Vittorio Ghidella died a few days ago, but the news was released only today, at age 80 following an illness that afflicted him for a long time. It then goes a piece of history Fiat, as the engineer and test Piedmont entered the Lingotto in 1979, he put his name on the models that have done great in the eighties the Fiat Croma to the glorious One (l ' Car of the institutions of those years), from the Lancia Delta Thema, Fiat Tipo and not forgetting the Autobianchi Y10.
Ghidella was without doubt one of the protagonists of the success of the Lingotto home at the time (he served as managing director). Advocate strongly desired Gianni Agnelli, was one of the first to suggest a strategy for the Fiat industrial group made up of alliances with other automakers.
His attempts to forge a partnership with Ford, then sank, which could have changed the scenario of the market for 4-wheel, in Europe and beyond. It is precisely his company's vision, however, put him at odds with other men Fiat, Cesare Romiti, first of all. A confrontation in 1988 which led him to leave the Lingotto area and engage in other industrial projects always near Turin.
As the years passed from the scene came Ghidella industrial retire finally from public life in Lugano. Today, quell'ingegnere taciturn that he knew even be close to 70 workers during the difficult years of the dispute, is remembered as a great lover of self, mind and lively with great technical skills - he studied mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic of Turin - which in fact allowed him to save the Fiat in the early '80s. 
Ghidella was without doubt one of the protagonists of the success of the Lingotto home at the time (he served as managing director). Advocate strongly desired Gianni Agnelli, was one of the first to suggest a strategy for the Fiat industrial group made up of alliances with other automakers.
His attempts to forge a partnership with Ford, then sank, which could have changed the scenario of the market for 4-wheel, in Europe and beyond. It is precisely his company's vision, however, put him at odds with other men Fiat, Cesare Romiti, first of all. A confrontation in 1988 which led him to leave the Lingotto area and engage in other industrial projects always near Turin.
As the years passed from the scene came Ghidella industrial retire finally from public life in Lugano. Today, quell'ingegnere taciturn that he knew even be close to 70 workers during the difficult years of the dispute, is remembered as a great lover of self, mind and lively with great technical skills - he studied mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic of Turin - which in fact allowed him to save the Fiat in the early '80s.
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