Company overview
Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A., based in Moncalieri and Detroit, was founded in 1968 by Giorgetto Giugiaro and Aldo Mantovani. Initially known as Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi S.p.A., the company began with automobile design services and expanded to include project management, styling, engineering, prototyping, and testing. In 2010, Lamborghini acquired 90.1% of Italdesign’s shares as part of its ownership by the Volkswagen Group. Giorgetto Giugiaro left the company in 2015, selling his remaining shares to Lamborghini. Italdesign has collaborated with Volkswagen since the early 1970s, contributing to the design of vehicles such as the Volkswagen Golf and Passat. The company established Diseño Industrial Italdesign Srl in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992. In 2017, Italdesign Automobili Speciali was created to produce limited-edition collector vehicles like the Zerouno. As of 2015, Italdesign employed 993 people and generated over €193 million in revenue.
