Gruppo Bertone is an Italian car styling and coachbuilding house, which also manufactures
cars. Bertone styling is very distinctive, with most cars having a strong "family resemblance"
even if badged by different manufacturers. Bertone has styled cars for Abarth, Alfa Romeo,
Citroën, Ferrari, Fiat, Iso Rivolta, Lancia, Lamborghini, Mercedes Benz and Volvo Cars among
others. In addition the Bertone studio were responsible for two of the later designs of the
famous Italian motorscooter "Lambretta". The highly innovative and influential-if unsuccessful
"Luna" range and the DL/GP -a makeover of the established LI Ser III design
The company is based in GRUGLIASCO Turin. It was founded as Carrozzeria Bertone in 1912 by
Giovanni Bertone, with designer Nuccio Bertone taking over after World War II. The company
was divided into two units - the Carrozzeria building as many as 40,000 cars per year at its
height, and the styling studio, Stile Bertone. The company is currently headed by Lilli B
ertone, widow of Nuccio...
