Mahindra to buy Bertone?
March 18, 2008 by Alborz Fallah
Italian design firms are not having a good decade, Pininfarina is millions in debt while its main rival, Carrozzeria Bertone, has stopped manufacturing cars since 2005 and is officially bankrupt.
As of last week there seven bids have come in from around the world for Bertone. The interesting ones include fellow Italian design house Italdesign Giugiaro and Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra.
Don’t expect a sale soon though as it normally “takes at least three months to move from potential interest to a formal bid.” an Italian commissioner in charge of the Bertone holdings told Automotive News Europe.
Mahindra seems to have the most to gain from buying Bertone for design and inspiration of its cars.
Print it: 
*****PRIMO!*****
Suppose it has to happen, better that a overseas company buys *our* brands, then have then shut down.
These days its all China, India and Russia “new-money”
Good luck to them, keep all employed and build on past glory!!
Cheers
F-0
iam with u FO
God knows Mahindra need all the help money can buy so they can start “styling” their vehicles… I mean tractors.
Dlr1 ..LOL Mahindra aint that bad. Itmay not be the most stylish but isa solidly built vehicle. drive it and you will know.