The famous design house, Italdesign Giugiaro in Turin, Italy, would have bought by Volkswagen. The announcement of the purchase, according to Automotive News Europe of its journalists in Italy, Luca Cifferi will be announced early next week. However, both parties are still arguing over when asked to confirm the transaction.

Volkswagen do like a buzz, because the ambition is to become the largest automaker in 2018 by selling 10 million units of cars per year. To achieve these tanget, 10 VW, Porsche, including, requires a lot of designers and engineers. In 2010, the 60th plan to add models of the VW group, including aliases refreshing facelift.

Italdesign, funded by Giorgetto Giugaro in 1968, now has 975 employees and 800 workstations for design. Most workers and equipment stationed at its headquarters in Moncalieri, 15 km south of Turin, Italy.

Italdesign is a private one hundred percent Giorgetto Giugiaro (71) as chairman and his son, Fabrice (45), who led the division designs and models. The two leaders are expected to continue doing the same work for VW took over the company.

Italdesign designed the latest models of sedans and light trucks are now Alfa Romeo 159, Kupe Brerra, Fiat Grande Punto idea, and Suzuki SX4, Fiat Sedici with his brother.

While the VW designed by Italdesign is the first generation Golf, Audi80, VW Passat, Scirocco, VW W12 concept and Sports, as well as recent models of seats and Bugatti.

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