“Once again, the Geneva Motor Show provides an excellent occasion to highlight our role as leading player on the world automotive market”, declared Life Senator Sergio Pininfarina, President of Pininfarina S.p.A., at the 76th Geneva International Show. On the Pininfarina stand, pride of place has been reserved for the new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, the Alfa Romeo Spider and Mitsubishi Colt CZC all receiving their world première, and the Volvo C70. All are epoch-making emblems of Pininfarina’s expertise and styling, design and production know-how.

“These models are the best confirmation that the strategy launched in 2000, intended to secure Pininfarina a place on world markets as a Full Service Provider of the auto industry, has now reached fulfillment” states CEO Andrea Pininfarina. “The vehicles showcased on our stand - continues Andrea Pininfarina – represent a perfect synthesis of the three main aspects of our activities: in addition to the new Ferrari penned by Pininfarina, stressing the long-term cooperation with the Maranello-based Brand, the debut of the Alfa Romeo Spider and Mitsubishi Colt CZC – developed and produced at our Italian facilities – confirm not only our creative excellence but also our industrial expertise. Furthermore, the Volvo C70, produced at the Uddevalla plant in Sweden and previewed last year at the Frankfurt Show, confirms the international growth of the company” declares Andrea Pininfarina.

The most characteristic element of the Pininfarina stand is the special trim of the Alfa Romeo Spider, Mitsubishi Colt CZC and Volvo C70, produced in cooperation with the high prestige Poltrona Frau firm. The main idea behind this original project was to unite the three vehicles with a unique language of colours and materials both as a mark of distinction and to add further lustre to the interior and exterior. “The special trim – concludes Andrea Pininfarina – confirms the care and attention that the company reserves for its customers’ products in a search for new, always interesting distinctive features able to express its creativity”.

Vehicles on the Pininfarina stand

Alfa Romeo Spider – world preview: developed and produced by Pininfarina. Sportiness, Italian panache and quality, these are the three characteristics that have inspired the project since the outset, seeking to exalt the typical pedigree personality of Alfa Romeo cars and continuing the long traditions of roadsters designed and produced by the legendary Italian auto-maker. The Alfa Romeo Spider will be assembled at Pininfarina’s San Giorgio Canavese (Turin) plant alongside the Alfa Romeo Brera which already rolls off the same production lines.
 

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano – world preview: the new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, the most high-performing 12-cylinder production Berlinetta constructed by the marque of the Prancing Horse has been penned by Pininfarina. Once again, Pininfarina has succeeded in combining and blending shape and functionality in an extraordinarily sophisticated creative process that has generated a perfect symbiosis of surfaces and mechanicals.

Mitsubishi Colt CZC – world preview: at two years from launching of the hatchback version and one year from introduction of the 3-door version, the sporty Colt CZC, the third variant of the Colt European family, developed and produced by Pininfarina in close cooperation with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), makes its debut. Based on the hatchback version of the Colt, this new entry is a convertible with a new generation, retractable hard top that still offers the much-appreciated extra space typical of the 2+2 configuration. The car will be produced at Pininfarina’s Bairo (Turin) facility.

Volvo C70: the Volvo 70, premiered at the last Frankfurt Show, is an offshoot of the cooperation between Pininfarina and Volvo Car Corporation. This modern convertible, which sports an exclusive three-part fully-retractable hard top, is the first model developed and produced by Pininfarina Sverige AB, the joint-venture between Pininfarina (60%) and Volvo Car Corporation (40%). The new Volvo C70 started to roll off the production lines of the Uddevalla, Sweden plant at the end of 2005.

Pininfarina SpA

With a history dating back to 1930, Pininfarina is today one of the leading service companies within the automotive industry, able to offer to the OEM's creative solutions based on its know-how and flexibility through each stage of Concept & Design, Product & Process Engineering, Niche Vehicle Manufacturing, as a full-cycle turn-key partner, or a provider of specific services. The company has more than 3,000 employees and operations in Italy, France, Germany, Sweden, Morocco and China.