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{{Infobox_Company | company_name = Pininfarina SpA | company_logo = ]| company_type = [Public company ({{ISE|IT0003056386-->) | company_slogan = | foundation = | location = [Turin, [Italy | key_people = [Sergio Pininfarina
Honorary Chairman
Andrea Pininfarina
Chairman and CEO
Paolo Pininfarina
Vice-Chairman | num_employees = 3,562 ()| revenue = | net_income = | homepage = http://www.pininfarina.com http://www.pininfarina.com | --> See also Battista Farina, founder of the company, his son Sergio Pininfarina and grandson Andrea Pininfarina.

Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian automobile design firm and coachbuilder in Turin, Italy, founded in 1930 by automobile designer and builder Battista Farina (following the company, his family name became Pininfarina in 1961, as a result of combining his nickname and surname).

Over the years the company has been employed by many automobile manufacturers, notably Ferrari, Maserati, Cadillac (automobile), Nash Motors, Peugeot, Jaguar (car), Volvo, Alfa Romeo, MG (car), and Lancia. Since the 1980s Pininfarina has also provided industrial design and interior design consultation to corporate clients. Furthermore, over the years the company has designed trams (e.g. those in Lille) and trains (e.g. Dutch domestic high-speed trains currently being built).

Today, Pininfarina is run by Battista's grandson Andrea Pininfarina. The Pininfarina Group employs more than 3,000 people in subsidiary company offices throughout Europe, as well as in Morocco and China.

Pininfarina is registered and publicly traded on the Borsa Italiana (Milan Stock Exchange).

Pininfarina in the USA After World War II, a number of automotive manufacturers were interested in working with Pininfarina, whose highly innovative Cisitalia design had attracted wide attention. The subsequent cooperation with Nash Motors resulted in high-volume production of Pininfarina designs and provided a major entree into the United States market. In 1952, Pininfarina visited the U.S. for the unveiling of his design for the Nash Ambassador line. In addition, the Nash-Healey sports car car body was assembled in limited numbers from 1952 to 1954 at Pininfarina's Turin facilities. As a result of Nash's marketing efforts, Pininfarina became well-known in the United States. A similar arrangement was repeated in the late 1980s when Pininfarina designed (and partially assembled) the Cadillac Allanté for General Motors. The car's bodies were assembled and painted in Italy before being flown to Detroit for final vehicle assembly.

Pininfarina Sverige AB Pininfarina Sverige AB in Uddevalla, Sweden, was established in 2003 as a joint venture (JV) between Volvo Cars and Pininfarina. The JV is owned 60% by Pininfarina and 40% by Volvo. In 2006, the second generation Volvo C70 convertible became the first car produced by Pininfarina outside Italy.

Prototype and Custom Vehicles In addition to production vehicles, Pininfarina creates prototype, show car, and custom cars for Automakers, as well as private clients. Most prototypes have served solely as concept cars, although several have become production models, including the Ferrari 612 and Ferrari F50. A recent privately-commissioned custom example was the Ferrari P4/5 of 2006, a one-car rebody (changing the exterior design) of the Enzo Ferrari (car) according to the client's specifications.

Notable designs Hispano Habit 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 1936 Lancia Aprilia 1938 Lancia Astura 1948 Cisitalia 202 1952 Ferrari 250 1952 Nash Ambassador 1952 Nash-Healey 1953 Four Berlinetta and one Spyder version of the Maserati A6GCS/53 1955 Peugeot 403 1955 Ferrari America 1956 Austin A40 Farina 1957 Lancia Flaminia 1958 British Motor Corporation#BMC Farina - Austin A55 Cambridge Mk II, MG Magnette Mk III, Morris Oxford V, Riley 4/68, Wolseley 15/60 1959 Fiat 1800/2100 1960 Peugeot 404 1961 Fiat 2300 1964 Ferrari 275 1965 Ferrari Dino 1965 MG B 1966 Renault Torino 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1966 Ferrari 330 1966 Fiat 124 1966 Fiat Dino 1967 Proposal for replacement for British Motor Corporation Austin 1800 1967 Proposal for replacement for BMC BMC ADO16 1968 Ferrari Daytona 1968 Peugeot 504 Cabriolet and Coupe 1971 Fiat 130 1973 Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer 1975 Lancia Montecarlo 1975 Ferrari 308 1975 Rolls-Royce Camargue 1978 Jaguar XJ6 1983 Peugeot 205 1984 Ferrari Testarossa 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO 1985 Peugeot 205 1985 Ferrari 328 1987 Alfa Romeo 164 1987 Cadillac Allanté 1987 Ferrari F40 1987 Peugeot 405 1989 Ferrari Mythos 1989 Ferrari 348 1994 Fiat Coupé 1994 Ferrari F355 1995 Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider 1995 MG F - Roof Structure only. 1996 Lancia Kappa 1997 Peugeot 306 1997 Peugeot 406 1999 Hafei Zhongyi 1999 Mitsubishi Pajero 2000 Daewoo Tacuma 2000 Ferrari 550 2000 Ferrari Rossa 2000 Hispano Habit 2001 Citroën Osée 2001 Hyundai Matrix 2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello 2002 Enzo Ferrari (car) 2002 Daewoo Lacetti 2002 Hafei Lobo 2003 Maserati Quattroporte 2004 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 2005 Peugeot 1007 2005 Maserati Birdcage 75th 2006 Volvo C70 2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 2006 Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina 2007 Ford Focus (International) 2007 Hyundai Tiburon 2008 Maserati GranTurismo

Product Design Pininfarina also works with other companies such as SimpleTech for product design.

Among Pininfarina's notable product designs are the Torino 2006 Olympic torch and two luxury appliance collections for Gorenje.

See also

• Car design
• Car safety
• Hispano Carrocera

Notes

External links

• Official site
• Pininfarina Sverige
• Foster, Patrick R. "Nashes With an Italian Accent", FORWARD: The American Heritage of DaimlerChrysler, Winter 2001, pages 33-7.
• BMC 1800 & 1100 - detail on these extremely influential design proposals
• The Cisitalia 2002 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

{{Infobox_Company | company_name = Pininfarina SpA | company_logo = ]| company_type = [Public company ({{ISE|IT0003056386-->) | company_slogan = | foundation = | location = [Turin, [Italy | key_people = [Sergio Pininfarina
Honorary Chairman
Andrea Pininfarina
Chairman and CEO
Paolo Pininfarina
Vice-Chairman | num_employees = 3,562 ()| revenue = | net_income = | homepage = http://www.pininfarina.com http://www.pininfarina.com | --> See also Battista Farina, founder of the company, his son Sergio Pininfarina and grandson Andrea Pininfarina.

Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian automobile design firm and coachbuilder in Turin, Italy, founded in 1930 by automobile designer and builder Battista Farina (following the company, his family name became Pininfarina in 1961, as a result of combining his nickname and surname).

Over the years the company has been employed by many automobile manufacturers, notably Ferrari, Maserati, Cadillac (automobile), Nash Motors, Peugeot, Jaguar (car), Volvo, Alfa Romeo, MG (car), and Lancia. Since the 1980s Pininfarina has also provided industrial design and interior design consultation to corporate clients. Furthermore, over the years the company has designed trams (e.g. those in Lille) and trains (e.g. Dutch domestic high-speed trains currently being built).

Today, Pininfarina is run by Battista's grandson Andrea Pininfarina. The Pininfarina Group employs more than 3,000 people in subsidiary company offices throughout Europe, as well as in Morocco and China.

Pininfarina is registered and publicly traded on the Borsa Italiana (Milan Stock Exchange).

Pininfarina in the USA After World War II, a number of automotive manufacturers were interested in working with Pininfarina, whose highly innovative Cisitalia design had attracted wide attention. The subsequent cooperation with Nash Motors resulted in high-volume production of Pininfarina designs and provided a major entree into the United States market. In 1952, Pininfarina visited the U.S. for the unveiling of his design for the Nash Ambassador line. In addition, the Nash-Healey sports car car body was assembled in limited numbers from 1952 to 1954 at Pininfarina's Turin facilities. As a result of Nash's marketing efforts, Pininfarina became well-known in the United States. A similar arrangement was repeated in the late 1980s when Pininfarina designed (and partially assembled) the Cadillac Allanté for General Motors. The car's bodies were assembled and painted in Italy before being flown to Detroit for final vehicle assembly.

Pininfarina Sverige AB Pininfarina Sverige AB in Uddevalla, Sweden, was established in 2003 as a joint venture (JV) between Volvo Cars and Pininfarina. The JV is owned 60% by Pininfarina and 40% by Volvo. In 2006, the second generation Volvo C70 convertible became the first car produced by Pininfarina outside Italy.

Prototype and Custom Vehicles In addition to production vehicles, Pininfarina creates prototype, show car, and custom cars for Automakers, as well as private clients. Most prototypes have served solely as concept cars, although several have become production models, including the Ferrari 612 and Ferrari F50. A recent privately-commissioned custom example was the Ferrari P4/5 of 2006, a one-car rebody (changing the exterior design) of the Enzo Ferrari (car) according to the client's specifications.

Notable designs Hispano Habit 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 1936 Lancia Aprilia 1938 Lancia Astura 1948 Cisitalia 202 1952 Ferrari 250 1952 Nash Ambassador 1952 Nash-Healey 1953 Four Berlinetta and one Spyder version of the Maserati A6GCS/53 1955 Peugeot 403 1955 Ferrari America 1956 Austin A40 Farina 1957 Lancia Flaminia 1958 British Motor Corporation#BMC Farina - Austin A55 Cambridge Mk II, MG Magnette Mk III, Morris Oxford V, Riley 4/68, Wolseley 15/60 1959 Fiat 1800/2100 1960 Peugeot 404 1961 Fiat 2300 1964 Ferrari 275 1965 Ferrari Dino 1965 MG B 1966 Renault Torino 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1966 Ferrari 330 1966 Fiat 124 1966 Fiat Dino 1967 Proposal for replacement for British Motor Corporation Austin 1800 1967 Proposal for replacement for BMC BMC ADO16 1968 Ferrari Daytona 1968 Peugeot 504 Cabriolet and Coupe 1971 Fiat 130 1973 Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer 1975 Lancia Montecarlo 1975 Ferrari 308 1975 Rolls-Royce Camargue 1978 Jaguar XJ6 1983 Peugeot 205 1984 Ferrari Testarossa 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO 1985 Peugeot 205 1985 Ferrari 328 1987 Alfa Romeo 164 1987 Cadillac Allanté 1987 Ferrari F40 1987 Peugeot 405 1989 Ferrari Mythos 1989 Ferrari 348 1994 Fiat Coupé 1994 Ferrari F355 1995 Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider 1995 MG F - Roof Structure only. 1996 Lancia Kappa 1997 Peugeot 306 1997 Peugeot 406 1999 Hafei Zhongyi 1999 Mitsubishi Pajero 2000 Daewoo Tacuma 2000 Ferrari 550 2000 Ferrari Rossa 2000 Hispano Habit 2001 Citroën Osée 2001 Hyundai Matrix 2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello 2002 Enzo Ferrari (car) 2002 Daewoo Lacetti 2002 Hafei Lobo 2003 Maserati Quattroporte 2004 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 2005 Peugeot 1007 2005 Maserati Birdcage 75th 2006 Volvo C70 2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 2006 Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina 2007 Ford Focus (International) 2007 Hyundai Tiburon 2008 Maserati GranTurismo

Product Design Pininfarina also works with other companies such as SimpleTech for product design.

Among Pininfarina's notable product designs are the Torino 2006 Olympic torch and two luxury appliance collections for Gorenje.

See also

• Car design
• Car safety
• Hispano Carrocera

Notes

External links

• Official site
• Pininfarina Sverige
• Foster, Patrick R. "Nashes With an Italian Accent", FORWARD: The American Heritage of DaimlerChrysler, Winter 2001, pages 33-7.
• BMC 1800 & 1100 - detail on these extremely influential design proposals
• The Cisitalia 2002 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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