Andrea Pininfarina 51, CEO of automobile design house Pininfarina SpA, was killed while riding his Vespa. It is believed that Pininfarina's motorscooter was hit by a car while he was on his way to the company's R&D center in Cambiano.
His death comes a crucial time as Pininfarina SpA was in the middle of a restructuring, as this past year the company had a net loss of 114.9 million euros.
Pininfarina was the son of Sergio Pininfarina and grandson of the carrozzeria's founder Battista "Pinin" Farina. He is survived by a wife, two sons and a daughter.
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Here's Inside Line's take: Italian Car Designer Andrea Pininfarina Dies in Crash
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photos of the crash site with his vespa gt60 and the ford fiesta still there...
photos are geotagged with exact location of crash...
the 78 year old driver of the ford was failing to yield while making a left turn onto the via torino from the his side street. anderas view was obstructed by a truck on the side of the road...
I believe you mean 114.9 million Euro.
I believe you'd have to be correct heffling. I can't imagine they'd have had to do to much restructuring to overcome a net loss of 114.9 Euros.
Anyway, sad to hear about this loss. I wonder what impact this will have on the company?
Very sad, RIP.