity minister, local authorities and worker unions, winning a preliminary go-ahead. [3]

Cars and scooters styled by Bertone

Lamborghini Miura
Lamborghini Miura
Iso Grifo
Iso Grifo
Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint
Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint
BMW 3200 CS
BMW 3200 CS
Lambretta Luna Range
Lambretta Luna Range
Volvo 780 Bertone
Volvo 780 Bertone
Bertone Birusa
Bertone Birusa

Notes

  1. ^ Bertone's on the brink. The Citroën BX is a Large family car that was produced by the French manufacturer Citroën between 1983 and 1994 The Volvo 700 and 900 series are two ranges of Mid-size car manufactured by Volvo Cars in the 1980s and 1990s The Citroën Zabrus was a concept car of a Coupé 2+2 which was designed by the Italian company Bertone. The Škoda Favorit was a Small family car produced by Czech manufacturer Škoda Auto from 1987 to 1995 The Bertone Genesis or sometimes referred to as the Lamborghini Genesis was a Bertone designed Concept car using Lamborghini parts The Citroën XM is an Executive car that was produced by the French Automaker Citroën between 1989 and 2000 The Daihatsu Rugger was an Off-road vehicle built by Daihatsu between 1984 and 2002 Early Models Diablo Lamborghini began developing the Diablo (which translates to "Devil" in Spanish in 1985 as a replacement for the Countach The Citroën ZX is a Small family car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën between 1991 and 1998 The Cizeta-Moroder V16 T is an Italian Sports car (built from 1991 to 1995 created by automotive engineer Claudio Zampolli in a joint venture with The Bertone Blitz is an electric sports car produced in 1992 by the company Bertone, which worked under Ferrari. The Citroën Xantia is a Large family car produced by the French automaker Citroën. See also Vauxhall Astra and Holden Astra for the usage of the nameplate by other General Motors subsidiaries The Fiat Punto is a supermini produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat, since 1993 The Daewoo Espero (also known as Aranos) is a Mid-size car produced by the South Korean company Daewoo Motors from 1990 to 1997 See also Vauxhall Astra and Holden Astra for the usage of the nameplate by other General Motors subsidiaries The Alfa Romeo GT is a Sports car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2004 The Bertone Birusa is a design study based on the BMW Z8. The Birusa features a 5 In 1953 Alfa Romeo began a joint collaboration project with the Italian design house Bertone. autocar. co. uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian
  2. ^ Italy: Carrozzeria Bertone files for bankruptcy protection. automotiveworld. com. Retrieved on 2007-12-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian
  3. ^ a b c New white knight emerges for Bertone. autoweek. com. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire.
  4. ^ 02.01.2008 DOMENICO REVIGLIO IN THE FRAME TO BUY BERTONE. italiaspeed. com. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire.

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