Wednesday, March 16, 2011

De Tomaso opens its first plant in Livorno

A 52 years after its foundation, the brand De Tomaso born in Livorno, with the opening of an establishment of Delphi was located a few kilometers inland of the city of Livorno. "A dream come true," said the president Gian Mario Rossignolo referring to the fact that this plant will be made in machining and assembly of components of the new car company revived under the leadership of the entrepreneur from Turin.

The workers will be composed of the 143 workers laid off by five years and ready to return to work and produce the first vehicles, based on projects that will come out in October at a rate of about 8,000 units a year. The University of Pisa will collaborate to design an engine with very low consumption and low CO2 emissions.

The three models are provided for the Sport Luxury Sedan (Deauville), a coupe and a limousine. Regarding the first model, recently presented in Paris, there are already 1,400 customers who have booked and are prepared to pay € 120,000 turnkey price. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony was also attended by local authorities, mainly satisfied with the resolution of employment problems.

''We have fielded all the tools at our disposal - said the president of the Tuscany region, Enrico Rossi - from credit support, support for research than for training, with funding of 1.5 million €. The recovery in industrial and manufacturing is an essential part of Tuscany. "

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