Saturday, August 09, 2008
Andrea Pininfarina killed in road accident
Car design chief dies following collision in Turin
Andrea Pininfarina, head of the Italian firm behind designs for Ferrari, Maserati, Volvo and Fiat, has been killed in a road accident.
Pininfarina, who was 51, was driving a scooter on the outskirts of Turin when he was hit by a car.
He was the grandson of Battista Pininfarina, who founded the firm, Pininfarina, in Turin in 1930.
Pininfarina joined the family business in 1983 after working in the States, having trained as a mechanical engineer.
Sergio Pininfarina, father of Andrea, is the company’s honorary chairman and Andrea has been survived by three children.
The family currently controls 55 per cent of the firm’s shares, but plans to cut its stake to about 30 per cent.
DATED: 09.08.08
FEED: MT
Andrea Pininfarina, head of the Italian firm behind designs for Ferrari, Maserati, Volvo and Fiat, has been killed in a road accident.
Pininfarina, who was 51, was driving a scooter on the outskirts of Turin when he was hit by a car.
He was the grandson of Battista Pininfarina, who founded the firm, Pininfarina, in Turin in 1930.
Pininfarina joined the family business in 1983 after working in the States, having trained as a mechanical engineer.
Sergio Pininfarina, father of Andrea, is the company’s honorary chairman and Andrea has been survived by three children.
The family currently controls 55 per cent of the firm’s shares, but plans to cut its stake to about 30 per cent.
DATED: 09.08.08
FEED: MT
