At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen has confirmed that it will display a total of 7 concepts. At the time of confirmation, Volkswagen said that the concepts will range from various Volkswagen Group brands including Seat, Skoda, Audi and Volkswagen. Design head Walter de’ Silva said that Italdesign Giugiaro, which the German automaker recently purchased last [...]
Volkswagen announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the majority shareholding in Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. (IDG), Turin. The German automaker now holds a 90.1 percent stake in IDG, including the brand name rights and patents. “Italdesign has now become a permanent member of the Volkswagen Group. Given the full order books and numerous [...]
Volkswagen Group announced today that it will take a 90.1 percent controlling stake in Italdesign Giugiaro SpA, leaving the Giugiaro family with 10 percent of the shares. “With this shareholding in Italdesign, we are participating in one of the most renowned design and development companies with one of the richest traditions in the automobile industry,” [...]
Italdesign Giugiaro has produced a bunch of stunning designs including their famous take on the Mustang with the Ford Mustang Giugiaro Concept; the Italdesign Giugiaro Quaranta Concept; and most recently, their take on the subcompact market with the Italdesign Emas Concept. It seems their work has been so impressive that it has caught the eyes [...]
What you’re looking at here is the first picture of the new hybrid city car concept designed by Italdesign Giugiaro for Malaysian automaker Proton Cars. The concept, which will debut at the 2010 Geneva Show in March, is said to preview a production model. The 5-door hatchback has room for four and measures 3,550mm in length. [...]
Giugiaro has teamed up with Fazer-Nash to build its latest concept known as the Namir – Arabian for tiger. Known as the “fastest hybrid in the world” you would probably think that the Namir isn’t that eco-friendly – well you’ll be surprised. Fazer-Nash, a company that specializes in the design and construction of hybrid system has [...]
Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p.A, an automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy, is most popular for their Ford Giugiaro Mustang Concept. Last year they unveiled Giugiaro Quaranta, a 4WD super sports-car that used a mid-mounted engine coupled with a hybrid system. Well Giugiaro has something up its sleeve for the 2009 Geneva Motor Show and they [...]
