design fate controlling interest acquired by lamborghini holding s.p.a. august 09 2010 1 2 founded turin italy february 13 1968 1968 02 13 as studi italiani realizzazione prototipi s.p.a 3 founder giorgetto giugiaro aldo mantovani 3 headquarters moncalieri italy 4 area served worldwide 5 key people fabrizio giugiaro vice president enzo pacella managing director services project management styling packaging engineering modeling prototyping testing 5 revenue 100 million 2010 2 6 profit 1 million 2011 7 total equity 120 million 2011 7 owner lamborghini 2 3 7 number of employees 800 2010 6 website italdesign.it footnotes references 8 italdesign giugiaro s.p.a is a design and engineering company based in moncalieri italy that traces its roots to the 1968 foundation of studi italiani realizzazione prototipi s.p.a by giorgetto giugiaro and aldo mantovani . 3 8 best known for its automobile design work italdesign also offers product design project management styling packaging engineering modeling prototyping and testing services to manufacturers worldwide . 5 as of 2010 italdesign employs 800 people . 2 3 4 on august 09 2010 volkswagen subsidiary audi ag s subsidiary lamborghini holding s.p.a acquired 90.1 % of the shares of italdesign giugiaro s.p.a including the brand name rights and patents . 1 2 the remaining shares were sold to audi on 28 june 2015 with giorgetto giugiaro resigning from the firm at the same time . 9 contents 1 history 1.1 foundation 1.2 volkswagen 1.3 subsidiaries 1.4 acquisitions 2 organization 3 automotive design work 4 citations 5 references 6 external links history edit foundation edit giorgetto giugiaro and aldo mantovani founded studi italiani realizzazione prototipi s.p.a the company that would eventually become italdesign on february 13 1968 in moncalieri italy . 3 8 volkswagen edit volkswagen and italdesign have a history of working together that dates back to the early 1970s . 2 former volkswagen ag chairman ferdinand pi ch apprenticed at italdesign during the summer of 1972 learning about engineering and design . 10 italdesign is responsible for the design of several notable volkswagen vehicles including the first generation volkswagen golf 1974 volkswagen scirocco 1974 and volkswagen passat 1973 and the audi 80 1974 . 11 in may 2010 italdesign agreed to transfer 90.1 % of its shares to audi ag subsidiary lamborghini holding s.p.a. in order to keep volkswagen s italian holdings bundled together . the purchase price was not disclosed . the giugiaro family retained ownership of the remaining shares . both giorgetto guigiaro and his son fabrizio guigiaro continued to have active roles in the company . 1 3 6 10 in july 2015 it was announced that giorgetto giugiaro had left and sold the remaining shares to audi ag . a 2005 ferrari gg50 giorgetto giugiaro 50 marking giugiaros 50 years in design . on display in the italdesign giugiaro showroom in moncalieri italy subsidiaries edit italdesign created a new firm dise o industrial italdesign srl in barcelona spain in 1992 to design and construct models master models and prototypes for the spanish manufacturing industry . this subsidiary is known today as italdesign giugiaro barcelona sl . 8 12 acquisitions edit italdesign acquired sallig a company founded in 1960 that designs and builds acrylic cast iron and zamak matrices for automotive auronautical and household appliance prototypes . 8 italdesign acquired etm engineering technologies methods a company founded in 1984 that creates silicone prototypes allowing the transition from an acrylic prototype to a more refined prototype with characteristics similar to the finished product . 8 organization edit italdesign giugiaro s.p.a is headquartered 10 km south of turin italy in moncalieri . 4 best known for its automobile design work italdesign also offers project management styling packaging engineering modeling prototyping and testing services . 5 italdesign has 800 employees and generates over 100 million revenue annually . 3 under volkswagen group ownership giorgetto giugiaro is chairman of the executive committee fabrizio giugiaro is vice president and enzo pacella is managing director . 1 automotive design work edit italdesign has been credited for the design of a wide variety of concept and production cars since the firm s founding in 1968 . concept cars 13 model year abarth 1600 gt 1969 alfa romeo brera 2002 alfa romeo caimano 1971 alfa romeo iguana 1969 alfa romeo new york taxi 1976 alfa romeo scighera 1997 alfa romeo visconti 2004 aston martin twenty twenty 2001 audi karmann asso di picche 1973 14 bizzarrini manta 1968 bmw m1 1971 bmw nazca c2 1991 bmw nazca c2 spider 1993 bmw nazca m12 1991 bmw karmann asso di quadri 1976 bmw karmann cheetah 1971 bugatti 18 3 chiron 1999 bugatti eb112 1993 bugatti eb118 1998 bugatti eb218 1999 bugatti id90 1990 chevrolet corvette moray 2003 daewoo bucrane 1995 daewoo d arts 1997 daihatsu d compact x over 2006 ferrari gg50 2005 fiat croma 8v 2005 fiat firepoint 1994 fiat panda 4x4 strip 1980 ford maya ii 1985 ford mustang by giugiaro 2006 frazer nash namir 2009 hyundai pony coup 1974 isuzu asso di fiori 1979 italdesign asgard 1988 italdesign aspid 1988 italdesign aztec 1988 italdesign biga 1992 italdesign capsula 1982 italdesign cinquecento 1992 italdesign columbus 1992 italdesign formula 1996 italdesign giugiaro brivido 2012 italdesign giugiaro clipper 2014 italdesign giugiaro gea 2015 italdesign giugiaro go 2011 italdesign giugiaro parcour 2013 italdesign giugiaro quaranta 2008 italdesign giugiaro vad.ho 2007 italdesign gtzero 2016 italdesign lucciola 1993 italdesign m8 1978 italdesign machimoto 1986 italdesign marlin 1984 italdesign maya 1984 italdesign structura 1998 italdesign together 1984 italdesign touareg 2000 jaguar kensignton 1990 lamborghini cal 1995 lamborghini marco polo 1982 lancia medusa 1980 lancia megagamma 1978 lancia orca 1982 lexus landau 1994 lotus esprit 1972 lotus etna 1984 maserati boomerang 1972 maserati buran 2000 maserati coup 2 2 1974 maserati kubang 2003 maserati medici 1974 maserati medici ii 1976 mitsubishi nessie 2005 oldsmobile incas 1986 proton emas 2010 renault gabbiano 1983 seat proto c 1990 seat proto t 1989 seat proto tl 1990 ssangyong c200 2008 suzuki microutilitaria 1969 toyota alessandro volta 2009 volkswagen karmann cheetah 1971 volkswagen orbit 1986 volkswagen porsche tapiro 1970 volkswagen tarek 2003 volkswagen tex 2011 volkswagen w12 roadster 1998 volkswagen w12 syncro 1997 production cars 13 model year alfa romeo 159 2005 alfa romeo alfasud 1971 alfa romeo alfasud sprint 1976 alfa romeo alfetta gt 1974 alfa romeo brera 2005 audi 80 1978 besturn b50 2009 besturn b70 2006 brilliance bs2 2009 brilliance bs6 2001 chevrolet aveo daewoo kalos 2002 daewoo lacetti 2003 daewoo lanos hatchback 1997 daewoo lanos notchback 1996 daewoo leganza 1997 daewoo matiz 1998 daihatsu move 1998 delorean dmc 12 1981 eagle premier 1987 fiat croma 1985 fiat croma 2005 fiat duna pr mio 1985 fiat duna weekend 1986 fiat grande punto 2005 fiat idea 2003 fiat palio siena 2000 fiat palio weekend 2000 fiat panda 1980 fiat punto 1993 fiat punto cabrio 1993 fiat sedici suzuki sx4 2006 fiat uno 1983 ford capri citation needed interior 1989 fso polonez 1978 hyundai excel 1985 hyundai pony 1974 hyundai sonata 1988 hyundai stellar 1983 isuzu gemini spectrum 1984 isuzu piazza impulse 1981 iveco massif campagnola 2008 lancia delta 1979 lancia prisma 1982 lancia thema 1984 lotus esprit 1972 maserati 3200 gt exterior 1998 maserati bora 1971 maserati coup exterior 2002 maserati mc12 2004 maserati merak 1972 maserati quattroporte 1976 maserati spyder exterior 2001 morris ital citation needed 1980 proton prev 2012 proton suprima s 2013 renault 19 1988 renault 21 1986 saab 9000 1984 seat c rdoba 1993 seat ibiza 1984 seat ibiza 1993 seat m laga 1985 seat toledo 1991 seat toledo 1998 ssangyong korando citation needed 2010 ssangyong rexton 2001 subaru alcyone svx 1991 suzuki sx4 2007 suzuki carry 1969 toyota aristo lexus gs 1991 volkswagen golf 1974 volkswagen passat 1973 volkswagen scirocco 1974 zastava florida 1987 industrial vehicles model year lamborghini champion 1998 lamborghini champion 2001 lamborghini formula 1991 lamborghini premium 1995 lamborghini runner 1995 lamborghini victory 1998 citations edit a b c d volkswagen ag 2010 . a b c d e f automobilwoche 2010 . a b c d e f g h volkswagen ag 2010a . a b c italdesign 2011a . a b c d italdesign 2011 . a b c italdesign 2010 . a b c audi ag 2012 p. 62 . a b c d e f conceptcarz 2011 . ciferri luca 2 july 2015 . legendary car designer giugiaro quits company that bears his name . automotive news . a b ciferri 2010 . italdesign 2011b . audi ag 2012 . a b projects . italdesign.it official website . retrieved 28 may 2015 . 1973 audi asso di picche by italdesign . diseno art.com . references edit ciferri luca 2010 05 25 . volkswagen says italdesign purchase will boost its growth strategy . autoweek.com . 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