Pininfarina

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[[Image:Pininfarinalogo.png|thumb|250px|Pininfarina logo.]]
:''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|car design]] firm and [[coachbuilder]] in Cambiano, Italy, founded in 1930 by automobile designer and builder [[Battista Farina|Battista "Pinin" 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 manufacturer]]s, notably [[Ferrari]], [[Maserati]], [[Cadillac|Cadillac]], [[Nash Motors|Nash]], [[Peugeot]], [[Jaguar|Jaguar]], [[Volvo]], [[Alfa Romeo]], [[MG|MG]], [[Cisitalia|Cisitalia]], 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), trains (e.g. Dutch domestic high-speed trains currently being built), and trolleys (e.g. Boston Green Line).
Until his death on August 7th, 2008, Pininfarina was run by Battista's grandson [[Andrea Pininfarina]]: the new responsibility designation is presently pending. 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| Cisitalia 202]] 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]] and [[Nash Statesman|Statesman]] lines, which, although they did carry some details of Pininfarina'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. The [[Nash-Healey]] sports car [[car body|body]] was, however, completely designed and assembled in limited numbers from 1952 to 1954 at Pininfarina's Turin facilities. Nash heavily advertised its link to the famous Italian designer, much as [[Studebaker]] promoted its longtime association with [[Raymond Loewy]]. 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.

The C70 model -- the first car built by the joint venture- - was launched on 13 April 2006, sharing the Volvo P1 platform used in the S40. This vehicle, designed by John Kinsey, is a coupé convertible featuring a three piece retractable metal hardtop that can raise or lower in less than 30 seconds. The new C70 replaces both the current cabriolet/convertible and the coupé absent from Volvo's lineup since 2003. For the first time, the C70 will be offered with a normally-aspirated gasoline engine, as well as diesel engines with variable geometry turbocharger and common-rail direct injection.

==Prototype and custom vehicles==

In addition to [[production vehicle]]s, Pininfarina creates [[prototype]], [[show car|show]], and [[custom car]]s for [[Automaker|auto manufacturer]]s, as well as private clients. Most prototypes -such as the [[Ferrari Mythos]]- have served solely as [[concept car]]s, 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)|Enzo Ferrari]] according to the client's specifications. Its design began in September 2005 with sketches by [[Jason Castriota]] moving through computer aided sculpture and stringent [[wind tunnel]] testing. More than 200 components were designed especially for the car though the engine, drivetrain and many other components are simply modified from the original Enzo Ferrari. The [[Vehicle Identification Number]] (VIN) is unchanged from the Enzo it was derived from. The P4/5 was publicly revealed on August 18, 2006 at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elégance and shown again at the Paris Motor Show in late September. Another recent prototype is the [[Pininfarina Nido]], a two seater sub-compact that could possibly make airbags obsolete.

==Notable designs==

:1933 [[Alfa Romeo 8C|Alfa Romeo 8C 2300]]
: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 A6]]GCS/53
:1955 [[Peugeot 403]]
:1955 [[Ferrari America|Ferrari 410 Superamerica]]
:1956 [[Austin A40 Farina]]
:1957 [[Lancia Flaminia]]
:1958 [[British Motor Corporation#BMC Farina|BMC Farina cars]] - 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|Dino 206]]
:1965 [[MG B|MGB GT]]
:1966 [[Renault Torino|IKA-Renault Torino]]
:1966 [[Alfa Romeo Spider|Alfa Romeo 1600 Spider Duetto]]
:1966 [[Ferrari 330|Ferrari 330 GTC]]
:1966 [[Fiat 124 Sport Spider|Fiat 124 Spider]]
:1966 [[Datsun 411]]
:1966 [[Fiat Dino|Fiat Dino Spider]]
:1967 Proposal for replacement for [[British Motor Corporation|BMC]] [[Austin 1800|1800 (ADO17)]]
:1967 Proposal for replacement for BMC [[BMC ADO16|1100 (ADO16)]]
:1968 [[Ferrari Daytona]]
:1968 [[Peugeot 504]] Cabriolet and Coupe
:1971 [[Fiat 130|Fiat 130 Coupe]]
:1973 [[Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer|Ferrari 365 GT4 BB]]
:1975 [[Lancia Montecarlo]]
:1975 [[Ferrari 308]]
:1975 [[Rolls-Royce Camargue]]
:1976 [[Peugeot Peugette]]
:1978 [[Jaguar XJ6]]
:1983 [[Peugeot 205|Peugeot 205]]
:1984 [[Ferrari Testarossa]]
:1984 [[Ferrari 288 GTO]]
:1984 Honda HP-X concept car<ref>[http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z2397/Honda_HP-X.aspx 1984 Honda HP-X concept], retrieved on August 7, 2008.</ref>
:1985 [[Peugeot 205|Peugeot 205 Cabriolet]]
:1985 [[Ferrari 328]]
:1987 [[Alfa Romeo 164]]
:1987 [[Cadillac Allanté]]
:1987 [[Ferrari F40]]
:1987 [[Peugeot 405]]
:1989 [[Ferrari Mythos]]
:1989 [[Ferrari 348]]
:1992 [[Jaguar XJ220]] - Rebodied an unknown number of cars
:1994 [[Fiat Coupé]]
:1994 [[Ferrari F355]]
:1995 [[Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider]]
:1995 [[MG F]] - Roof Structure only.
:1996 [[Lancia Kappa|Lancia Kappa SW]]
:1997 [[Peugeot 306|Peugeot 306 Cabriolet]]
:1997 [[Peugeot 406|Peugeot 406 Coupé]]
:1999 [[Hafei Zhongyi|Songhuajiang Hafei Zhongyi]]
:1999 [[Mitsubishi Pajero]]
:2000 [[Daewoo Tacuma]]
:2000 [[Ferrari 550|Ferrari 550 Barchetta]]
:2000 [[Ferrari 360 Spider]]
:2000 [[Mercedes-Benz O405|Hispano Habit]]
:2001 [[Citroën Osée]]
:2001 [[Hyundai Matrix]]
:2002 [[Ferrari 575M Maranello]]
:2002 [[Enzo Ferrari (car)|Enzo Ferrari]]
:2002 [[Daewoo Lacetti]]
:2002 [[Hafei Lobo]]
:2003 [[Maserati Quattroporte]]
:2004 [[Ferrari 612 Scaglietti]]
:2005 [[Peugeot 1007]]
:2005 [[Maserati Birdcage 75th]]
:2006 [[Mitsubishi Colt CZC]]
:2006 [[Volvo C70]]
:2006 [[Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano]]
:2006 [[Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina]]
:2007 [[Brilliance BS4]]
:2007 [[Ford Focus (International)|Ford Focus CC by Pininfarina]]
:2008 [[Maserati GranTurismo]]
:2009 [[Pininfarina Hyperion]]
:2009 [[Pininfarina B0 EV Concept]]
:2009 [[Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta]] (built for Wal-Mart Chairman Rob Walton)
:2010 [[Alfa Romeo Spider Concept]]

== Product design ==
Pininfarina also works with other companies such as SimpleTech for product design.<ref name="slashgear.com">{{Cite news|url=http://www.slashgear.com/new-drives-from-simpletech-designed-by-pininfarina-104703.php|title=New drives from SimpleTech designed by Pininfarina|accessdate=2007-05-10|publisher=Slashgear}}</ref>

Among Pininfarina's notable product designs are the Torino 2006 Olympic torch and two luxury appliance collections for Gorenje.<ref name="Gorenje Pinifarina">{{Cite news|url=http://www.gorenjepininfarina.com|title=Gorenje Pinifarina|accessdate=2008-08-06|publisher=Gorenje}}</ref>

==Pininfarina Extra==
Pininfarina Extra, founded in 1986, is the Pininfarina Group design company which does not work in the transport sector.

== Alternative propulsion ==
Pininfarina has an area dedicated to the new [[electric car]] Pininfarina Bolloré. Batteries are produced by Bolloré Group.<ref>[http://www.pininfarina.com/index/storiaModelli/Auto-Elettrica Pininfarina | Electric car]</ref><ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121002128666768637.html Start-Ups Race to Produce 'Green' Cars - WSJ.com]</ref>

==Gallery==
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==See Also==
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==External links==

* [http://www.pininfarina.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.pininfarina.se/ Pininfarina Sverige]
* [http://www.chryslerheritage.com/mag5_win01.pdf Foster, Patrick R. "Nashes With an Italian Accent", FORWARD: The American Heritage of DaimlerChrysler, Winter 2001, pages 33-7.]
* [http://www.landcrab.net/mainframes/main_pinafarina1800.htm BMC 1800 & 1100] - detail on these extremely influential design proposals
* [http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2002/autobodies/cisitalia.html The Cisitalia 2002] at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
* [http://www.landcrab.net/mainframes/main_pinafarina1800.htm BMC 1800 & 1100] - detail on these extremely influential design proposals
* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/pinin-farina/pool/ Some private photos of Pininfarina cars on Flickr]
* [http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080130.003/pininfarina-sintesi-concept-first-sketch-revealed Pininfarina Sintesi Concept first sketch revealed]
* [http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/02/pininfarina-confirms-ferrari-brembo-and-sabelt-as-new-sharehold/ Pininfarina confirms Ferrari, Brembo and Sabelt as new shareholders]
* [http://jalopnik.com/399994/andrea-pininfarina-dead-at-age-51-in-motorcycle-crash Andrea Pininfarina, Dead At Age 51 In Motorcycle Crash]
* [http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/08/pininfarinas-rolls-royce-based-hyperion.html Pininfarina’s Rolls-Royce Based Hyperion Unveiled]
* [http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/12/paolo-pininfarina-announced-to-succeed-his-late-brother/ Paolo Pininfarina announced to succeed his late brother]
* [http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090525.012/the-golden-ferrari-revival-by-pininfarina-uncovered The Golden Ferrari Revival by Pininfarina Uncovered]

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