Who is the owner of Battista?
The Pininfarina Battista is an electric performance car manufactured by Automobili Pininfarina GmbH which is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with roots in the Italian car design firm and coachbuilder Pininfarina. The name Battista is a tribute to Pininfarina’s founder Battista Pininfarina. While few people know what really goes on behind the scenes, the most straightforward explanation is that Ferrari stopped using Pininfarina because its own in-house design studio, Centro Stile Ferrari, rendered Pininfarina’s services surplus to requirement.That shift marked the official end of the partnership. Flavio Manzoni later admitted: “At the beginning it was very, very tough for [Pininfarina] because after more than 60 years of collaboration they had to accept the idea that Ferrari wanted to create its in-house design center.Well, Pininfarina did design a version of LaFerrari, but actually lost out to Ferrari’s in-house squad.Pininfarina was once the sole design studio for Ferrari. But the two companies split in 2013. Here’s how it went down. Back in 2013, Ferrari made the decision to split with longtime external design firm Pininfarina.Back in 2013, Ferrari made the decision to split with longtime external design firm Pininfarina. The move was surprising, given the decades of collaboration and legendary products from the brands. In the years since, Ferrari has grown its own design center, Centro Stile, into a hub for the brand.
How many Pininfarina Battista are there?
THE AUTOMOBILI PININFARINA BATTISTA (LINK TO PRESS KIT) No more than 150 examples of Battista will be individually hand-crafted at the Pininfarina SpA atelier in Cambiano, Italy. The Pininfarina Battista is an electric performance car manufactured by Automobili Pininfarina GmbH which is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with roots in the Italian car design firm and coachbuilder Pininfarina. The name Battista is a tribute to Pininfarina’s founder Battista Pininfarina.