Stile Bertone

  • 2011 Chrysler 300

    The first vehicle to be produced at the former Bertone plant is likely to be the 2011 Chrysler 300 sedan.

  • 2009 bertone mantide 003
    Fiat given approval by Italian government for Bertone acquisition

    The past year has been unkind to coachbuilding and contract manufacturing firms, especially with the wealthy reining in their more extravagant purchases and automakers bringing their production back in-house. Carrozzeria Bertone, the manufacturing arm of the Bertone Group, is feeling the pinch of...

  • Bertone Project M supercar Mantide
    Mantide supercar to challenge Corvette ZR1’s Nurburgring lap time

    With a hexagon-centric theme and styling that looks like it was sent back through a space-time rift from 2020, the Bertone Mantide is a new and polarizing figure in the design world. Soon, however, it may also be a prominent figure in the performance world as the owner of the car reportedly wants...

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    Bertone could sell up to 10 units of $2M Mantide

    With a hexagon-centric theme and styling that looks like it was sent back through a space-time rift from 2020, the Bertone Mantide is a new and polarizing figure in the automotive design world. Recently Jason Castriota, the car's designer, revealed that as many as 10 of the cars could be built if...

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    Project M supercar revealed as Corvette ZR1-based Mantide

    Giving brilliant people free rein to build their dreams has led to some of the best designs in automotive history, no small portion of which were penned by people working for Stile Bertone. Ex-Pininfarina designer and now head of Stile Bertone Jason Castriota is one of those people. He's also the...

  • Zagato Perana Z-One
    Bertone, Morgan & Zagato Planning New Concepts For Italy’s Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

    This year's Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Italy is set to be a cracker, with three concept car world premiers planned from bespoke coachbuilders Stile Bertone and Zagato, and a retro sports-car for Morgan. The concept from Bertone is a highly anticipated V8 two-seater built with lightweight...

  • Bertone B.A.T. 11

    Italy's place in the automotive design business is legendary, inspiring passion for cars in generations of people all around the world via cars from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lancia and Alfa Romeo and more. Both Pininfarina and Bertone have spent time at the leading edge of design, and Jason Castriota, a former Pininfarina designer, has taken a position as design director at Stile Bertone, weaving the history of the two companies closer, and opening new doors for Bertone. Castriota left Pininfarina just before the Paris Motor Show in September, and had originally planned to open his own design...

  • Bertone BAT 11 could enter limited production
    Bertone BAT 11 Could Enter Limited Production

    Only a few months ago legendary Italian design house Bertone was on the verge of bankruptcy and was reported to be an acquisition target for a number of firms in India and China. Then, in April, the design house gained a new management team headed by former Aprilia CEO Teresio Gaudio. Under the new...

  • Stile Bertone to become independent design firm
    Stile Bertone To Become Independent Design Firm

    Teetered on the edge of bankruptcy, Italian coachbuilder Bertone and its ‘Stile Bertone’ design house were approved today to be split into two independent factions. This will allow the more successful design arm to separate itself from the downturn that has been plaguing the...

  • Bidding war over Bertone heats up
    Bidding War Over Bertone Heats Up

    Just a few weeks after Mahindra & Mahindra expressed their interest in purchasing the legendary coachbuilder and design house Bertone, China's FAW is throwing its hat in the ring. Both companies see the purchase as their ticket into European markets. A failed deal with Fiat for production of...

  • Struggling Bertone could be sold to Indian firm
    Struggling Bertone Could Be Sold To Indian Firm

    Another legendary marque could be sold off to an Indian firm with news coming out today claiming Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is one of a number of firms interested in purchasing Italy’s Bertone. The famed coachbuilder and design house has been placed under administration and officials...

  • Update: Bertone B.A.T. 11 concept revealed
    Update: Bertone B.A.T. 11 Concept Revealed

    Updated: Bertone’s financial problems have proven so severe that the longstanding Italian design house has been forced to pull out of this year’s Geneva Motor Show and drop plans for the B.A.T. 11 Concept. But that doesn’t mean we won’t get to see the new concept car...

  • Bertone edges closer to bankruptcy

    Bertone has been in financial trouble ever since a deal between it and Fiat to build several new Lancia models went sour back in April last year. The Italian coachbuilder has yet to secure any major projects since then and has been relying on government handouts to pay its staff. Hope came when Italian turnaround specialist Domenico Reviglio planned to buy out the struggling Carrozzeria Bertone coachbuilder but any of this happening was blocked by Italian courts and now Reviglio has announced he’s walking away from the deal. "I have no intention at all in being involved in legal...

  • Bertone seeks bankruptcy protection
    Bertone Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

    Bertone has been in financial doldrums ever since a deal between it and Fiat to build several new Lancia models went sour back in April. The Italian coachbuilder is yet to secure any major projects since then and is relying on government handouts to pay its staff but this is expected to dry up...

  • Rolls-Royce considers Bertone or Zagato partnership
    Rolls-Royce Considers Bertone Or Zagato Partnership

    Rolls-Royce may turn to Italian coachbuilders such as Bertone or Zagato to construct ultra-luxurious versions of its Phantom saloon for individual customers who desire extra levels of personalization. Under the proposal, once a rolling chassis is produced at the Goodwood facility in the UK the...

  • Bertone developing new sports car for US
    Bertone Developing New Sports Car For U.S.

    Following the demise of Fiat Group’s rescue plan for Bertone, a deal that would have seen the struggling Italian coachbuilder build several new Lancia models for Fiat, senior management were forced to come up with a new survival plan to present to investors at a meeting last month. Part of...

  • Fiat rejects Bertone rescue plan
    Fiat Rejects Bertone Rescue Plan

    Struggling Italian coachbuilder Bertone will have to scramble to come up with a new survival plan before investors meet this week after Fiat Group rejected earlier plans to help fund its rescue. Fiat’s CEO Sergio Marchionne said talks between the two over a possible joint-venture to build a...

  • New Fiat concept designed by Bertone
    New Fiat Concept Designed By Bertone

    Italian coachbuilder Bertone will unveil a new concept car wearing Fiat badges at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, continuing a tradition that has lasted for almost 80 years. The futuristic looking sports car will be based on Fiat’s new 100hp Panda, and uses aluminum for construction of the...

  • Fiat considers rescue plan for Bertone

    Italian carmaker Fiat is rumored to be developing a rescue plan for struggling coachbuilder Bertone that would see the creation of an all new company. Fiat would enter into a €200 million contract with the new company to build a low-volume coupe convertible to be sold under the Lancia brand, with Bertone offering its expertise and production facilities. Automotive News reports that Bertone would contribute industrial assets as well as actual staff to the new company with Fiat footing the bill. Officials from both companies have confirmed that talks are in progress but nothing has been...

  • Bertone to build next-generation TVRs
    Bertone To Build Next-Generation TVRs

    TVR recently announced that it will shut down its UK factory and outsource the production of its next-generation vehicles to another European company. We can now confirm that coachbuilder Bertone has been selected by TVR to produce the 2007 model-year Sagaris, Tuscan and Tuscan convertibles in...

  • Bertone inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame
    Bertone Inducted Into The Automotive Hall Of Fame

    Legendary automobile designer Nuccio Bertone, who completed designs for the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Alfa Romeo, has finally been inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame. A commemorative plate with his signature has been placed at the Detroit institute amongst other important auto...

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