Qvale (pronounced "kah-vah-lee") was an independent Italian car manufacturer founded in 2000 by the American Kjell Qvale's son, Bruce Qvale. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Qvale's sole product was the Mangusta, originally the De Tomaso Biguà. The Qvale Mangusta is a Sports car produced in limited numbers in Italy and finished in the United States by the automaker Qvale between De Tomaso Modena SpA is an Italian car -manufacturing company
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Financial troubles forced De Tomaso to look for a business partner whom he found in the American Bruce Qvale, an importer and distributor of a number of exclusive cars in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The De Tomaso Biguà was renamed the Mangusta, a historic name (see De Tomaso Mangusta). Disambiguation for the Mangusta military helicopter see Agusta A129 Mangusta.
As the first cars were about to be delivered, Qvale and De Tomaso parted ways. Qvale took over the factory and the car's production. De Tomaso, however, refused to allow the use of his name. The first Mangustas were delivered to their customers with De Tomaso badges, which subsequently had to be exchanged at the dealers for the now-official Qvale logos.
Between 2000 and 2002, Qvale built 270 cars (or 272, depending on which source is to be believed), the majority of which were exported to the USA. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The lack of a well-known brand name, the slowing economy, and the unusual design made marketing the car difficult. In 2003, Qvale sold the rights to the Mangusta to Britain's MG Rover Group. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. MG Rover was the last domestically owned mass-production car manufacturer in the British motor industry.
In 2004, MG launched the MG SV and SVR. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Production After acquiring Qvale Automotive Srl of Italy MG Rover set up MG X80 Ltd Designed by MSGR, the racing division of the MG Rover Group, the SV was based on the structure, suspension, engine and gearbox of the Mangusta. The car was built largely in Italy, with some fitting and pre-delivery customisation in the UK.
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