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Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carrozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian
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firm and
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, with headquarters in
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, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 December 2015, the Indian multinational giant
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acquired 76.06% of Pininfarina S.p.A. for about €168 million. Pininfarina is employed by a wide variety of automobile manufacturers to design vehicles. These firms have included long-established customers such as
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, GM,
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, and
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, to emerging companies in the Asian market with Chinese manufactures like AviChina, Chery, Changfeng, Brilliance, JAC and
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and Korean manufacturers Daewoo and
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. Since the 1980s, Pininfarina has also designed high-speed trains, buses, trams, rolling stocks, automated light rail cars, people movers, yachts, airplanes, and private jets. Since the 1986 creation of "Pininfarina Extra", it has consulted on industrial design, interior design, architecture, and graphic design. Pininfarina was run by Battista's son Sergio Pininfarina until 2001, then his grandson
Andrea Pininfarina Andrea Pininfarina (26 June 1957 – 7 August 2008) was an Italian engineer and manager, former CEO of the Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina, founded by his grandfather Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930 and still controlled by the family. He was ...
until he died in 2008. After Andrea's death, his younger brother
Paolo Pininfarina Paolo Pininfarina (28 August 1958) is an Italian engineer, designer and businessman, known as the manager, since 2008, of the Pininfarina design company.
was appointed as CEO. At its height in 2006, the Pininfarina Group employed 2,768 with subsidiary company offices throughout Europe, as well as in Morocco and the United States. As of 2012, with the end of series automotive production, employment has shrunk to 821. Pininfarina is registered and publicly traded on the Milan Stock Exchange,
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History


The days as a specialist coachbuilder

When automobile designer and builder Battista "Pinin" Farina broke away from his brother's coachbuilding firm,
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, in 1928, he founded "Carrozzeria Pinin Farina" with financial help from his wife's family and
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. That first year the firm employed eighteen and built 50 automobile bodies. On 22 May 1930 papers were filed to become a corporation, ''Società anonima Carrozzeria Pinin Farina'' headquartered in Turin, Italy, at 107 Corso Trapani. During the 1930s, the company built bodies for
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, Isotta Fraschini,
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,
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, and Rolls-Royce. With its close relationship with Lancia, the pioneer of the monocoque in automobile design, Farina became the first
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to build bodies for the new technique also known as unibody construction. This development happened in the mid-1930s when others saw the frameless construction as the end of the independent coachbuilder. In 1939,
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ended automobile production, but the company had 400 employees building 150 bodies a month. The war effort against the Allies brought work making ambulances and searchlight carriages. The Pinin Farina factory was destroyed by Allied bombers ending the firm's operations.


After World War II

After the war, Italy was banned from the 1946 Paris Motor Show. The Paris show was attended by 809,000 visitors (twice the pre-war figure), and queues stretched from the main gate all the way to the Seine. Pinin Farina and his son Sergio, determined to defy the ban, drove two of their cars (an Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 S and a Lancia Aprilia cabriolet) from Turin to Paris and found a place at the entrance to the exhibition to display the two new creations. The managers of the Grand Palais said of the display, "the devil Pinin Farina", but to the press and the public, it was the successful "Turin coachbuilder's anti-salon". At the end of 1945 the Cisitalia 202 Coupé was designed. An elegantly proportioned design with a low hood, it is the car that usually is given credit for establishing Pinin Farina's reputation. The Pinin Farina design was honored in the Museum of Modern Art's landmark presentation "Eight Automobiles" in 1951. A total of 170 Coupés were produced by Pinin Farina. The publicity of the
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exhibit brought Pinin Farina to the attention of
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managers. The subsequent cooperation with
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resulted in high-volume production of Pinin Farina designs and provided a major entry into the United States market. In 1952, Farina visited the U.S. for the unveiling of his design for the
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and
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lines, which, although they did carry some details of Pinin Farina's design, were largely designed by Nash's then-new in-house styling staff when the original Farina-designed model proved unsuited to American tastes, exhibiting a popular 1950s appearance called " ponton". The Nash-Healey sports car
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was, however, completely designed and assembled with Nash drivetrains in limited numbers from 1952 to 1954 at Pinin Farina's Turin facilities. Nash heavily advertised its link to the famous Italian designer, much as
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promoted its longtime association with
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. As a result of Nash's million advertising campaign, Pinin Farina became well known in the U.S. Pinin Farina also built the bodies for the limited-series
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for General Motors in 1959 and 1960. They were assembled in Italy and shipped back to the U.S. There were 99 Broughams built in 1959 and 101 in 1960. A similar arrangement was repeated in the late 1980s when Pininfarina designed (and partially assembled) the
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at the
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factory. The car bodies were assembled and painted in Italy before being flown from the Turin International Airport to Detroit for final vehicle assembly.


The Ferrari partnership

It started in 1951 with a meeting at a restaurant in
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, a small town halfway between Turin and Modena. This neutral territory was chosen because neither Farina nor Enzo Ferrari wanted to meet at the other's headquarters. Battista's son, Sergio Pininfarina recalled, "It is not difficult to imagine how I felt that afternoon when my father, without taking his eyes off the road for one moment, told me his decision as we drove back to Turin: "From now on you'll be looking after Ferrari, from A to Z. Design, engineering, technology, construction—the lot!"—I was over the moon with happiness." Since that meeting a 61 year realtionship endured where the only road-going production Ferrari not designed by Pininfarina was the 1973
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. Their relationship was so close that Pininfarina became a partner of Ferrari in "Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC", the organization that ran Ferrari's race team from 1961 to 1989, Pinin was a vice president of Ferrari, and Sergio later sat on Ferrari's board of directors. However, this special relationship came to an end with the 2012-17
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, the last model fully penned by Pininfarina, while Centro Stile Ferrari has designed each car since 2013's LaFerrari.


The move to large-scale manufacturing

From 1954 to 1955 Pinin Farina purchased land in Grugliasco, outside of Turin, for a new factory. "The factory in no way would look like the one of Corso Trapani. It would be a car no longer on my measurements but those of my children, built looking like them; I had this in mind and wanted it," said Farina. Around the same time, Alfa Romeo accepted Pininfarina's design over
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for the new Giulietta Spider. The Alfa was the first vehicle that Pinin Farina produced in large numbers. Alfa Romeo chose Pinin Farina to produce the Spider largely because they felt confident they could produce 20 cars daily for a run of 1,000 bodies. The Spider was a huge success for Alfa Romeo and Pinin Farina. Max Hoffman, the importer for the United States, said he could sell as many as they could make. In 1958, the first year of production, they produced 1,025 units which then expanded to over 4,000 in 1959, the first full year of the new Grugliasco factory.


The second generation of leadership

Starting with the planning for the new plant in Grugliasco in 1956, Farina started to groom his replacements–Sergio his son, and Renzo Carli his son-in-law. To his heirs apparent, Farina said of the Corso Trapani facility, "This old plant has reached the limits of its growth. It has no room for expansion and is far from being up to date. If I were alone, I'd leave it as it is. But I want you to decide which way to go–to stay as we are or to enlarge. Either way is fine with me. It's your decision to make and I don't want to know what it is. I'm finished, and it's your time to take over. The future is absolutely up to you." In 1958, upon leaving for a world tour, Farina added, "In my family, we inherit our legacies from live people–not from the dead."


Change of corporate name to Pininfarina

In 1961 at the age of 68, "Pinin" Farina formally turned his firm over to his son Sergio and his son-in-law, Renzo Carli, it was the same year that the President of Italy formally authorized the change of Farina's last name to Pininfarina, and the business took on the same name. Pininfarina was run by Battista's grandson
Andrea Pininfarina Andrea Pininfarina (26 June 1957 – 7 August 2008) was an Italian engineer and manager, former CEO of the Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina, founded by his grandfather Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930 and still controlled by the family. He was ...
from 2001 until he died in 2008. Andrea's younger brother
Paolo Pininfarina Paolo Pininfarina (28 August 1958) is an Italian engineer, designer and businessman, known as the manager, since 2008, of the Pininfarina design company.
was appointed successor.


Modernizing for a new world

Starting in the mid-1960s, Pininfarina started to make investments in the science of automotive design, a strategy to differentiate itself from the other Italian coachbuilders. In 1966, Pininfarina opened the Studies and Research Centre (''Studi e Ricerche'') in
Grugliasco. The research centre occupied 8,000 sq. metres (2 acres) and employed 180 technicians capable of producing 25 prototypes a year. The Calculation and Design Centre was set up in 1967, the first step in the process of technological evolution that, during the 1970s, would take Pininfarina into the lead in automated bodywork design. Then in 1972 construction of a full-sized
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was completed. The project was started in 1966. When it opened, it was the first wind tunnel with the ability to test full-sized cars in Italy and one of the first in the world with this ability. For example, GM's full-sized wind tunnel did not open until 1980.


New infrastructure and expansion

The 1980s started a period of expansion for Pininfarina. In 1982, the company opened "Pininfarina Studi e Ricerche" in Cambiano. It was separate from the factory and wind tunnel in Grugliasco to keep design and research activities independent from manufacturing. On 14 October 2002, Pininfarina inaugurated a new engineering center. The new facility, built at the Cambiano campus, gave greater visibility and independence to the engineering operations. In 1983, Pininfarina reached an agreement with
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to design and build the
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. The Allanté project led to the building of the San Giorgio factory in 1985. In 1996,
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entered into talks for Pininfarina to build their new compact SUV, the Pajero, in Italy. While Mitsubishi recognized Pininfarina's expertise in design and engineering, the reason for choosing them was that manufacturing costs were half of those in Germany. After entering into an agreement in 1996, Pininfarina purchased an industrial site at
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Canavese near
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, Italy. in April 1997, Bairo Canavese was dedicated to the production of the new Mitsubishi Pajero Pinin. Pininfarina Sverige AB in Uddevalla, Sweden, was established in 2003 as a joint venture (JV) between Volvo Cars and Pininfarina to produce a new Volvo convertible that will be sold in Europe and the United States. The JV is owned 60% by Pininfarina and 40% by Volvo. The C70 model designed by Volvo's John Kinsey—was launched on 13 April 2006, sharing the Volvo P1 platform used in the S40.


New economic realities

In April 2008, after three years of serious losses totaling 115 million euros at the end of 2007, Pininfarina made the first of several moves to raise capital and restructure its enormous debt:


29 April 2008

Pininfarina announced
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, Alberto Bombassei (chairman of
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), and the Marsiaj family (founders of the Sabelt seatbelt company), will join with Vincent Bolloré, a French financier, and
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, head of India's
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conglomerate, who already announced their plans to invest. The five would together invest a million. Funding would come through the sale of stock to other investors. The Pininfarina family was willing to reduce its share from 55% to 30%, which would still be enough to secure a controlling interest.


31 December 2008

On 31 December 2008, Pininfarina announced a debt restructuring that would require the family to sell its stake in the company. The agreement was made after Pininfarina's value dropped 67% during 2008, with a market capitalization of about €36 million. It had total debt of €598 million at the end of November. Of that amount, €555 million was the subject of the debt restructuring agreement that was agreed on with a consortium of banks.


24 March 2009

Pincar, Pininfarina's family holding company, announced it has hired investment bank Leonardo & Co. to find a buyer for its 50.6% stake in Pininfarina per the debt restructuring agreement reached in December.


4 January 2011

Pininfarina released a statement saying that it is still gathering "possible offers from potential buyers," adding it would release more information when it was appropriate. Company sources added that the family will not sell its entire 50.7% stake but that Pincar would no longer be a majority shareholder.


14 February 2012

An agreement with creditor banks including Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, Mediobanca, and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena to restructure the net debt of 76 million euros is on track and will be reached in the coming months, said three sources close to the situation. "The debt situation is stable, and the talks are not contentious, so there is no hurry," said one of the sources, speaking anonymously. "The agreement will fix the capital structure for the foreseeable future." When finalized, the debt accord will give control of the family's 77% stake to its creditor banks, ending the Pininfarina family's ownership. The deal will close a chapter that began in 2008 when the banks swapped 180 million euros in debt in exchange for a promise of proceeds from a future sale of part of the Pininfarina's family stake. However, no takers materialized. Potential buyers were not willing to acquire a design company when they can easily contract its services, said one of the people familiar with the situation.


15 February 2012

In a statement released on 15 February, the Cambiano-based company, which owes over a million to a number of Italian banks, said its debt repayment date had been extended to 2018, from 2015. The agreement, which will be signed in the next few weeks, will also see the company take advantage of interest rates "significantly lower than urrentmarket rates". With the new debt restructuring deal with its creditors, Pininfarina will remain under the control of the Pininfarina family.


16 May 2012

Automotive News reported Pininfarina projects will be profitable in 2012, thanks in part to debt restructuring. The Italian design studio has not been profitable for eight years but signed a deal in April to restructure million in debt. The move effectively stretched the studio's repayment deadline from 2015 to 2018. At the same time, Pininfarina announced it would likely see an operating loss this year, but a one-time gain of millions will result in a net profit. The company lost a million in the first quarter of the preceding year, though that figure dropped to just under a million during Q1 2012. Pininfarina also saw its net revenue increase by a million.


26 March 2013

Pininfarina in the black for the first time since 2004 Italian design house Pininfarina predicted last May that it would face an operating loss for 2012 but still come out with a net profit. Both predictions came true: the company is reporting an operating loss of 8.2 million euros and a net profit of 32.9 million euros. According to Reuters, the good news came because of a debt restructuring arranged the preceding year that gave the company three more years to repay its debt and a one-time gain of approximately 45 million euros. It is the company's first profit since 2004.


Acquisition by Mahindra group (2015–present)

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, owner of Indian automobile company
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agreed to buy Italian car designer Pininfarina SpA in a deal worth about 168 million euros. Mahindra group, together with affiliate
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, has a 76% stake in the holding company Pincar for 25.3 million euros. The Indian company will offer the same price for the remaining stock. In addition to buying stock, Mahindra will invest 20 million euros in Pininfarina and provide a guarantee to creditors of 114.5 million euros.


Corporate Governance (2016)

* President:
Paolo Pininfarina Paolo Pininfarina (28 August 1958) is an Italian engineer, designer and businessman, known as the manager, since 2008, of the Pininfarina design company.
* CEO – General Manager: Silvio Pietro Angori * Board of Directors: Gianfranco Albertini, Edoardo Garrone, Romina Guglielmetti, Licia Mattioli, Enrico Paraffini, Carlo Pavesio, Roberto Testore. * Statutory Auditors: Nicola Treves (president), Margherita Spaini, Giovanni Rayneri.


The end of car production operations

On 10 December 2011, Pininfarina announced it would end all automotive production. In truth, production ended in November 2010 with the conclusion of the contract to produce the Alfa Romeo Brera and Spider at the San Giorgio plant.


Grugliasco factory

Opened in 1958 with nearly 1,000 employees, by 1960 output exceeded 11,000 car bodies. In 2009 Pininfarina sold the factory to Finpiemonte, the public finance of the Piedmont Region, at the price of 14.4 million euro. Finpiemonte, as part of the deal, leases the plant to Gian Mario Rossignolo at a rent per year for six years renewable. The Grugliasco sale did not include an adjacent structure that houses the wind tunnel.2010 annual report p13


San Giorgio plant

Opened in 1986 to build Cadillac Allante bodies for General Motors, the same year Pininfarina was first listed on the Stock Exchange in Milan. Automotive production ended at San Giorgio with the conclusion of the Ford production in July 2010 and the Alfa Romeo production in November 2010. Following the end of contract manufacturing activities, San Giorgio Canavese is being used to produce spare parts for cars manufactured in the past.2011 annual report p69


Bairo Canavese

Pininfarina opened its third manufacturing plant in 1997. Currently, Pininfarina leases the plant and 57 employees to the
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Group. This agreement to produce 4,000 electric
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s runs from 1 April 2011 to 31 December 2013. On 13 September 2013 a new lease agreement was announced, this new agreement will run from 1 January 2014 until the end of 2016.


Uddevalla, Sweden Pininfarina Sverige AB

A joint venture between Pininfarina S.p.A. and
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began in 2003. Volvo and Pininfarina S.p.A. have agreed to terminate the joint venture agreement regarding Pininfarina Sverige AB and its operations in Uddevalla, Sweden. As of 31 December 2011, the termination of this agreement would result in a 30 million euros fee paid to Pininfarina. On 25 June 2013, the last Volvo C70 was produced and the Uddevalla assembly plant was closed.


Notable designers

Although Pininfarina rarely gave credit to individuals, many of the designers of the past have become known. That policy seems to have changed in recent years. As of 2021, Pininfarina had more than 700 employees. * Franco Scaglione 1951, designer for two months before he left for what is now known as
Gruppo Bertone Gruppo Bertone, commonly known as Bertone, was an Italian industrial design company which specialized in car styling, coachbuilding and manufacturing. It formerly was also a car manufacturing company. Bertone styling was distinctive, with most ...
* Franco Martinengo 1952–72, Director of the Centro Stile * Adriano Rabbone 1950s, Ferrari Inter, Lancia B24, Nash-Healey Pininfarina * Francesco Salomone 1940s-1960s Chief Designer and Head of Studio. Lancia B24,
Ferrari 275 GTB The Ferrari 275 is a series of front-engined V12-powered grand touring automobiles with two-seater coupé and spider bodies produced by Ferrari between 1964 and 1968. The first 275 series cars were powered by a 3.3 L (3286 cc) over ...
* Aldo Brovarone 1954–74, Designer; 1974–88, Managing Director Studi e Ricerche *
Tom Tjaarda Tom Tjaarda (born Stevens Thompson Tjaarda van Starkenburg; July 23, 1934 – June 2, 2017) was an American automobile designer noted for his work on a broad range of automobiles — estimated at over eighty — from exotic sports cars inc ...
1961–65, Designer * Filippo Sapino 1967–69; Abarth 2000,
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 512 S is the designation for 25 sports cars built in 1969–70, with five-litre 12-cylinder ("512") engines, related to the Ferrari P sports prototypes. The V12-powered cars were entered in the 1970 International Championship for Makes ...
concept,
Ferrari 365 GTC/4 The Ferrari 365 GTC/4 (Type F101) is a 2+2 grand tourer produced by Ferrari from 1971 to 1972. It was based on the chassis of the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 "Daytona". In the very short two-year production run 505 examples of the GTC/4 were produced. Its ...
. * Paolo Martin 1968–72, Chief of the Styling Department;
Ferrari Modulo The Ferrari 512S Modulo is a concept sports car designed by Paolo Martin of the Italian carrozzeria Pininfarina, unveiled at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show. Description The Modulo has an extremely low and wedge-shaped body, with a canopy-style gla ...
* Diego Ottina 1970—; Ferrari Pinin, Ferrari Testarossa, Alfa Romeo Vivace Coupé and Spider. *
Lorenzo Ramaciotti Lorenzo Ramaciotti (born 1948) is an Italian car designer. Ramaciotti started his career with Pininfarina in 1972 and retired in 2005. In 2007 he became Group Chief of Design at Fiat Group Automobiles, responsible for all the Fiat Group brands, in ...
1973–2005 deputy director of Pininfarina Studi e Ricerche, Director General and Chief Designer, CEO of Pininfarina SpA Research and Development * Guido Campoli 1970s–1980s; Ferrari Testarossa * Ian Cameron 1975–1981; Ferrari Testarossa (1985) * Pierangelo Andreani 1972–76; Ferrari Mondial *
Enrico Fumia Enrico Fumia (born 16 May 1948) is an Italian automobile and product designer. He is widely known for his work with the car design firm Pininfarina, helping to design and package a new sports car version of the Alfa Romeo, which included front-whe ...
1976–91; 1982: Manager at Pininfarina R&D – Models and Prototypes Development; 1988: Manager at Pininfarina R&D – Design and Development; 1989: Deputy General Manager at Pininfarina R&D *
Emanuele Nicosia Emanuele Nicosia (11 January 1953 – 23 March 2016) was an automobile designer from Italy. He worked at Pininfarina for many years, designing the Jaguar XJS spyder in 1979 and working on the Ferrari 288 GTO and Ferrari Testarossa, Testarossa. L ...
1977–85; Ferrari Testarossa * Elvio d'Aprile 1982–1995;
Ferrari 550 Maranello The Ferrari 550 Maranello (''tipo'' F133) is a front-engine V12 2-seat grand tourer built by Ferrari from 1996 to 2001. The 550 Maranello marked Ferrari's return to a front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout for its 2-seater 12-cylinder model, 23 ye ...
* Pietro Camardella 1984–93;
Ferrari F40 The Ferrari F40 (''tipo'' F120) is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car engineered by Nicola Materazzi with styling by Pininfarina. It was built from 1987 until 1992, with the LM and GTE race car versions continuing production until 1994 ...
, 512 TR, F50, Mythos, 456 GT *
Marco Tencone Marco Tencone (born 1967) is an Italian automotive and industrial designer, known for his design of Lancia concept cars. Career Tencone has previously been with the Pininfarina design company, developing designs for car makers such as Honda and Fe ...
1988–1992 *
Leonardo Fioravanti Leonardo Fioravanti may refer to: * Leonardo Fioravanti (doctor) (1518–1588), Italian doctor * Leonardo Fioravanti (engineer) (born 1938), Italian car designer and engineer * Leonardo Fioravanti (surfer) Leonardo Fioravanti (born 8 December 199 ...
1988–91, managing director and CEO of Pininfarina Studi e Ricerche. * Maurizio Corbi 1989—present Senior Designer.
Ferrari F50 The Ferrari F50 (Type F130) is a mid-engine sports car manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari from 1995 until 1997. Introduced in 1995, the car is a two-door, two seat targa top. The car is powered by a 4.7 L naturally asp ...
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F355 The Ferrari F355 (Type F129) is a sports car manufactured by Italian car manufacturer Ferrari produced from May 1994 until 1999. The car is a heavily revised Ferrari 348 with notable exterior and performance changes. The F355 was succeeded by th ...
, 550 Maranello * Davide Arcangeli 1990s;
Peugeot 406 The Peugeot 406 is a mid-size car, large family car that was produced by France, French automaker Peugeot between 1995 and 2004. Available in sedan (car), saloon, station wagon, estate and coupé bodystyles with a choice of petrol or turbodiesel en ...
Coupé, Honda Argento Vivo. * Goran Popović 1993–2011;
Ferrari 360 Modena The Ferrari 360 (Type F131) is a two-seater, mid-engine, rear wheel drive sports car manufactured by Italian automotive manufacturer Ferrari from 1999 until 2005. It succeeded the Ferrari F355 and was replaced by the Ferrari F430 in 2004. Devel ...
* Jeremy Malick 2000–2002, Designer; 2009–2016, Senior Designer * Dimitri Vicedomini 2001–2012, Senior Car Designer *
Jason Castriota Jason Castriota is an American automobile designer born in White Plains, New York, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Emerson College in Boston and attended but dropped out of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Cal ...
2001–2008;
Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina The Ferrari P4/5 (officially known as the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina) is a one-off sports car made by Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari but redesigned by Pininfarina for film director James Glickenhaus, son of stock exchange magnate Seth G ...
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Ferrari 599 The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano (internal code F141) is a grand tourer produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. It was the brand's front engined, two-seat model that replaced the 575M Maranello in 2006 as a 2007 model, and was replaced fo ...
, Maserati GranTurismo. * Ken Okuyama 2004–2006, Creative Director * Luca Borgogno 2005—2015, Lead Designer, Ferrari Sergio, Sp03, New Stratos, Pininfarina Battista. * Nazzareno Epifani 2006—present, Head of Exterior Design.
Pininfarina Sintesi The Pininfarina Sintesi is a concept car designed by Pininfarina and unveiled in 2008 at the Geneva Motor Show. The name 'Sintesi' means 'synthesis' in the Italian language. Context The Pininfarina Sintesi was a 4-door 4-seat shooting-brake. Th ...
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Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta The Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta is a 2010 Pininfarina concept car and a tribute to mark the 80th anniversary of Pininfarina and the centenary of Alfa Romeo. It is also a tribute to the Duetto Spider. Context The 2uettottanta concept is Pininfarina' ...
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Ferrari 458 Spider The Ferrari 458 Italia (Type F142) is a mid-engine sports car produced by Ferrari. The F458 is the successor of the F430, and was first officially unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was succeeded by the 488 GTB (Gran Turismo Ber ...
, Pininfarina Cambiano,
Ferrari SP12 EC The Ferrari 458 Italia (Type F142) is a Mid-engine design, mid-engine sports car produced by Ferrari. The F458 is the successor of the Ferrari F430, F430, and was first officially unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show#2009, 2009 Frankfurt Motor ...
, Hybrid Kinetik H600, Automobili Pininfarina Battista, Karma GT by Pininfarina * Lowie Vermeersch 2007–10, design director. * Brano Mauks 2007–2014, Senior Designer. Ferrari Sergio. * Carlo Palazzani 2005–2014, Lead Designer;
Ferrari 458 The Ferrari 458 Italia (Type F142) is a mid-engine sports car produced by Ferrari. The F458 is the successor of the F430, and was first officially unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was succeeded by the 488 GTB (Gran Turismo Berl ...
* Felix Kilbertus 2011–2014, Lead Designer *
Fabio Filippini Fabio Filippini (born in Ghislarengo, VC, 1963) is an Italian car designer. Former Design Director of Pininfarina, is currently an independent Car Design consultant and Design Strategy advisor. Background Graduate in Car Design, in 1983, at S ...
2011–2016, Vice President Design and Chief Creative Officer *
Rustom Mazda Rustom may refer to: * ''Rustom'' (film) (2016), a Bollywood film starring Akshay Kumar and Ileana D'Cruz *''Rustom (1982 film)'', a Bollywood film starring Tanuja, Dara Singh and Rajendra Kumar *DRDO Rustom, an unmanned combat air vehicle *Elie Rus ...
2011–present, 2021–present Head of Exterior Design. *
Carlo Bonzanigo Carlo Bonzanigo is an Italian and Swiss car designer who has worked for many years for the famous Italian Design House Pininfarina and for Citroën Design. From 2015 to late 2016, he was director of the Automotive Division of Q-ID Industrial D ...
2017—present, Senior Vice President Design, 1995–2004 Design Project Manager. Maserati GranTurismo,
Citroën Osée The Citroën Osée is a concept car designed by Pininfarina for the French car company Citroën. It was unveiled at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show. The Osée is powered by a mid-mounted 3-litre V6 engine, providing the vehicle with at 6000 rpm, wit ...
Concept, Ford Start Concept


Vehicles

Pininfarina designs, manufactures, assembles, and tests prototypes and production vehicles under contract for other automakers.


Past production

As of 10 December 2011, Pininfarina announced it would end all mass automotive production with the sale of its 40% stake in the Uddevalla, Sweden plant to Volvo in 2013. In the past, Pininfarina produced cars and car bodies under contract from other automakers. This production includes Pininfarina-designed cars and vehicles designed by others. A sortable list of complete cars or car bodies manufactured in one of the five Pininfarina factories:


Notable car designs


Pre World War II

Before the war Pininfarina built car bodies mostly for individual customers, many of the bodies were "one offs" and not mass-produced. * 1931
Lancia Dilambda The Lancia Dilambda is a passenger car produced by Lancia between 1928 and 1935. The car was officially presented in Paris Motor Show in 1929. The car has 4 litre V8 engine with 24 degree V angle. Three versions of the Dilambda were built: * Firs ...
– the first official Pinin Farina special, presented at the Concours d’Elegance at Villa d’Este * 1931
Hispano-Suiza Hispano-Suiza () is a Spanish automotive–engineering company. It was founded in 1904 by Marc Birkigt and Damian Mateu as an automobile manufacturer and eventually had several factories in Spain and France that produced luxury cars, aircraft en ...
Coupé * 1931
Cadillac V16 The Cadillac V-16 (also known as the Cadillac Sixteen) was Cadillac's top-of-the-line model from its January 1930 launch until 1940. The V16 powered car was a first in the United States, both extremely expensive and exclusive, with every chassis ...
Roadster – for the Maharajah of Orchha * 1932 Fiat 518 Ardita * 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 * 1934 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 B Cabriolet * 1936 Lancia Astura Cabriolet tipo Bocca – a series of six cars made for the Bocca brothers, Lancia dealers in Biella, Italy. * 1935 Alfa Romeo 6C Pescara Coupé aerodinamico * 1936 Lancia Aprilia * 1936
Alfa Romeo 8C The Alfa Romeo 8C was originally a range of Alfa Romeo road, Auto racing, race and sports cars of the 1930s. In 2004 Alfa Romeo revived the 8C name for a V8-engined concept car which made it into production for 2007, the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizion ...
2900 * 1937 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300-B Pescara Berlinetta * 1937 Lancia Aprilia Aerodinamica * 1938 Lancia Astura * 1943 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Pinin Farina Cabriolet


Concept cars, prototypes and individual commissions

In addition to production vehicles, Pininfarina creates
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, and
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s for
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s, as well as private clients. Most prototypes—such as the
Ferrari Mythos The Ferrari Mythos is a mid-engine, rear wheel drive concept car based on the mechanical underpinnings of the Ferrari Testarossa. Designed by Italian design house Pininfarina and developed by automobile manufacturer Ferrari, its world premiere w ...
, were
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s, although several have become production models, including the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti and
Ferrari F50 The Ferrari F50 (Type F130) is a mid-engine sports car manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari from 1995 until 1997. Introduced in 1995, the car is a two-door, two seat targa top. The car is powered by a 4.7 L naturally asp ...
. A recent privately commissioned custom example was the
Ferrari P4/5 The Ferrari P4/5 (officially known as the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina) is a one-off sports car made by Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari but redesigned by Pininfarina for film director James Glickenhaus, son of stock exchange magnate Seth ...
of 2006, a one-car change to the exterior design of the Enzo Ferrari according to the client's specifications. Its design began in September 2005 with sketches by
Jason Castriota Jason Castriota is an American automobile designer born in White Plains, New York, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Emerson College in Boston and attended but dropped out of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Cal ...
moving through computer-aided sculpture and stringent
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testing. More than 200 components were designed especially for the car, including the engine, drivetrain, and other components modified from the original Enzo Ferrari. The
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(VIN) is unchanged from the Enzo it was derived from. The P4/5 was publicly revealed on 18 August 2006 at the
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and shown again at the Paris Motor Show in late September. Another recent prototype is the
Pininfarina Nido The Pininfarina Nido is a concept car designed by Pininfarina and introduced at the 2004 Paris Motor Show. In Italian, the word Nido means nest, in fact the single-box shape of the car conveys an impression of a protective nest surrounding the oc ...
, a two-seater sub-compact that could make airbags obsolete. The
Pininfarina B0 Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carrozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 December 2015, the Indian ...
solar-electric concept, designed with Bolloré was shown at the
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featuring a range between charges of more than with an electronically limited top speed, and an estimated acceleration to in 6.3 seconds. The car has solar panels on the roof and on the nose, while its battery pack is said to last up to . On 15 May 2013 Pininfarina announced the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé to be revealed on 24 May at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Pininfarina announced this one-off concept car as the first collaboration between BMW and Pininfarina, but in 1949 BMW commissioned Pininfarina design and build a pbuiltype of the BMW 501—it was rejected for being too modern. * 1947 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 S Paris Motor Show Prototype * 1947 Lancia Aprilia Paris Motor Show Prototype * 1947 Delahaye 135MS Coupé * 1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Coupe Speciale * 1949 BMW 501 * 1952
Lancia Aurelia The Lancia Aurelia is a car produced by Italian manufacturer Lancia from 1950 to the summer of 1958. It is noted for using one of the first series-production V6 engines. Several body styles were offered: 4-door saloon, 2-door GT coupé (B20), ...
B52 PF 200 spider –version 1 :it:Lancia Aurelia autotelai * 1952
Lancia Aurelia The Lancia Aurelia is a car produced by Italian manufacturer Lancia from 1950 to the summer of 1958. It is noted for using one of the first series-production V6 engines. Several body styles were offered: 4-door saloon, 2-door GT coupé (B20), ...
B52 PF 200 coupé –version 1 * 1953
Lancia Aurelia The Lancia Aurelia is a car produced by Italian manufacturer Lancia from 1950 to the summer of 1958. It is noted for using one of the first series-production V6 engines. Several body styles were offered: 4-door saloon, 2-door GT coupé (B20), ...
B52 PF 200 spider –version 2 and 3 * 1953 Four Berlinetta and one Spyder version of the Maserati A6GCS/53 * 1954 Cadillac Series 62 PF -built for Norman Granz * 1954 Jaguar XK120 SE Max Hoffman coupé * 1954
Lancia Aurelia The Lancia Aurelia is a car produced by Italian manufacturer Lancia from 1950 to the summer of 1958. It is noted for using one of the first series-production V6 engines. Several body styles were offered: 4-door saloon, 2-door GT coupé (B20), ...
B52 PF 200 coupé –version 2 * 1955
Ferrari 375 America Ferrari America is a series of top-end Ferrari models built in the 1950s and 1960s. They were large grand touring cars with the largest V12 engines and often had custom bodywork. All America models used a live axle in the rear, were front-eng ...
Coupé Speciale * 1955
Lancia Aurelia The Lancia Aurelia is a car produced by Italian manufacturer Lancia from 1950 to the summer of 1958. It is noted for using one of the first series-production V6 engines. Several body styles were offered: 4-door saloon, 2-door GT coupé (B20), ...
B55 PF 200 coupé –version 3 * 1955 Lancia Florida I coupe * 1955 Lancia Florida I Berlina * 1955 Nash Special * 1956 Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM Super Flow Coupe * 1956 Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM Super Flow II Coupe * 1956 Rambler Palm Beach * 1956 Ferrari 410 Superfast * 1956 Ferrari 4.9 Superfast * 1957 Abarth 750 Bialbero Record * 1957 Abarth 500 Coupe * 1957 Lancia Florida II * 1959 Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM Spyder Super Sport * 1959 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Coupé Speciale * 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Superfast II–IV * 1960 Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM Super Flow IV Coupe * 1960 Pininfarina X * 1961
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"Jacqueline" Brougham Coupé (named after
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) * 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe Speciale * 1962 Fiat 2300 Coupe Speciale * 1963
Alfa Romeo 2600 The Alfa Romeo 2600 (Tipo 106) was Alfa Romeo´s six-cylinder flagship produced from 1962 to 1968. It was the successor to the Alfa Romeo 2000. It has become historically significant as the last Alfa Romeo to have been fitted with an inline six- ...
Coupe Speciale * 1963
Chevrolet Corvair The Chevrolet Corvair is a compact car manufactured by Chevrolet for model years 1960–1969 in two generations. A response to the Volkswagen Beetle, it remains the only American-designed, mass-produced passenger car with a rear-mounted, air- ...
Super Spyder Coupé (2 built) * 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Rondine Coupé * 1963
Fiat 2300 The Fiat 2300 is a six-cylinder executive car which was produced by Italian automotive manufacturer Fiat between 1961 and 1969. The 2300 was made as saloon (styled by Dante Giacosa), estate car and coupé. The 2300 saloon is noteworthy as in 1966 ...
Cabriolet Speciale * 1963
Fiat 2300 The Fiat 2300 is a six-cylinder executive car which was produced by Italian automotive manufacturer Fiat between 1961 and 1969. The 2300 was made as saloon (styled by Dante Giacosa), estate car and coupé. The 2300 saloon is noteworthy as in 1966 ...
S Coupe Speciale Lausanne * 1964
Fiat 2300 The Fiat 2300 is a six-cylinder executive car which was produced by Italian automotive manufacturer Fiat between 1961 and 1969. The 2300 was made as saloon (styled by Dante Giacosa), estate car and coupé. The 2300 saloon is noteworthy as in 1966 ...
S Coupe Speciale * 1963 Pininfarina PF Sigma * 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL concept car ("Pininfarina Coupé") * 1964
Abarth Abarth & C. S.p.A. () is an Italian racing and road car maker and performance division founded by Italo-Austrian Carlo Abarth in 1949. Abarth & C. S.p.A. is owned by Stellantis through its Italian subsidiary. Its logo is a shield with a styliz ...
1000 Spyder * 1965
Abarth Abarth & C. S.p.A. () is an Italian racing and road car maker and performance division founded by Italo-Austrian Carlo Abarth in 1949. Abarth & C. S.p.A. is owned by Stellantis through its Italian subsidiary. Its logo is a shield with a styliz ...
1000 Coupe Speciale * 1965
Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Sport The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ (also known as the Alfa Romeo TZ or Tubolare Zagato) was a sports car and racing car manufactured by Alfa Romeo from 1963 to 1967. It replaced the Giulietta SZ. In 2011, the name was reduced from Giulia TZ to TZ in the ...
* 1965 Dino Berlinetta Speciale * 1965 Ferrari 250 LM Pininfarina Stradale Speciale * 1965
Fiat 2300 The Fiat 2300 is a six-cylinder executive car which was produced by Italian automotive manufacturer Fiat between 1961 and 1969. The 2300 was made as saloon (styled by Dante Giacosa), estate car and coupé. The 2300 saloon is noteworthy as in 1966 ...
S Coupe Speciale * 1966 Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale ''Tre-posti'' (2 built) * 1966
Dino Berlinetta GT Dino () was a marque best known for mid-engined, rear-drive sports cars produced by Ferrari from 1957 to 1976. The marque came into existence in late 1956 with a front-engined Formula Two racer powered by a brand new '' Dino'' V6 engine. The name ...
* 1967 BMC 1800 Berlina-Aerodinamica * 1967 Dino Berlinetta Competizione * 1967
Fiat Dino The Fiat Dino (Type 135) was a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced by Fiat from 1966 to 1973. The Dino name refers to the Ferrari Dino V6 engine, produced by Fiat and installed in the cars to achieve the production numbers sufficient ...
Parigi * 1968 Bentley T1 Coupe Speciale * 1968 Pininfarina
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1100 * 1968 Alfa Romeo P33 Roadster * 1968 Ferrari P6 Berlinetta Speciale * 1968 MG EX.234 Roadster * 1968 Ferrari 250 P5 Berlinetta Speciale * 1969 Abarth 2000 * 1969 Alfa Romeo 33/2 Coupé SpecialeFusi, Luigi. ''Alfa Romeo All Cars From 1910''. Emmetigrafica, 1978, p. 688. * 1969 Ferrari Sigma Grand Prix monoposto F1 * 1969
Ferrari 512S Ferrari 512 S is the designation for 25 sports cars built in 1969–70, with five-litre 12-cylinder ("512") engines, related to the Ferrari P sports prototypes. The V12-powered cars were entered in the 1970 International Championship for Makes ...
Berlinetta Speciale * 1969 Fiat 128 Teenager * 1970
Ferrari Modulo The Ferrari 512S Modulo is a concept sports car designed by Paolo Martin of the Italian carrozzeria Pininfarina, unveiled at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show. Description The Modulo has an extremely low and wedge-shaped body, with a canopy-style gla ...
* 1970 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 Pininfarina coupé * 1971 Alfa Romeo P33 Cuneo * 1971 Peugeot Break Riviera * 1971
NSU Ro 80 The NSU Ro 80 is a four-door, front-engine executive sedan manufactured and marketed by the West German firm NSU from 1967 until 1977. Noted for innovative, aerodynamic styling by Claus Luthe and a technologically advanced powertrain, the Ro 8 ...
* 1972 Alfa Romeo Alfetta Spider * 1973 Autobianchi A112 Giovani * 1973 Chevrolet Corvette XP-897GT – Designed by GM, built by Pininfarina * 1974 Ferrari CR 25 * 1974
Fiat 130 The Fiat 130 is a large six cylinder executive car produced by Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1969 to 1977. It was available as a 4-door saloon and as a 2-door coupé. History The saloon was launched at the 39th Geneva Motor Show in March 19 ...
Maremma * 1975
Alfa Romeo Eagle The Alfa Romeo Eagle is a concept car built by Pininfarina. The car debuted at the Turin Auto Show in 1975. Background Three years after unveiling their Alfetta Spider prototype built using the chassis and drive-train of the Alfetta berlina, P ...
* 1975
Fiat 130 The Fiat 130 is a large six cylinder executive car produced by Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1969 to 1977. It was available as a 4-door saloon and as a 2-door coupé. History The saloon was launched at the 39th Geneva Motor Show in March 19 ...
Opera sedan * 1975
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Peugette * 1978 Fiat Ecos * 1978
Jaguar XJ The Jaguar XJ is a series of full-size luxury cars produced by British automobile manufacturer Jaguar Cars (becoming Jaguar Land Rover in 2013) from 1968 to 2019. It was produced across five basic platform generations (debuting in 1968, 1986, 1 ...
Spider * 1978
Lancia Gamma The Lancia Gamma (Tipo 830) is an executive car (E-segment in Europe) manufactured and marketed by the Lancia subdivision of Fiat. Following its debut at the 1976 Geneva Motor Show as Lancia's new flagship, the Gamma was marketed as 4-door f ...
Spider * 1978 Pininfarina CNR-PF * 1980 Ferrari Pinin * 1980
Lancia Gamma The Lancia Gamma (Tipo 830) is an executive car (E-segment in Europe) manufactured and marketed by the Lancia subdivision of Fiat. Following its debut at the 1976 Geneva Motor Show as Lancia's new flagship, the Gamma was marketed as 4-door f ...
Scala sedan * 1981 Audi Quartz * 1982
Lancia Gamma The Lancia Gamma (Tipo 830) is an executive car (E-segment in Europe) manufactured and marketed by the Lancia subdivision of Fiat. Following its debut at the 1976 Geneva Motor Show as Lancia's new flagship, the Gamma was marketed as 4-door f ...
Olgiata * 1983 Pininfarina Brio – based on Fiat Ritmo Abarth 125 TC * 1984 Honda HP-X concept car * 1985 Peugeot Griffe 4 * 1986 Alfa Romeo Vivace Coupe and Spider * 1988 Lancia HIT * 1988 Ferrari F90 * 1989
Ferrari Mythos The Ferrari Mythos is a mid-engine, rear wheel drive concept car based on the mechanical underpinnings of the Ferrari Testarossa. Designed by Italian design house Pininfarina and developed by automobile manufacturer Ferrari, its world premiere w ...
* 1990 Pininfarina CNR E2 * 1991 Opel Chronos * 1992 Jaguar XJ220 Pininfarina * 1992 Fiat Cinquecento 4x4 pick-up * 1992 Pininfarina Ethos * 1993 Pininfarina Ethos 2 * 1994 Fiat Spunto * 1994 Pininfarina Ethos 3 * 1995 Honda Argento Vivo * 1995 Honda SSM * 1996 Fiat Sing e Song – a pair of concept cars based on the Fiat Bravo and Brava * 1996 Pininfarina etabeta * 1996 Ferrari FX * 1997 Peugeot Nautilus * 1998
Alfa Romeo Dardo The Alfa Romeo Dardo is a concept car designed by Pininfarina, whose source of inspiration was the Alfa Romeo 156 and a homage to decades of Pininfarina/Alfa Romeo cooperation in spiders design. The Dardo (Italian for dart) was introduced in the 19 ...
Spider * 1999 Fiat Wish Cabriolet / Coupé * 1999 Pininfarina Metrocubo * 2000 Ferrari Rossa * 2001 Ford Start * 2001
Citroën Osée The Citroën Osée is a concept car designed by Pininfarina for the French car company Citroën. It was unveiled at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show. The Osée is powered by a mid-mounted 3-litre V6 engine, providing the vehicle with at 6000 rpm, wit ...
* 2002 Hafei HF Fantasy * 2003 Pininfarina Lotus Enjoy * 2004 Pininfarina Double-Face * 2004
Pininfarina Nido The Pininfarina Nido is a concept car designed by Pininfarina and introduced at the 2004 Paris Motor Show. In Italian, the word Nido means nest, in fact the single-box shape of the car conveys an impression of a protective nest surrounding the oc ...
* 2004 Saturn Curve – Built by Pininfarina, designed by GM in Sweden * 2005 Chery M14 * 2005 Maserati Birdcage 75th * 2006
Ferrari 612 Kappa The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti (Type F137) () is an executive 2+2 coupé grand tourer manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari between 2004 and 2010. It was designed to replace the smaller 456; its larger size makes it a true 4 seate ...
one-off for Peter S. Kalikow * 2006
Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina The Ferrari P4/5 (officially known as the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina) is a one-off sports car made by Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari but redesigned by Pininfarina for film director James Glickenhaus, son of stock exchange magnate Seth G ...
one-off for James Glickenhaus * 2008
Pininfarina B0 Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carrozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 December 2015, the Indian ...
electric car * 2008
Pininfarina Sintesi The Pininfarina Sintesi is a concept car designed by Pininfarina and unveiled in 2008 at the Geneva Motor Show. The name 'Sintesi' means 'synthesis' in the Italian language. Context The Pininfarina Sintesi was a 4-door 4-seat shooting-brake. Th ...
* 2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé Hyperion * 2009
Tata Pr1ma Tata Motors Limited is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company, headquartered in Mumbai, India, which is part of the Tata Group. The company produces passenger cars, trucks, vans ...
* 2009
Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano (internal code F141) is a grand tourer produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. It was the brand's front engined, two-seat model that replaced the 575M Maranello in 2006 as a 2007 model, and was replaced fo ...
– one-off for Edward Walson, based on the
Ferrari 599 The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano (internal code F141) is a grand tourer produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. It was the brand's front engined, two-seat model that replaced the 575M Maranello in 2006 as a 2007 model, and was replaced fo ...
* 2010
Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta The Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta is a 2010 Pininfarina concept car and a tribute to mark the 80th anniversary of Pininfarina and the centenary of Alfa Romeo. It is also a tribute to the Duetto Spider. Context The 2uettottanta concept is Pininfarina' ...
concept car * 2010
New Stratos The Lancia Stratos HF (''Tipo 829''), widely and more simply known as Lancia Stratos, is a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, rear mid-engined sports car designed for rally racing, made by Italy, Italian car manufacturer Lancia. The HF stan ...
for
Michael Stoschek Michael Stoschek (born 1947/1948) is a German billionaire businessman, chairman of Brose Fahrzeugteile, the German car parts company founded by his grandfather Max Brose, a Wehrwirtschaftsführer in Nazi Germany. Early life Michael Stoschek was ...
* 2010 Pininfarina Nido EV * 2012 Pininfarina Cambiano * 2012
Ferrari SP12 EC The Ferrari 458 Italia (Type F142) is a Mid-engine design, mid-engine sports car produced by Ferrari. The F458 is the successor of the Ferrari F430, F430, and was first officially unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show#2009, 2009 Frankfurt Motor ...
one-off for
Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...
(with Ferrari Styling Centre) * 2013
Pininfarina Sergio The Pininfarina Sergio is a concept car produced by the Italian design house Pininfarina. It was presented at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show as a tribute to the former chairman of the company and automotive designer, Sergio Pininfarina, who died o ...
* 2013 BMW Gran Lusso Coupé * 2014 Ferrari SP FFX * 2014 Ferrari SP America * 2015 Ferrari Sergio * 2016 H2 Speed concept car * 2016 Ferrari SP275 RW Competizione one-off (with Ferrari Styling Centre) * 2017 Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo by Pininfarina. * 2018 Pininfarina HK GT * 2019 Karma GT * 2021 Mahindra Pininfarina Teorema * 2022 NAMX HUV * 2022 Pininfarina Viritech Apricale


Production cars designed by Pininfarina

A list of Post WWII cars designed by Pininfarina that went into production. * 1948 Cisitalia 202 * 1949
Simca 8 The Simca 8 is a small family car built by Simca and sold in France between November 1937 and 1951 (including wartime), available as a saloon, coupé or cabriolet. It was a rebadged Fiat 508C "nuova Balilla" made at Fiat's Simca plant in Nanterr ...
Sport Coupé and Cabriolet * 1951
Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn The Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn is a full-size luxury car that was produced by Rolls-Royce at their Crewe works between 1949 and 1955. It was the first Rolls-Royce car to be offered with a factory built body which it shared, along with its chassis, ...
continental coupe * 1952
Ferrari 212 Inter :''See also the 212 Export sports racer'' The Ferrari 212 Inter replaced Ferrari's successful 166 and 195 Inter grand tourers in 1951. Unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show that year, the 212 was an evolution of the 166 — a sports car for th ...
* 1952
Nash Ambassador The Nash Ambassador is a luxury automobile that was produced by Nash Motors from 1927 until 1957. For the first five years it was a top trim level, then from 1932 on a standalone model. Ambassadors were lavishly equipped and beautifully construc ...
* 1952 Nash-Healey * 1953
Ferrari 250 Europa The Ferrari 250 is a series of sports cars and grand tourers built by Ferrari from 1952 to 1964. The company's most successful early line, the 250 series includes many variants designed for road use or sports car racing. 250 series cars are chara ...
* 1954
Ferrari 250 Europa GT Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company built its first car in ...
* 1956
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (''Tipo 750'' and ''Tipo 101'', meaning "Type 750" and "Type 101") is a family of automobiles made by Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1954 until 1965 which included a 2+2 coupé, four-door saloon, estate, spi ...
* 1955
Ferrari 410 Superamerica Ferrari America is a series of top-end Ferrari models built in the 1950s and 1960s. They were large grand touring cars with the largest V12 engines and often had custom bodywork. All America models used a live axle in the rear, were front-eng ...
* 1955
Peugeot 403 The Peugeot 403 is a mid-size car manufactured and marketed by Peugeot between May 1955 and October 1966. A total of 1,214,121 of all types, including commercial models, were produced, making it the first Peugeot to exceed one million in sales. ...
* 1956 Austin A40 Farina * 1956
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta The Ferrari 250 is a series of sports cars and grand tourers built by Ferrari from 1952 to 1964. The company's most successful early line, the 250 series includes many variants designed for road use or sports car racing. 250 series cars are chara ...
* 1956
Ferrari 250 GT Coupé The Ferrari 250 GT Coupé represented a series of road-going, grand touring cars produced by Ferrari between 1954 and 1960. Presented at the 1954 Paris Motor Show, the 250 Europa GT was the first in the GT-lineage. The design by Pinin Farina was ...
– Bodied by Boano/Ellena * 1957 Lancia Flaminia * 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet * 1957 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder * 1958 BMC Farina cars
Austin A55 Cambridge :''See Austin 10 for the Cambridge models of 1937 to 1947.'' :''See Austin A40 for other A40 models.'' The Austin Cambridge (sold as A40, A50, A55, and A60) is a medium-sized motor car range produced by the Austin Motor Company, in several ge ...
Mk II, MG Magnette Mk III, Morris Oxford V, Riley 4/68, Wolseley 15/60 * 1958
Ferrari 250 GT Coupé The Ferrari 250 GT Coupé represented a series of road-going, grand touring cars produced by Ferrari between 1954 and 1960. Presented at the 1954 Paris Motor Show, the 250 Europa GT was the first in the GT-lineage. The design by Pinin Farina was ...
* 1959 Fiat 1800/2100 * 1959
Fiat Pininfarina Cabriolet The Fiat Pininfarina Cabriolet (tipo 118G) was a two-door, two passenger, front engine rear drive convertible manufactured by Pininfarina, and marketed by Fiat across two generations (1959-1963, 1964-1966), superseding the Fiat 1200 Spider. B ...
* 1959 Ferrari 400 Superamerica * 1960
Ferrari 250 GT 2+2 Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company built its first car in ...
* 1960
Peugeot 404 The Peugeot 404 is a large family car produced by French automobile manufacturer Peugeot from 1960 to 1975. A truck body style variant was marketed until 1988. Styled by Pininfarina, the 404 was offered initially as a sedan (car), saloon, estate (c ...
* 1961
Fiat 2300 The Fiat 2300 is a six-cylinder executive car which was produced by Italian automotive manufacturer Fiat between 1961 and 1969. The 2300 was made as saloon (styled by Dante Giacosa), estate car and coupé. The 2300 saloon is noteworthy as in 1966 ...
* 1961 Lancia Flavia Coupé * 1962 BMC ADO16 * 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso * 1963 Datsun Bluebird 410 * 1963
Ferrari 330 America The Ferrari 330 was a series of V12 powered automobiles produced by Ferrari in 2+2 GT Coupé, two-seat Berlinetta, spyder, and race car versions between 1963 and 1968. The name "330" refers to the approximate displacement of each single cylinder i ...
* 1964
BMC ADO17 BMC ADO17 is the model code used by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) for a range of large family cars manufactured from September 1964 to 1975. The car was initially sold under the Austin marque as the Austin 1800, then by Morris as the Morr ...
* 1964
Ferrari 500 Superfast Ferrari America is a series of top-end Ferrari models built in the 1950s and 1960s. They were large grand touring cars with the largest V12 engines and often had custom bodywork. All America models used a live axle in the rear, were front-engin ...
* 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB and GTS * 1965
MGB GT The MGB is a two-door sports car manufactured and marketed from 1962 until 1980 by the British Motor Corporation (BMC), later the ''Austin-Morris'' division of British Leyland, as a four-cylinder, soft-top sports car. It was announced and its de ...
* 1965 Nissan Cedric 130 * 1965
Peugeot 204 The Peugeot 204 is a small family car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot between 1965 and 1976. The 204, known in development as Project D12, was available in many body styles including a sedan/saloon/berline, convertible/cabriolet, hat ...
* 1966
Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company built its first car in ...
* 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider * 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC and GTS * 1966 Fiat 124 Sport Spider * 1966 Fiat Dino Spider * 1966
IKA-Renault Torino The IKA Torino, later Renault Torino, is a mid-sized automobile made by Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) under an agreement with American Motors Corporation (AMC) in 1966. The 1966 Torino was IKA's first national product. IKA was eventually bou ...
* 1966 Ferrari 365 California * 1967
Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 Ferrari Società per Azioni, S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company buil ...
* 1968
Dino 206 GT Dino may refer to: Prefix * dino-, a common prefix in taxonomy, meaning "terrible", "formidable" **Dinosaur People * Dino (given name), a masculine given name and a nickname * Dino (surname), a surname found in Albania and Turkey * Diño, a surna ...
* 1968 Ferrari 365 GTC and GTS * 1968 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 and GTS/4 * 1968
Peugeot 504 The Peugeot 504 is a mid-size, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive automobile manufactured and marketed by Peugeot from 1968 to 1983 over a single generation, primarily in four-door sedan and wagon configurations – but also as twin two-door coupé ...
sedan, coupé and cabriolet * 1969
Peugeot 304 The Peugeot 304 is a small family car manufactured and marketed by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1969 to 1980. The 304 was introduced to the public at the Paris Motor Show in September 1969. Production of the saloon/sedan on the Sochaux as ...
Cabriolet and Coupé * 1969 Dino 246 GT and GTS * 1971 Fiat 130 Coupé * 1971
Ferrari 365 GTC/4 The Ferrari 365 GTC/4 (Type F101) is a 2+2 grand tourer produced by Ferrari from 1971 to 1972. It was based on the chassis of the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 "Daytona". In the very short two-year production run 505 examples of the GTC/4 were produced. Its ...
* 1972 Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 * 1973
Ferrari 365 GT4 BB The Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer (BB) is series of sports cars produced by Ferrari in Italy between 1973 and 1984. The BB was designed by Leonardo Fioravanti at Pininfarina. The first BB model, the 365 GT4 BB, replaced the front engined Daytona and w ...
* 1975 Ferrari 308 GTB and GTS * 1975
Peugeot 604 The Peugeot 604 is an executive car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1975 to 1985. 153,252 cars were sold during its 10-year production life. It was made in France and also assembled by Kia in South Korea. The Pininfarina-designed ...
* 1975
Lancia Beta Montecarlo Lancia () is an Italian car manufacturer and a subsidiary of FCA Italy S.p.A., which is currently a Stellantis division. The present legal entity of Lancia was formed in January 2007 when its corporate parent reorganised its businesses, but its ...
* 1975 Rolls-Royce Camargue * 1976
Ferrari 400 The Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2, Ferrari 400 and Ferrari 412 (''Tipo F101'') are front-engined V12 2+2 grand tourers made by Italian manufacturer Ferrari between 1972 and 1989. The three cars are closely related, using the same body, chassis and engin ...
* 1976
Lancia Gamma The Lancia Gamma (Tipo 830) is an executive car (E-segment in Europe) manufactured and marketed by the Lancia subdivision of Fiat. Following its debut at the 1976 Geneva Motor Show as Lancia's new flagship, the Gamma was marketed as 4-door f ...
* 1978
Jaguar XJ The Jaguar XJ is a series of full-size luxury cars produced by British automobile manufacturer Jaguar Cars (becoming Jaguar Land Rover in 2013) from 1968 to 2019. It was produced across five basic platform generations (debuting in 1968, 1986, 1 ...
– series 3 redesign * 1979
Peugeot 505 The Peugeot 505 is a large family car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1979 to 1992 in Sochaux, France. It was also manufactured in various other countries including Argentina (by Sevel from 1981 to 1995), China, Thailand (by Yont ...
* 1980 Ferrari Mondial * 1981 Lancia Rally 037 Stradale * 1984 Ferrari Testarossa * 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO * 1985 Ferrari 328 * 1985 Peugeot 205 Cabriolet and Saloon (4 doors) based on Peugeot's Director of Exterior Design, Gerard Welter's, initial design of the 205 (1983) * 1985 Ferrari 412 * 1987 Alfa Romeo 164 * 1987
Cadillac Allanté The Cadillac Allanté is a two-door, two-seater luxury roadster marketed by Cadillac from 1987 until 1993. It used a Cadillac chassis and running gear with a body built in Italy by coachbuilder Pininfarina. It was expensive to produce with ...
* 1987
Ferrari F40 The Ferrari F40 (''tipo'' F120) is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car engineered by Nicola Materazzi with styling by Pininfarina. It was built from 1987 until 1992, with the LM and GTE race car versions continuing production until 1994 ...
* 1987
Peugeot 405 The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the French automaker Peugeot in July 1987, and which continues to be manufactured under licence outside France, having been discontinued in Europe in 1997. It was voted European Car of the Year for ...
* 1989
Ferrari 348 The Ferrari 348 (Type F119) is a mid-engine V8-powered 2-seat sports car produced by Italian automaker Ferrari, replacing the 328 in 1989 and remaining in production until 1995. It was the final V8 model developed under the direction of Enzo ...
* 1989
Peugeot 605 The Peugeot 605 is an executive car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot between 1989 and 1999, with a facelift in 1995. History The 605 was a saloon built on the same platform as the Citroën XM and was the successor to the critically ...
* 1991
Honda Beat The Honda Beat is a rear wheel drive, mid-engined two-seat roadster kei car produced from May 1991 until February 1996. The Beat was the last car to be approved by Soichiro Honda before he died in 1991. The total number of cars produced was ar ...
* 1992
Ferrari 456 The Ferrari 456 and 456M (Type F116) are front-engine grand tourers which were produced by Ferrari from 1992 to 2003. The 456 was a replacement for the front-engine 412 as the company's V12-powered four seater. The updated 456M, which was the la ...
* 1993
Fiat Coupé The Fiat Coupé, internally designated as the type 175, is a two-door, four-seat coupé manufactured and marketed by Fiat between 1993 and 2000 across a single generation. The Coupé was introduced at the Bologna Motor Show in December 1993 and f ...
– Interior only * 1993 Peugeot 306 hatchback and cabriolet * 1993/4
Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider The Alfa Romeo GTV and the Alfa Romeo Spider (Type 916) were sports cars produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1993 to 2004. The GTV is a 2+2 coupé, and the Spider is a two-seater roadster version of the GTV. Around 39,000 Spide ...
* 1994 Ferrari F355 * 1995 MG F – Roof structure only * 1995
Ferrari F50 The Ferrari F50 (Type F130) is a mid-engine sports car manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari from 1995 until 1997. Introduced in 1995, the car is a two-door, two seat targa top. The car is powered by a 4.7 L naturally asp ...
* 1996
Ferrari 550 Maranello The Ferrari 550 Maranello (''tipo'' F133) is a front-engine V12 2-seat grand tourer built by Ferrari from 1996 to 2001. The 550 Maranello marked Ferrari's return to a front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout for its 2-seater 12-cylinder model, 23 ye ...
* 1996 Lancia Kappa SW * 1997
Peugeot 406 The Peugeot 406 is a mid-size car, large family car that was produced by France, French automaker Peugeot between 1995 and 2004. Available in sedan (car), saloon, station wagon, estate and coupé bodystyles with a choice of petrol or turbodiesel en ...
Coupé * 1998
Mitsubishi Pajero Pinin The Mitsubishi Pajero iO is a mini SUV produced by the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi between 1999 (since June 15, 1998, in three-door form, and August 24, 1998, as a five-door) and 2007. The "iO" name is derived from the Ita ...
* 1999 Ferrari 360 * 1999 Songhuajiang Hafei Zhongyi * 2000
Daewoo Tacuma The Daewoo Tacuma (or Rezzo) is a compact MPV that was produced by South Korean manufacturer Daewoo. Developed under the U100 code name, it was designed by Pininfarina and is based on the original Daewoo Nubira J100, a compact car. Following the p ...
* 2000 Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina * 2001 Hyundai Matrix * 2002
Daewoo Lacetti The Daewoo Lacetti is a compact car manufactured and marketed globally by GM Korea since 2002. The first-generation Lacetti was available as a four-door sedan and five-door station wagon, styled by Pininfarina—and five-door hatchback styled ...
saloon and station wagon * 2002 Enzo Ferrari * 2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello * 2002 Hafei Lobo * 2003
Maserati Quattroporte The Maserati Quattroporte () is a four-door full-size luxury sports sedan produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati. The name translated from Italian means "four doors". The car is currently in its sixth generation, with the first ge ...
* 2003 Ford StreetKa * 2004 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti * 2004 Ferrari F430 (with Ferrari-Maserati Concept Design and Development) * 2005 Hafei Saibao/ 2012
Coda (electric car) The Coda is a four-door, four passenger electric car once manufactured by Coda Automotive. After being rescheduled several times, deliveries to retail customers in the United States began in March 2012. The car was sold exclusively in California ...
* 2005
Peugeot 1007 The Peugeot 1007 is a small three-door car manufactured by Peugeot from 2004 to 2009, noted for its user-swappable interior trim pieces and its four pillar (car), pillar design incorporating two power sliding doors. It shares its platform with the ...
* 2005 Ferrari Superamerica * 2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano * 2006
Mitsubishi Colt CZC The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries. Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group historically descended from the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company which existed from 1870 t ...
* 2006 Volvo C70 – Roof Structure engineering only * 2006 Alfa Romeo Spider * 2006
Brilliance BS4 The Brilliance BS4 is a four-door compact notchback sedan produced by Brilliance Auto in the People's Republic of China, where it is known as the Zhonghua Junjie. The car was scheduled for launch in Germany, Europe's largest national car marke ...
* 2007
Brilliance BC3 The Brilliance BC3 is a sport compact coupé produced by the joint venture of Brilliance Auto, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche AG and BMW Group. Overview It was originally announced at the Beijing Auto Show in 2006 as the Brilliance Zhonghua M3 the ...
* 2007 Chery A3 and Chery A3 Sport * 2007 Ford Focus Coupé-Cabriolet * 2007 Maserati GranTurismo * 2008 Ferrari California * 2008 JAC Heyue Tongyue (J3/A108) * 2009 Ferrari 458 Italia (with Ferrari-Maserati Concept Design and Development) * 2009 Leopaard CS7 * 2010
Maserati GranCabrio The Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio are a series of a grand tourers produced by the Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati. They succeeded the 2-door V8 grand tourers offered by the company, the Maserati Coupé, and Spyder. GranTurismo I ( ...
* 2011
Bolloré Bluecar The Bolloré Bluecar is a small four-seat, three-door electric car supplied by Bolloré, designed by Pininfarina and manufactured by Cecomp in Bairo, Italy, under a joint venture owned by Bolloré and Pininfarina called Véhicule Électriques Pini ...
* 2011
Ferrari FF The Ferrari FF (Type F151) (FF meaning "Ferrari Four", for four seats and four-wheel drive) is a grand tourer presented by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari on March 1, 2011, at the Geneva Motor Show as a successor to the 612 Scaglietti ...
(with Ferrari Styling Centre) * 2012
Ferrari F12 The Ferrari F12berlinetta (Type F152) is a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive grand tourer produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. The F12berlinetta debuted at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, and replaced the 599 grand tourer. The na ...
berlinetta (with Ferrari Styling Centre) * 2014
Soueast DX7 The Soueast DX7 is a Mid-size crossover manufactured by Chinese automaker Soueast Motors. The model wasfirst launched as the DX7 Bolang in 2015 and received a facelift variant sold at a higher price called the DX7 Prime in 2018, and received anot ...
* 2014
Ferrari California T The Ferrari California (Type F149) is a grand touring, high performance sports car created by the Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. It is a two-door 2+2 hard top convertible. When originally unveiled in 2008, the California was powered by ...
(with Ferrari Styling Centre) * 2016
Soueast DX3 The Soueast DX3 is a subcompact crossover designed by Pininfarina and manufactured by Chinese automaker Soueast Motors South East (Fujian) Motor Co., Ltd., trading as Soueast, is a Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Fuzhou, Fujian, and ...
* 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer * 2018 VinFast LUX SA2.0 * 2018
VinFast LUX A2.0 The VinFast LUX A2.0 is a four-door executive sedan produced by Vietnamese automaker VinFast since 2019. It was revealed at the 2018 Paris Motor Show. Overview The LUX A2.0 is designed by Pininfarina,Vietnam's Vinfast launches at Paris auto sh ...
* 2019
Soueast DX5 The Soueast DX5 is a compact crossover designed by Pininfarina and manufactured by Chinese automaker Soueast Motors. Overview The Soueast DX5 was launched during the 2019 Chengdu Auto Show, The Soueast DX5 is based on the same platform as the ...
* 2020
Chery eQ5 The Chery eQ5 (codeproject S61) is an electric compact crossover SUV by Chery. The Chinese name Ant (蚂蚁) is for creating an Ant-themed electric vehicles family within the NEV product series Chery. The company already has an electric city ca ...
* 2020
Haima 7X The Haima 7X is a 7-seat multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) produced by Chinese automaker Haima Automobile since 2020. Overview The Haima 7X was revealed at Auto Guangzhou in November 2019 as a replacement to the Haima F7 and to help increase sales fr ...
* 2021
VinFast VF 8 The VinFast VF 8 (formerly named VinFast VF e35 and VinFast VF32) is a mid-size crossover electric SUV manufactured and marketed by VinFast of Vingroup from 2022. History The VF 8 model made its debut in the second half of January 2021 in the el ...
* 2021
VinFast VF 9 The VinFast VF 9 is a mid-size crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by VinFast of Vingroup from 2021. Overview The full-size VF 9 model made its debut together with the smaller VF6 and VF 8 models as the largest of the range of electric cro ...


Electric propulsion

Pininfarina has an area dedicated to the new
electric car An electric car, battery electric car, or all-electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors, using only energy stored in batteries. Compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, electric cars are quie ...
Pininfarina Bolloré. Batteries are produced by the French
Bolloré Group Bolloré SE () is a French conglomerate headquartered in Puteaux, on the western outskirts of Paris, France. Founded in 1822, the company has interests in Vivendi, international freight forwarding, oil storage and pipelines in France, solid state ...
. Pininfarina, has introduced its own electric vehicle concept, the
Pininfarina B0 Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carrozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 December 2015, the Indian ...
(pronounced "B Zero"). The four-seat hatchback features a solid-state lithium-polymer battery, supercapacitors, and a roof- integrated solar panel to achieve a range of . Developed in partnership with the
Bolloré Group Bolloré SE () is a French conglomerate headquartered in Puteaux, on the western outskirts of Paris, France. Founded in 1822, the company has interests in Vivendi, international freight forwarding, oil storage and pipelines in France, solid state ...
, the vehicle was slated for limited production in 2009 as the
Bolloré Bluecar The Bolloré Bluecar is a small four-seat, three-door electric car supplied by Bolloré, designed by Pininfarina and manufactured by Cecomp in Bairo, Italy, under a joint venture owned by Bolloré and Pininfarina called Véhicule Électriques Pini ...
. Pininfarina displayed a turbine-powered plug-in hybrid called the Cambiano at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. At the 2016 Geneva Motor Show Pininfarina revealed the H2 Speed, an electric sports car concept. The H2 Speed is a
hydrogen vehicle A hydrogen vehicle is a vehicle that uses hydrogen fuel for motive power. Hydrogen vehicles include hydrogen-fueled space rockets, as well as ships and aircraft. Power is generated by converting the chemical energy of hydrogen to mechanical energ ...
with two race-specification electric motors which are fed by a hydrogen fuel cell. The hydrogen power unit was designed by Swiss company GreenGT.


Automobili Pininfarina Battista

On 27 November 2018, it was announced that Automobili Pininfarina had invested over €20m in Pininfarina design services to support plans for its range of luxury electric cars. This includes design and engineering services for the first Pininfarina-branded performance car which is a luxury electric sports car called the
Battista Battista is a given name and surname which means Baptist in Italian. Given named * Battista Agnese (died 1564), cartographer from the Republic of Genoa, who worked in the Venetian Republic * Battista Dossi, also known as Battista de Luteri, Ital ...
(named after company founder Battista 'Pinin' Farina and originally codenamed PF0). With four electric motors, the car is supposed to be able to reach 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standstill in under two seconds with a top speed of . Automobili Pininfarina plans to reveal the car at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. Further details on the Battista surfaced on 4 March 2019. It has 1900 horsepower, and only 150 will be built. It is also related to the
Rimac C Two The Rimac Nevera (pronounced: ǐːmat͡s něʋeːra is an all-electric sports car designed and manufactured by the Croatian automotive manufacturer Rimac Automobili. The first production prototype car was released in August 2021. Nevera pro ...
.


Other vehicles


Nautical design

* Primatist Aerotop Pininfarina range: G46, G53, B62, G70. *
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80' Series * Pershing 88' Pininfarina Limited Edition, a one-off body designed by Pininfarina. Yacht was used in a Visa Black Card commercial. * Fincantieri Ottantacinque by Pininfarina Project. * Schaefer 620 and 800 by Pininfarina, interiors. * Persico Marine WallyCento Project. * Azimut 65 Pininfarina.


Mass transport

* 1987–2000
ETR 500 ETR 500 ('' Elettro Treno Rapido 500'') is a family of Italian high-speed trains built by AnsaldoBreda and introduced in 1993. Designed under the aegis of the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), it is now operated by Trenitalia on RFI tracks. History ...
Italian high-speed trainset * 1991 SBB-CFF-FFS Re 460 (electric locomotive for the
Swiss Federal Railways Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ...
) * 1996 ALe 426/506 TAF "High Occupancy Train" for Italian commuter lines. * 1997
IC 2000 The IC 2000 is a double-deck train in Switzerland and is run by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) as part of its InterCity service. Top speed is 200 km/h. The train set can be composed of up to 10 coaches and provides close to 1,000 se ...
(double-decker train for the
Swiss Federal Railways Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ...
, matching the electric locomotive
Re 460 The Re 460 (popularly known as the Lok 2000) series are modern four-axle electric locomotives of the Swiss Federal Railways. Upon their entry into service in the early 1990s, they replaced the , Ae 4/7, and series units, and displaced many of th ...
) * 1999–2007
AnsaldoBreda Hitachi Rail Italy S.p.A. is a multinational rolling stock manufacturer company based in Pistoia, Italy. Formerly AnsaldoBreda S.p.A., a subsidiary of state-owned Finmeccanica, the company was sold in 2015 to Hitachi Rail of Japan. After the dea ...
Type 8 Green Line Trolley Car for the
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. * 2000
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''Habit'' buses. * 2000 SBB-CFF-FFS RABDe 500 (tilting train for the
Swiss Federal Railways Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ...
) * 2001
AnsaldoBreda Hitachi Rail Italy S.p.A. is a multinational rolling stock manufacturer company based in Pistoia, Italy. Formerly AnsaldoBreda S.p.A., a subsidiary of state-owned Finmeccanica, the company was sold in 2015 to Hitachi Rail of Japan. After the dea ...
Class 72
electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...
trains for the
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. * 2001 Cobra tram for
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. * 2004
AnsaldoBreda Hitachi Rail Italy S.p.A. is a multinational rolling stock manufacturer company based in Pistoia, Italy. Formerly AnsaldoBreda S.p.A., a subsidiary of state-owned Finmeccanica, the company was sold in 2015 to Hitachi Rail of Japan. After the dea ...
Sirio The Hitachi Sirio (Italian for Sirius, formerly sold as the AnsaldoBreda Sirio) is a low-floor tram built by Hitachi Rail Italy (formerly AnsaldoBreda), a Japanese-Italian manufacturer of trains, trams and light-rail vehicles. It can be ordered ...
tram,
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version * 2005
AnsaldoBreda Hitachi Rail Italy S.p.A. is a multinational rolling stock manufacturer company based in Pistoia, Italy. Formerly AnsaldoBreda S.p.A., a subsidiary of state-owned Finmeccanica, the company was sold in 2015 to Hitachi Rail of Japan. After the dea ...
IC4 The IC4 is an inter-city rail train built by the Italian train manufacturer AnsaldoBreda for the trans-Great Belt routes of Danske Statsbaner (DSB), Denmark's national railway operator. Under DSB's 'Good trains for everyone' plan ('Gode tog til ...
inter-city
diesel multiple unit A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...
trains for the Danish railways. * 2008
AnsaldoBreda Hitachi Rail Italy S.p.A. is a multinational rolling stock manufacturer company based in Pistoia, Italy. Formerly AnsaldoBreda S.p.A., a subsidiary of state-owned Finmeccanica, the company was sold in 2015 to Hitachi Rail of Japan. After the dea ...
Fyra V250 high-speed train for
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* 2009
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Metrostar, suburban train for
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in
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* 2009 Eurostar appoints Pininfarina to undertake design work for train refurbishment.


Other works

Pininfarina also works with other companies such as
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for product design. Other Pininfarina product designs include the
2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...
torch, cauldron and medals, as well as major appliance collections for
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. In December 1999, Pininfarina cooperated with
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and designed a watch under its label, the G-Shock GE-2000. However, the watch received criticism from the fans due to its weak strap, which was vulnerable to breaks during normal use. Pininfarina was a design contractor for the development of the Coca-Cola Freestyle drinks dispenser. Pininfarina was asked to design a new spray gun for Anest Iwata, creating the Supernova Pininfarina.


Subsidiaries

Pininfarina Extra, founded in 1986, is the Pininfarina Group design company which does not work in the transport sector. Examples include: *
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in
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Residences interiors in Miami, Florida announced in 2012 * Beachwalk waterfront residences interiors in Hallandale Beach, Florida announced in 2013 * Pininfarina Wine


See also

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Mahindra & Mahindra Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (M&M) is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Mumbai. It was established in 1945 as Mahindra & Mohammed and later renamed as Mahindra & Mahindra. Part of the Mahindra Group, ...
* Magna Steyr * Heuliez * Valmet Automotive * Ken Okuyama * Sergio Pininfarina * Battista Farina *
Andrea Pininfarina Andrea Pininfarina (26 June 1957 – 7 August 2008) was an Italian engineer and manager, former CEO of the Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina, founded by his grandfather Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930 and still controlled by the family. He was ...
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Fabio Filippini Fabio Filippini (born in Ghislarengo, VC, 1963) is an Italian car designer. Former Design Director of Pininfarina, is currently an independent Car Design consultant and Design Strategy advisor. Background Graduate in Car Design, in 1983, at S ...
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Gruppo Bertone Gruppo Bertone, commonly known as Bertone, was an Italian industrial design company which specialized in car styling, coachbuilding and manufacturing. It formerly was also a car manufacturing company. Bertone styling was distinctive, with most ...


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