Friday, March 18, 2011

Fiat: Vittorio Ghidella died, the car world remembers

Vittorio Ghidella, former CEO Fiat, Lancia and Abarth and creator of cars like the type, the Uno, Lancia Thema and Delta, died a few days ago at the age of 80 years. Ghidella was at his home in Lugano, and was suffering from a severe illness that left him no escape. Fiat's number one until 1988, went contrary to the ideas of the then chairman Cesare Romiti, who succeeded his some time ago, due to a hypothetical partnership with Ford.

He graduated in mechanical engineering from the Politecnico di Torino, Ghidella began working at SKF, the Swedish brand of ball bearings, and then went to New Holland, which was under the control of Fiat. In 1979, Giovanni Agnelli, Fiat wanted him in the year after Ghidella managed to sign an important agreement with the unions, makes it less politicized.

In 1988 he abandoned his work and public life and had a buyout of 80 billion lire. The editors of Automobili10. it extends its condolences to the family of Ghidella.

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