Bertone

Bertone has reportedly ceased trading due to financial problems stemming from legal claims lodged by suppliers. Autocar reports the iconic Italian design house, which narrowly avoided bankruptcy in 2007 and 2011, has allegedly been forced to close its doors as suppliers pursue legal action to reclaim money owed and employees have been left unpaid.

Bertone will unveil the dramatic Nuccio concept at next month’s Geneva motor show as part of the Italian design house’s 100th anniversary celebrations. Bertone says the Nuccio concept will be based on an evolution of the car maker’s traditional mid-engined rear-wheel drive underpinnings. Among the low-profile concept’s more striking features are the single-bar headlights and taillights, plunging windscreen and A-pillars, twin rear windows and muscular haunches with massive wheels.