Pininfarina unveils its hybrid diesel-electric bus prototype

Pininfarina unveils its hybrid diesel-electric bus prototype

At a transport exhibition in Milan, Italian firm Pininfarina showed off its hybrid diesel-electric bus prototype. This styling firm is best known for having worked on cars like the... Read more


Pininfarina to close down its auto production activities and focus on design

Pininfarina to close down its auto production activities and focus on design

We have bad news for Pininfarina fans, as the well-known Italian company will close down its auto production activities. Still, don’t be sad, as the firm will now concentrate on its... Read more


Vincent Bollore hopes his Pininfarina-designed EV will help clear the arteries of Paris

Vincent Bollore hopes his Pininfarina-designed EV will help clear the arteries of Paris

Billionaire Vincent Bollore believes that he has the solution for the traffic in Paris: his Pininfarina-designed bubble-shaped electric cars. If this product takes off, Bollore’s growing... Read more


Report: Volvo and Pininfarina to end joint venture for C70 coupe-cabrio

Report: Volvo and Pininfarina to end joint venture for C70 coupe-cabrio

Volvo Car Corp. said that in May 2013, it will assume full ownership and responsibility for Pininfarina Sverige AB, a joint venture it started in 2003 with Italy’s Pininfarina S.p.A.... Read more


Italian sports car brand De Tomaso to be relaunched at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show

Italian sports car brand De Tomaso to be relaunched at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show

The Italian sports car brand De Tomaso will be relaunched at the Geneva Motor Show seven years after it fell into bankruptcy. The brand, which is owned by former Fiat marketing executive... Read more


1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta by Pininfarina will be auctioned off in May

1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta by Pininfarina will be auctioned off in May

RM Auctions announced that a rare 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta by Pininfarina will be one of those featured at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este that will take place on May 21 at... Read more


Bollore ready to buy a 30 percent stake in Pininfarina

Bollore ready to buy a 30 percent stake in Pininfarina

Vincent Bollore told Reuters that he is ready to invest EUR30 million ($40 million) to buy a 30 percent stake in Pininfarina S.p.A. Bollore is CEO of Bollore S.A. – an EUR6 billion... Read more


BAIC making a bid to acquire Italian design firm Pininfarina

BAIC making a bid to acquire Italian design firm Pininfarina

For those who don’t know, Pininfarina, the well-known Italian design house, is not having its best moment as the company has been up for sales for months now. Still, there is a solution... Read more


Report: Beijing Auto, Mahindra named in list of likely Pininfarina buyers

Report: Beijing Auto, Mahindra named in list of likely Pininfarina buyers

Reports from Italian media have listed the names of companies interested in taking over design and engineering specialist Pininfarina S.p.A. At the top of this list of up to 10 carmakers... Read more


Magna interested in Italian design specialist Pininfarina

Magna interested in Italian design specialist Pininfarina

Three sources told Automotive News Europe that Magna International Inc. is considering a proposal to buy Italian design specialist Pininfarina S.p.A. According to Pininfarina's quarterly... Read more


Pininfarina secured the right to sell its 50% stake in an electric car JV

Pininfarina secured the right to sell its 50% stake in an electric car JV

After a conflict over strategy has made it impossible for Pininfarina and Vincent Bollore to push through with their electric car joint venture, Pininfarina has secured the right to sell... Read more


Mitsubishi must pay contract manufacturer Pininfarina almost 19 million euros

Mitsubishi must pay contract manufacturer Pininfarina almost 19 million euros

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has to pay about 19 million euros (about $25 million) to contract manufacturer Pininfarina S.p.A. to settle a two-year dispute related to the production of... Read more


Pininfarina’s Alfa Romeo Concept teased again ahead of Geneva debut

Pininfarina’s Alfa Romeo Concept teased again ahead of Geneva debut

This is the new sketch of the Alfa Romeo Concept car that is meant to celebrate Pininfarina's 80th anniversary and Alfa Romeo's 100th anniversary. Set to be launched at the Geneva Motor... Read more


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