EMAS – Eco Mobility Advanced Solution. The compact car with an SUV roominess. Italdesign Giugiaro's mission is providing major and emerging international car and industrial makers with a wide variety of services, ranging from creativity, through to engineering, validation and prototyping, aiming to the industrialization of new vehicles and products. From the rational conception to the real object. Photo: Italdesign Giugiaro

Wolfsburg / Turin - August 9, 2010

Volkswagen Group completes acquisition of majority shareholding in Italdesign Giugiaro

The Volkswagen Group has completed the acquisition of the majority shareholding in Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. (IDG), Turin.
Volkswagen therefore now holds a 90.1 percent stake in IDG, including the brand name rights and patents.
Ralf-Gerhard Willner (49) and Salvatore Cieri (53) have been appointed to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of IDG.

EMAS – Eco Mobility Advanced Solution. The compact car with an SUV roominess. The Emas features a room of a medium-category car while maintaining the exterior dimensions of a compact mini. The Emas family, powered by a drive system is a series hybrid plug-in developed by Lotus Engineering, features three versions: Emas, Emas Country end Emas3. Photo: Italdesign Giugiaro

“Italdesign has now become a permanent member of the Volkswagen Group. Given the full order books and numerous interesting projects, the perspectives are better than ever,” Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, stated.
“In view of our ongoing model initiative and the associated development and design assignments, we will be expanding Italdesign’s highly-motivated and productive team,” Winterkorn added.

The Emas features a room of a medium-category car while maintaining the exterior dimensions of a compact mini. Photo: Italdesign Giugiaro

Giorgetto Giugiaro is Chairman of the Executive Committee, Fabrizio Giugiaro is Vice President, Enzo Pacella is Managing Director.

Ralf-Gerhard Willner has now also been appointed to the body.
He currently heads concept development at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand in Wolfsburg, having previously held the same function at Audi in Ingolstadt.

Salvatore Cieri will also be joining the Executive Committee as Managing Director at IDG.
He is currently the member of the Board of Directors responsible for Administration, Finance and Controlling at Automobili Lamborghini.

The Emas family, powered by a drive system is a series hybrid plug-in developed by Lotus Engineering, features three versions: Emas, Emas Country end Emas3. Photo: Italdesign Giugiaro

IDG was founded in Turin by Giorgetto Giugiaro and Aldo Mantovani in 1968.

Volkswagen has enjoyed successful cooperation with IDG for many decades.
Giugiaro made a name for himself not only with the Golf I, but also with concepts for important models such as the first Volkswagen Passat, Scirocco or the Audi 80.

Italdesign has also acquired a reputation worldwide as a highly-competent development center.

Volkswagen Group completes acquisition of majority shareholding in Italdesign Giugiaro. Photo: Italdesign Giugiaro

The shareholding has been acquired by Audi’s Italian subsidiary Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A.

The remaining shares will stay in the possession of the present owner family Giugiaro.


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