2000

At the Turin Motor Show, Pininfarina's 70 years in the business are celebrated by the world preview of the “rossa” research prototype and receives the Concept Car of the Year Award.
In Paris, world debut of the 550 Barchetta, to which Ferrari has given the name Pininfarina for the first time on the occasion of the Company's 70th anniversary.

Pininfarina S.p.A. increases its interest in Pininfarina Extra s.r.l. from 20% to full control.
In January makes its debut the Hyundai Matrix, a two-box sedan designed by Pininfarina.
Two new concepts presented: on show in Geneva the Osée, based on Citroën mechanicals, that was voted the "Best Concept", and the Start, on show in Frankfurt, realised on Ford mechanicals and technology, in homage to the new collaboration with Ford Europe GmbH.

corporate name into Pininfarina Ricerca e Sviluppo S.p.A..
Foundation of Open Air Systems GmbH, 50-50 joint venture between Pininfarina and Webasto to design, engineer and produce retractable roof systems.
Launch of the new Ford Streetka, engineered and manufactured by Pininfarina.
Inauguration of the new Engineering Centre. It stands in 12,000 sq.m. over 6,000 sq.m. of which is built on, and enhances Pininfarina capabilities, enabling the Company to offer engineering services on the market alongside its traditional styling and design skills.
Memorandum of understanding signed with Volvo Car Corporation.
The Ferrari 575M Maranello, the front-engined berlinetta with superlative technical and performance content, makes its debut.
The Founder Battista "Pinin" Farina enters the European Automotive Hall of Fame.
The styling/engineering cooperation with the Chinese Company Hafei, started in 1996, is celebrated by the exhibition at the Beijing Motor Show of a concept, the HF Fantasy, a sporting and top class saloon.
This year also signs the debut of a new extraordinary Ferrari, the “Enzo” a limited edition supercar which, in line with the previous F40 and F50, expressed the supreme transfer of technology from F1 to Ferrari GT road cars.
The production range now includes the Ford StreetKa, the Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider, the Mitsubishi Pajero Pinin 3 and 5-door and the Peugeot 406 Coupé.
The new four-door GM - Daewoo Nubira saloon, designed by Pininfarina, makes its debut at the Seoul Motor Show 2002, enhancing the cooperation with the Korean manufacturer started with the styling of the compact MPV Tacuma in 2000.

Acquisition of Matra Automobile’s engineering, testing and prototyping businesses.
Establishment of Pininfarina Sverige AB in Uddevalla, Sweden, a joint venture (60% Pininfarina S.p.A., 40% Volvo Car Corporation) responsible for producing a new generation of convertible Volvo cars.
World debuts of the Maserati Quattroporte and the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, both designed by Pininfarina.
The prototype Enjoy, developed with Lotus cooperation and presented at the Geneva Show, is a roadster conceived to be used on the road and on the circuit thanks to its modular structure with central body and four removable wings. Enjoy won the “Most Fun”prize at the 2003 Geneva Motor Show and the Special Prize “for the genius of the concept”awarded by The World’s most Beautiful Automobile jury (Milan, 2003).
Still in Geneva made its world debut the new Alfa Romeo Spider and GTV designed and built by Pininfarina in its plants.
Celebration of the collaboration with Jaguar on the X-Type Wagon, a first example of the Pininfarina activity in the product engineering field.

Merger by absorption of Industrie Pininfarina S.p.A. and Pininfarina Ricerca e Sviluppo S.p.A. into Pininfarina S.p.A..
World premiere of two concepts, Saturn Curve and Chevy Nomad, built by Pininfarina on General Motor’s style.
Unveiling in the heart of Turin of the Winter Olympic Games Countdown Clock designed by Pininfarina, that will be also responsible for design and production of the Olympic Torch.
An agreement was signed with Morocco Government representatives for setting up, in Morocco, an engineering centre controlled by Matra Automobile Engineering.
World debut in Beijing for a Hafei Saibao sedan for which Pininfarina has developed the design and the engineering.
At the Paris Motor Show Pininfarina Nido, a safety research prototype, was presented in a world preview and won the Most Beautiful Car of the Year award in the Prototype and Concept Car category. The Ferrari F430 coupe designed by Pininfarina made its debut in Paris as well.
Partnership with Ford of Europe was extended signing a new contract to build, at Pininfarina's manufacturing facilities, the new Focus convertible.
An agreement was reached with Mitsubishi Motors Europe for the design and development of the Colt coupé-cabriolet and its production at the Pininfarina plants starting early 2006.
Handover of Pininfarina’s 50% share in the joint venture Open Air Systems GmbH to Webasto.

“Louis Vuitton Classic Concept Award” assigned to Maserati Birdcage 75th.
On display on the Pininfarina stand at the Geneva Motor Show the new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano designed by Pininfarina, the Alfa Spider designed, engineered and manufactured by Pininfarina (winner of the Cabrio of the Year Award), the Mitsubishi Colt CZC and the Volvo C70.
An exclusive custom-made car, the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti “K” by Pininfarina, commissioned to Pininfarina by the American car collector, Peter Kalikow, was exhibited at the 2006 Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance.
On May 12 the Board of Directors elected Andrea Pininfarina Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Paolo Pininfarina Deputy Chairman. Sergio Pininfarina was elected Honorary Chairman by unanimous voice vote.
On July 20 the recently established MPX GmbH subsidiary bought the design operations of MSX International Engineering GmbH, based in Munich (Germany), for 3.5 million euros. On July 28 the Pininfarina Deutschland subsidiary signed a contract to sell its operations that manufacture models and calipers, effective October 1, 2006. It did not sell its engineering operations, which in the coming years will be strengthened and integrated with the newly acquired MPX GmbH.
The Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina custom-built for the American collector James Glickenhaus played a leading role in Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in August and made its European debut at the Paris Motor Show together with the new Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet designed and developed in close cooperation with Pininfarina and manufactured at the Pininfarina plant in Bairo (Turin).
Inauguration of the T-Belt, the new Ground Effect Simulation System installed in the full-scale Pininfarina Wind Tunnel in Grugliasco (Turin).