I.DE.A Institute (acronym, Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering) was an automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy, founded in 1978 by Franco Mantegazza and architect Renzo Piano, [2] with engineer Peter Rice as Vice President.[3]

I.DE.A Institute S.p.A.
Company typeS.p.A.
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedTurin, Italy (1978)
Defunct2019[1]
FateLiquidated
Headquarters,
Key people
Franco Mantegazza (Founder)
Renzo Piano
Servicesindustrial engineering and design, automobile design and prototyping
Number of employees
> 350
ParentQuantum Kapital AG group
Websitewww.ideainstitute.it

The Rieter Holding Ltd took full control of the company in 2002.[4] The company grew with offices in China and Brazil by the time Rieter sold the company in 2010 to the Swiss investment group Quantum Kapital AG.[5] The company was liquidated in 2019.[1]

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  1. ^ a b 19/2019 I.DE.A. Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering srl in liquidazione Liquidation 2019
  2. ^ "Concept Car of the Week: Fiat VSS I.DE.A (1981)". Car Design News. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "VSS Experimental Car by Subsystems". Fondazione Renzo Piano. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ "I.D.E.A." globalautoindex.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  5. ^ "I.DE.A. Institute to be acquired by Quantum Kapital - Car Body Design". www.carbodydesign.com. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  6. ^ "1981 FIAT VSS". archivioprototipi.it. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Ferrari Mondial t Speciale Pace Car". christies.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Carlos Sanchez". automotivedesignconference.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Fiat reveals new 500". Autocar Magazine.
  10. ^ Ssang Yong XIV-1 from carrozzeri-italiani.com.
  11. ^ Ssang Yong XIV-2 from carrozzieri-italiani.com, last accessed on 24 July 2022.
  12. ^ "JUSTYN NOREK". archivioprototipi.it. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

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