Bertone, the Turin-based coach builder, has released a couple of sketches of its new Nuccio Concept that will debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. The Bertone Nuccio Concept will celebrate the brand’s 100-year anniversary and will be a sedan based on a mid-engine platform. The name of the concept was taken from [...]
Six classic concept cars created by Italian firm Bertone for Lamborghini, Lancia and Chevrolet will be auctioned off next month on orders of a bankruptcy court. Three of the concepts represent milestones of Italian design and are excepted to be sold for a significant amount. The 1967 Lamborghini Marzal prototype is expected to fetch around [...]
Bertone and Jaguar have significant history together. The company is the only Italian designed to have penned five Jaguars and is now back with not one but two concept cars that are being shown at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. First up – the Jaguar B99 (B as in Bertone and 99 for the company’s [...]
Alongside the Pininfarina Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept, Bertone displayed its new Alfa Romeo Pandion Concept, “an aggressive yet beautiful coupé designed as a tribute to Alfa Romeos’ one hundred year anniversary.” The Alfa Romeo Pandion is the first car designed by Mike Robinson in his new role as Design and Brand Director at Bertone – [...]
As noted earlier this year, Alfa Romeo will show three concept vehicles at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show that will hint at a future model for the brand. Following Pininfarina’s Spider Concept seen last week, Stile Bertone this week released its teaser of their concept. The third concept will come Italdesign Giugiaro. We’ll have more [...]
Last month, Fiat won approval to purchase Carrozzeria Bertone. The automaker will now use the Bertone plant in Italy to build Chryslers, according to Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. Marchionne said that Chrysler’s new 5-year post bankruptcy business plan will be released in November, reports Automotive News. He declined to reveal which Chrysler vehicles will be [...]
Fiat SpA’s bid for Carrozzeria Bertone was approved Thursday by the Italian government. Fiat won against other bidders including entrepreneurs Gianmario Rossignolo and Domenico Reviglio, Chinese automaker FAW Group Corp. and an unnamed Spanish group. The Italian automaker will now invest $215.9 million (150 million euros) over three years in the coach-builder that has produced models ranging [...]
It was reported last week that Fiat has made a non-binding offer to buy struggling Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Bertone. According to AutoCar, Fiat has no interest in saving the Bertone name or history. “We are not interested in the Bertone brand or company, only in the Grugliasco production facility and workforce,” a Fiat spokesman said. [...]
Fiat SpA has confirmed that it is making a non-binding offer to buy struggling Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Bertone, which is currently headed by Lilli Bertone, widow of Nuccio Bertone, the co-founder. Other bidders include entrepreneurs Gianmario Rossignolo and Domenico Reviglio, Chinese automaker FAW Group Corp. and an unnamed Spanish group. Italian bankruptcy court administrators plan to name the [...]
Remember the Bertone Mantide? Yes – that insane looking car based on the Corvette ZR1. Well, it seems like owner Dan Watkins wants to take his Mantide to the Nurburgring and pin it up against the 7:26.4 Nurburgring lap time of the Corvette ZR1 itself. According to Jason Castriota, Bertone’s chief designer, Watkins is really [...]
