One of the most interesting lots heading for auction at Pebble Beach is a Siata 208 CS Corsa Spider which was owned and raced by Nuccio Bertone and which he rebodied in aluminium using cutting edge aerodynamic ideas of the day

Ahead of its Geneva debut, Bertone has shown off three full sketches of the concept sports car that will celebrate its centenary; the "Nuccio" is a full blown reinterpretation of the designer's most famous creations, the sensational Stratos Zero

Sketches of the concept car that Bertone is set to present at the 82nd Geneva Motor Show have leaked out, and reveal a supercar wedge shape in the style of the design house’s golden era – appropriately, the new car will be dubbed ‘Nuccio’

Headlined by the wild 1967 Lamborghini Marzal, a predecessor to the Espada, which fetched 1,512,000 euros, total sales by RM Auctions at Ville d'Este for selected members of the Bertone collection surpassed 3.6 million euros

RM Auctions will offer six very rare Lamborghini, Lancia and Chevrolet badged one-off design concept cars from the now-liquidated Bertone Museum collection at its inaugural Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este sale in May

ItaliaspeedTV: In Geneva today Bertone has unveiled its latest showcar project, this time the Turniese design house returning to the British Jaguar brand to reinterpret its tradition of luxurious sedan with the B99 concept

ItaliaspeedTV: Views of the idled former Carrozzeria Bertone factory in Grugliasco, Turin, which now belongs to Fiat; last week a proposal was presented by Fiat that could see a future E-segment car being built at the complex

For this year's 81st Geneva Motor Show Stile Bertone will present a Jaguar-based luxury sedan concept featuring a hybrid powertrain which is to be called the B 99 to celebrate the occasion of the Italian design house's 99th anniversary

In a meeting held at the Unione Industriale di Torino this morning Fiat has presented the trade unions with a plan for the relaunch of car assembly activities at the Officine Automobilistiche Grugliasco, formerly Carrozzeria Bertone

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: These photos, taken this morning, show Bertone's former contract manufacturing facility now bearing discreet 'Officine Automobilistiche Grugliasco' signage as the idled plant awaits its new future with Fiat

Italian niche specialists Autostudi, Bertone, Castagna, Fioravanti, Pininfarina, Salt, Spada and Touring Superleggera showcased their latest projects in a special 'collective' organised in collaboration with ANFIA at the Qatar Motor Show

ItaliaspeedTV: Stile Bertone's dramatic Pandion concept sports car, built to celebrate the centenary of Alfa Romeo this year, is the star of a short Hollywood-style promotional video titled "Reality of Tomorrow"

ItaliaspeedTV: Lilli Bertone, President of Bertone, and Michael Robinson, the new Bertone Design Director, present for its world première during the press conference the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione-underpinned Pandion concept sports car

Bertone, one of Italy’s legendary styling houses, is in Geneva this week celebrating 75 years of collaboration with Alfa Romeo with Pandion, an aggressive yet beautiful coupé designed as a tribute to Alfa Romeo’s one hundred year anniversary

Following a torrid two year absence during which the famous Bertone name very nearly vanished, the Italian design house will be back in Geneva next month where it will unveil a stunning new concept V8 engined Alfa Romeo 2+2 sports car

Hot on the heels of a first glimpse of Pininfarina's Geneva-bound Alfa Romeo concept, Stile Bertone has presented its own sketch this time of the new Alfa 8C Competizione-based coupé it will show off in the halls of the Swiss Palexpo

The sale of Carrozzeria Bertone to the Fiat Group has been authorised by the Italian government it was confirmed this afternoon with the carmaker's proposed investment superior to rivals offers from Italian, Spanish and Chinese bidders

An unusual item listed the auction site eBay is a replica of Bertone's Stratos Zero concept which was used by deceased pop star Michael Jackson for a video and which was commissioned when he was unable to secure use of the original

Fiat is the favourite to take control of Bertone's contract manufacturing business with CEO Sergio Marchionne saying that the factory would be used to build niche production models although he had no interest in acquiring the Bertone name

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed, Cartier Style et Luxe Paddock - Bertone Alfa Romeo Carabo & Navajo (2/2)

The long-running saga of the now bankrupt Gruppo Bertone took another dramatic turn today as Fiat Group confirmed that it has placed a non-binding offer to buy the Turinese firm's idled contract manufacturing division, Carrozzeria Bertone

One of the most eye-catching sports cars to take to the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend was the dramatic and eye-catching Mantide, a one-off coachbuilt project from the studios of the newly rejuvenated Stile Bertone

Two stunning and then ground-breaking Alfa Romeo-based historic design concepts from the pen of Nuccio Bertone, the Carabo and Navajo, starred in the Cartier Style et Luxe Paddock at the Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed, Cartier Style et Luxe Paddock - Bertone Alfa Romeo Carabo & Navajo (1/2)

The new Mantide has been designed and fully engineered in collaboration with the renowned Danisi Engineering and aims to be the world’s greatest street legal performance car, wrapped in an iconic and radical Stile Bertone design

Photo Gallery: Stile Bertone - Mantide

Two leading Italian design houses, Stile Bertone and Zagato, will each present their latest exciting prototype at the Concorso d'Eleganza Ville d'Este - with both being based around the underpinnings and engine of the Chevrolet Corvette

Photo Gallery: Stile Bertone - Mantide

Video: Stile Bertone - Inside Project M #7

Stile Bertone's latest exotic coachbuilt sports car, and a bold project that signifies a new era for the historic Italian design firm, now revealed as the Corvette ZR1 based Mantide, will make its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show today

Video: Stile Bertone - Inside Project M #6

Video: Stile Bertone - Inside Project M #5

Photo Gallery: Stile Bertone - Inside Project M (I)

Video: Stile Bertone - Inside Project M #4

More details of Stile Bertone's forthcoming 'Project M' have emerged along with another video episode of the drip-feed presentation of this one-off coachbuilt sports car that is set to be unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show next month

Video: Stile Bertone - Inside Project M #3

Video: Stile Bertone - Inside Project M #2

Stile Bertone under the leadership of new Design Director Jason Castriota are busy working on the final stages of a new one-off coachbuilt project that is now counting down to its public debut at the Shanghai Auto Show later next month

Interview - Jason Castriota: One of the more significant moves this year in the automotive design world was the announcement of Jason Castriota’s departure from Pininfarina; now three months later he is leading the revival at Stile Bertone

As of December 1, 2008, Jason Castriota, formerly the top designer at Pininfarina, has become the new Design Director of Stile Bertone, the design and engineering firm headed by Marie-Jeanne Bertone, first-born daughter of Nuccio

Photo Gallery: Trilogy of the Automobile 3: Dream, Torino Esposizioni - Bertone (II)

Photo Gallery: Trilogy of the Automobile 3: Dream, Torino Esposizioni - Bertone (I)

Bertone's dramatic B.A.T. 11, the newest member of the Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica concept car series, will make its North American debut at the 30th Annual Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance on August 3 in Rochester

Conservative thinking went out of the window at Villa d’Este this weekend as the jury were locked into a bold mood, electing Chris Hrabalek’s lurid-orange Lancia Stratos prototype as the ‘Best of Show’ in its category

Photo Gallery: Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este - Lancia Stratos HF Bertone (Prototype, 1970)

Leading Chinese carmaker FAW Group has tendered a formal bid to purchase the failed Italian design and contract engineering firm Bertone according to a report by Automotive News Europe

While the automotive world’s attention has been focused on Bertone’s new B.A.T. 11 concept, the commissioners appointed by the bankruptcy courts to run the company have filed their initial report

Photo Gallery: Bertone Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 11 (project images)

Video: Bertone Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 11

Despite not being at the motor show Bertone still managed to generate a big impression with the unveiling of the B.A.T. 11 concept car at the first AutoDesignNight in downtown Geneva

Photo Gallery: Bertone Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 11

The saga of Bertone took another twist today as it was suggested that the firm's BAT11 concept will make an appearance in Geneva tomorrow although not in the halls of the motor show itself

Confusion surrounds Bertone's appearance in Geneva with Marie-Jeanne Bertone contradicting the official line and revealing sketch of a showcar that would revive the famous Alfa Romeo BAT lineage

For the first time in more than half a century, Bertone will not be attending the Geneva Motor Show, the decision was taken this morning by Lilli Bertone, Chairman of the Board of Stile Bertone SpA

The Turin court which is hearing the drawn out Bertone bankruptcy proceedings has now appointed three commissioners who will spend the next month deciding if the company has a viable future

The Bertone saga has taken another turn as an Italian court has blocked the takeover of the historic Turinese firm by the turnaround specialist Domenico Reviglio which was only announced last week

Lilli Bertone this morning handed control of Carrozzeria Bertone and Stile Bertone to turnaround specialist Domenico Reviglio in return for a 35 percent stake in the reconstituted company

Bertone is heading for receivership as an Italian bankruptcy court fails to be convinced by Lilli Bertone's latest rescue plan and will now set about appointing a commissioner to run the company

Following the surprise announcement on New Year's Day that entrepreneur Domenico Reviglio had moved into the frame to purchase Bertone Group, first details of his bid have been revealed

Bertone's situation is finally being resolved with Lili Bertone announcing last night that she had signed an option to sell the struggling group to Domenico Reviglio, the founder of Gruppo Prototipo

Bertone is gearing up for its bankruptcy hearing with the courts next Tuesday with its future once more in some confusion after a mooted rescue plan failed to materialise at the very last minute

Carrozzeria Bertone's on-going struggles to stay afloat and find new vehicle assembly business continue to drag on with the historic Italian firm today applying for bankruptcy protection from its creditors

News sources have reported that contract manufacturer Carrozzeria Bertone is currently in talks with the Chinese automaker Zhejiang Gonow Automobile for construction of SUVs and pickups

Reports this week claim that Bertone is discussing building a BMW-powered sportscar for the US market as the historic Italian 'carrozzeria' seeks to attract new business to keep it in operation

Based on the floorpan and mechanicals of the Fiat Panda 100 HP, the Bertone Barchetta is an open-topped strictly two-seater sports car that calls to mind the Italian racing cars of the 1950s

Photo Gallery: Bertone Barchetta

On-going talks between Fiat and Bertone over the latter building a niche 'coupé-convertible' have come to an unsuccessful conclusion, plunging the future of the firm's engineering division into doubt

Bertone is posting a strong presence at the Geneva Motor Show this week with the unveiling of their latest concept car developed for the Fiat brand, the Barchetta; the concept celebrating Bertone’s 95th anniversary

77th Geneva Motor Show Photo Gallery: Bertone Barchetta (II)

77th Geneva Motor Show Photo Gallery: Bertone Barchetta (I)

At the Geneva Motor Show next month Bertone will unveil a new futuristic and minimalist new concept sports car based on the new Fiat Panda 100 HP, with features including an aluminium body and distinctive clear door panels

As with previous years, the Bologna Motor Show is playing host to a variation of interesting activities displaying automotive culture, including the third edition of “L’Auto che Vera” sponsored by Promotor International and ANFIA

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: L’Auto che Vera - Bertone Suagnà

Bertone is set to take over the production of the TVR sports cars with the specialist English automotive brand set to be officially re-launched at the Geneva Motor Show next March, well-placed sources have revealed

Just 48 hours after Nikolai Smolenski, the owner of Blackpool sports car manufacturer TVR, announced that the firm would be moving production to Europe, the English media is full of rumours that Bertone are to step in

Nuccio Bertone has entered the Automotive Hall of Fame: and a plate engraved with his signature has been deposited next to those of celebrities who have made motoring history, from Henry Ford to Giovanni Agnelli

Famous Italian design house Bertone are at the Paris Motor Show this week as they look to bounce back into the limelight, now with 70-year-old Lilli Bertone, the widow of founder 'Nuccio', firmly at the company's helm

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Bertone Suagnà

Automotive News have added detail to reports that Bertone is set to self-fund and build a new 'Coupé-Cabriolet' for Lancia with further news of the project as well as comments from the Group's President Lilli Bertone

With speculation swirling that Bertone's recent Suagnà could form the basis of a new Lancia CC model, Forbes have given the Grande Punto-based concept its seal of approval, choosing it as their car of the week

Bertone is set to underwrite and build a brand new Lancia-branded 'coupé-cabriolet' model based on the new Fiat Grande Punto platform reports Luca Cifferi in Automotive News

Exactly forty years after the original Lamborghini Miura was shown to the world in Geneva, Bertone is celebrating this important milestone by presenting the timeless sportscar at the Swiss show

In Geneva Bertone have presented the Suagnà, a concept car that interprets the theme of the coupé-cabriolet with aggressive elegance, while achieving levels of roominess and comfort that Bertone claim are unknown in this category

76th Geneva International Motor Show Photo Gallery: Bertone Suagnà (II)

76th Geneva International Motor Show Photo Gallery: Bertone Suagnà (I)

The exciting new Fiat Grande Punto is proving to be a real feast for Italy's top car designers with Bertone now set to present a 'Coupé-Cabriolet' concept at the Geneva Motor Show at the end of this month

The Italian auto industry prides itself on being at the cutting edge of design and technology and the now fifty year old BAT 7 prototype in the "futuristic" section at Goodwood bore testimony to this tradition