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发表于 2013-12-18 21:24
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Legendary Italian car styling, coachbuilding and manufacturing firm Bertone is reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy, with its restructured business model failing to win new clients.
The company, Gruppo Bertone, was founded as Carrozzeria Bertone in 1912 by Giovanni Bertone. Designer Nuccio Bertone took charge of the company after World War II and the company was divided into two units: Carrozzeria for manufacturing and Stile Bertone for styling.
Hit hard by the global financial crisis, Bertone's manufacturing facility was sold to Fiat and the Italian Government in 2009, leading Bertone to re-shape itself as a purely design-focused outfit.
The gamble has reportedly failed however, and now the struggling company is understood to have furloughed 165 workers without pay.
A sale could be on the horizon however, with the Italian Government understood to be reviewing a |
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