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The BX 16V was found to be faster around a race-track than the "in house" competitor Peugeot 405 Mi16 in a test in the Swedish motoring magazine Teknikens Vrld. The most successful pre-Chrysler Simca models were the Aronde, the Simca 1000 and the front-engined 1100 compact. However, to compete with Alpine's success, other manufacturers developed increasingly special cars, notably the Lancia Stratos which was based closely on the A110's size and rear-engined concept, though incorporating a Ferrari engine. The rest of the world knew them as R5 Alpines but in the UK they had to be renamed to R5 Gordini. For the Sunbeam car model, see, 21st century: relaunch of the Alpine marque, "Socit des Automobiles Alpine. The rear-engined Simca 1000 was introduced in 1961 with its sporting offspring, the Simca-Abarth in 1963. [13] He moved back to Turin to be closer to his ageing grandfather, as well as be closer to the family business.[14]. 1967 saw the more powerful 1200S Bertone Coupe that, with a horsepower upgrade in 1970, could reach the dizzying speed of almost 112mph (180km/h), making it the fastest standard production Simca ever built. Usually That's Not The Case But This One Didn't Have The Entertainment Value As The Remake Did. [9] The exterior was also slightly updated, with new more rounded bumpers, flared wheelarches to accept wider tyres, new and improved mirrors and the front indicators replaced with larger clear ones which fitted flush with the headlights. In February 2016, at an event held in Monte Carlo, Groupe Renault's chief Carlos Ghosn unveiled the Alpine Vision showcar (a model close to the planned production Alpine) and announced a 2017 relaunch for the Alpine brand. [57], In August 2021, he kicked off the 89th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which saw the participation of the new LMH, a class in which Ferrari will enter starting from 2023.[58]. The Socit des Automobiles Alpine SAS,[4] commonly known as Alpine (French pronunciation:[alpin()]), is a French manufacturer of racing and sports cars established in 1955. It is made up of the Alpine subsidiaries Alpine Racing Limited (an Enstone-based operation) and Alpine Racing SAS (Viry-Chtillon) mainly for running the company Formula One programme[30] and a partnership with Signatech for other programmes. [16][17][18][19] In this partnership, Caterham acquired 50% ownership of the Renault's Dieppe assembly plant assets. [19] In 2010, he became chairman of Fiat S.p.A. (then Fiat Chrysler Automobiles), succeeding Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, and chairman of the Giovanni Agnelli Sapaz, succeeding Gianluigi Gabetti[it]. In fact, having achieved the rally championship, and with Renault money now fully behind them, Alpine had set their sights on a new target. He has a brother, Lapo, and a sister, Ginevra, as well as five half-siblings from his mother's second marriage, as Margherita Agnelli de Pahlen, to Serge de Pahlen. Get all the latest India news, ipo, bse, business news, commodity only on Moneycontrol. Rapport du commissaire aux comptes sur les comptes annuels. To Tell You The Truth Everyone I've Brought Up In Conversation About The Italian Job Their Minds Goes Straight To The Remake And A Lot Didn't Even Realize There Was An Older Version. [8], While pursuing a degree in engineering, Elkann gained work experience through several internships: headlight plant in Birmingham, England (1996), production line in Tychy, Poland (1997), car dealership in Lille, France (1998) and also at GE's CIG (corporate initiatives group) where he worked on a thesis on e-auctions (1999). The body kit included a rear wing, side skirts, and fender extensions that added 10cm to each side of the car in order to accommodate the larger wheels. However, Chrysler's forced marriage of Simca and Rootes was not a happy one - Chrysler Europe collapsed in 1977 and the remains were sold to Peugeot SA the following year for a nominal US$1.00 plus assumption of outstanding debt. In June 2021, he celebrated another step with the laying of the first stone. [27][28] Renault Sport models produced over time by Alpine include: Renault 5 Turbo, Renault Sport Spider, Clio Renault Sport, Mgane Renault Sport. [27][28] The last Renault Sport model produced by Dieppe aimed at the mainstream market was the fourth-generation Clio Renault Sport, which was put out of production at the site in 2018. It was re-styled inside and out but was still recognisable as a GTA derivative. In 1976 the A310 was restyled by Robert Opron and fitted with the more powerful and newly developed V6 PRV engine. They were also assembled in Australia, Chile[citation needed], Colombia[2] and the Netherlands[3] during the Chrysler era. [16] With only a fraction of the original 200 examples remaining, the 4TC is now highly sought after. Excellent news. [28] Apart from low-volume cars, the Dieppe plant also assembles racing cars[27] (as the Clio Rally4, a rallying car based on the fifth-generation Renault Clio), co-develops racing cars,[29] produces and sells parts for racing cars, and tunes engines. [8] During this time, production of the Alpine A110 increased and manufacturing deals were struck for A110s and A108s with factories in a number of other countries including Spain, Mexico, Brazil and Bulgaria. Today, the European Union and Chile have concluded negotiations on the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement. Youre only supposed to blow it up to bloody 2K! The last remaining Simca and Rootes models were discontinued by the end of 1981, and the Simca-based Alpine and Horizon soldiered on through the first half of the 1980s using the resurrected Talbot badge, which itself had vanished from passenger cars within a decade. That same year, Citron produced a "Digit" model, which was based on the BX GT. The earlier GT (and Sport) models already had a "normal" speedometer and tachometer. He left General Electric two years later. Here you will find information on all Porsche vehicles, services, dealers in your area and everything about the Porsche brand. He throws off every scene he's in. [47] A second European Formula 2 championship followed with Ren Arnoux in 1977 with the customer Martini team, before Alpine sold the F2 operation to Willi Kauhsen to concentrate on the Le Mans and Formula One programs. [53], Following this crossing, in 2013 he participated in the Transpac Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu where they ranked second, as well as in the Cape2Rio, from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro, where they won and set the new speed record of the regatta. Contestants are selected from the studio audience as the announcer calls their names and invokes the show's famous catchphrase, "Come on down!" Metalworking fluids (MWFs) can cause adverse health effects through skin contact with contaminated materials, spray, or mist and through inhalation from breathing MWF mist or aerosol. It is 16 % of sales of French manufactured products. This was always a problem in the UK market. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}495444N 10506E / 49.9121346N 1.0849268E / 49.9121346; 1.0849268. Webmasters, you can add [8] (Renault had already been confiscated and nationalised by the government at the start of 1945.) The 4TC only participated in three rallies before the Group B class was banned in late 1986, following the death of Henri Toivonen in his Lancia Delta S4 at the Tour de Corse Rally. A DOHC twin-exhaust port cylinder head, based on that of the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Group B rally car was bolted to an uprated version of the 1905 cc XU9 8v alloy engine block as fitted to the BX GTi and Peugeot 205 GTi. Lancia & C. Fabbrica Automobili was founded on 27 November 1906 in Turin by Fiat racing drivers, Vincenzo Lancia (1881-1937) and his friend, Claudio Fogolin (1872-1945). [15] Simca also lobbied directly in Minas, but in the end were forced to present their own proposal, which was accepted with a number of conditions. The 1307 and Horizon were both named European Car of the Year at launch. [49], Starting from July 2020, he supported the launch and expansion of the Arcipelago Educativo project, co-designed and promoted by Fondazione Agnelli, Exor, and Save the Children to fight the risk of dropping out of students, due to the lockdown caused by COVID-19. [15] Because of the Group B regulations, 200 street versions of the 4TC also had to be built, with a 200PS (147kW) at 5,250rpm version of the N9TE engine. A different van version was marketed in Ireland. In 1997, he became the chosen heir of his grandfather Gianni Agnelli, following the death of Gianni's nephew Giovanni Alberto Agnelli and since 2004 has been leading the Agnelli family, an Italian multi-industry business dynasty. In 1961 Simca started to manufacture all of its models in the ex-Ford SAF factory in Poissy and sold the factory at Nanterre to Citron. [10], The Simca Aronde, launched in 1951, was the first Simca model not based on a Fiat design. While a few privateers continued to campaign the BX 4TC Evolution in the French rallycross championships, Citron pressured them to stop and by 1989 the competition history of the BX4TC came to a final end. [14] Simca claimed that their proposal and arrangement with Kubitschek pre-dated these rules and lobbied for exceptions. Blain confirmed that Renault was unlikely to pick a new name for its future sports car and would probably go with Alpine to brand it. In France, there is a large network of Alpine enthusiasts clubs. Alpine Renault continued to develop their range of models all through the 1980s. The car was only available in LHD, so it was not sold in the United Kingdom. In 1973, the newer A110 1800 finished first, second, third, and fifth[7] and went on to win the World Rally Championship outright, beating Porsche, Lancia and Ford. France was a pioneer in the automotive industry and is the 11th-largest automobile manufacturer in the world by 2015 unit production and the third-largest in Europe (after Germany and Spain). The next aim was to win at Le Mans. Simca was affiliated with Fiat and, after Simca bought Ford's French subsidiary, became increasingly controlled by Chrysler. Need this and 2003 also (at least a 2003 blu-ray with lossless audio this time!). [4], The first cars produced were Fiat 508 Balillas and Fiat 518 Arditas, but with Simca-Fiat 6CV and 11CV badges. Millions of workers engaged in the manufacture of automobiles, farm equipment, aircraft, heavy machinery,and other hardware are exposed to machining fluids. Later models were redesigned completely, and were sold as the Simca Esplanada. Using Renault 4CVs, Rdl gained class wins in a number of major events, including the Mille Miglia and Coupe des Alpes. Aside from being overweight and with bad weight distribution, the BX4TC also suffered from restricted suspension travel compared to the competition and did not feature a central differential, meaning that the front and rear axle were usually struggling against each other - limiting the cars effectiveness on tarmac in particular. After the A310 Alpine transformed into the new Renault Alpine GTA range produced from plastic and polyester components, commencing with normally aspirated PRV V6 engines. In 1971, Alpines finished first, second and fourth in the Monte Carlo rally, using cars with engines derived from the Renault 16. Get the latest new car reviews from Auto Trader experts and read the latest car news and advice on Auto Trader. [33], Elkann was baptized and raised Catholic. Also in Sweden, young driver Magnus Gustafsson competed successfully in rally with a group A tuned BX 16V. Alpine's problems had been compounded by the need for them to develop a replacement for the A110 and launch the car just when European petrol prices leapt through the roof. The Alpine factory in Dieppe continued to expand; in the 1980s they built the special R5 Turbo cars, following the rear engined formula they have always used. The EU Trade newsletter delivers the latest updates about #EUTrade policy straight to your inbox. After numerous company takeovers the multinational Stellantis own the British Alpine trademark as of January 2021. Latest News. In the 1970s, for example Dieppe were building modified Renault 5s for the worldwide market. The BX diesel was already a strong seller, but the Turbo model brought new levels of refinement and performance to the diesel market, which brought an end to the common notion that diesel cars were slow and noisy. #EUtrade works for 500 million European consumers, making trade agreements and defending European interests around the world. Fiat S.p.A., or Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin), was an Italian holding company whose original and core activities were in the automotive industry, and that was succeeded by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA). [1] The hatchback was discontinued in 1993 with the arrival of the Xantia, but the estate continued for another year. [5], The SIMCA (Socit Industrielle de Mcanique et de Carrosserie Automobile) company was founded in 1935 by Fiat S.p.A., when it bought the former Donnet factory in the French town of Nanterre. [4] All the Simca models manufactured after 1967 had the Chrysler pentastar logo as well as Simca badging. The Citron BX is a large family car which was produced by the French manufacturer Citron from 1982 to 1994. Where's my steelbook?? "Dates" (Paris: Automobiles Citron Corporate Communications Division, 1999), p.78. [21] The Vision was later presented at the 86th Geneva Motor Show by Alpine. The Le Mans is the most collectable and valuable GTA derivative, since only 325 were made (299 LHD and 26 RHD). [8], For Simca, faced with a determinedly dirigiste left-wing French government, the prospect of nationalisation seemed very real. [19] It was also displayed at the New York Auto Show, and the 1961 Chicago Auto Show. To provide a lighter car he built a number of special versions with lightweight aluminium bodies: he drove in these at Le Mans and Sebring with some success in the early 1950s. [1] The Poissy plant had ample room for expansion, enabling Simca to consolidate French production in a single plant and, in 1961, to sell the old Nanterre plant. In 1958 Simca bought Talbot-Lago manufacturing company. Pigozzi therefore applied to the (at this stage still strongly interventionist) government for a far higher level of government subsidy than the government could contemplate. The British advertising campaign used the slogan "Loves Driving, Hates Garages", reflecting the effort of Citron to promote the reduced maintenance costs of the BX, over the higher than average maintenance costs of the technologically advanced GS/GSA; while still performing in the Citron style on the road. Paramount/KL, we need remastered Blu-rays of Alfie & Funeral In Berlin. The BX dispensed with the air cooled, flat four engine which powered the GS, and replaced it with the new PSA group XY, TU and XU series of petrol engines in 1360cc, 1580cc and, from 1984, 1905cc displacements. The engine was downsleeved to 2,141.5cc (from 2,155cc) to stay under the three-litre limit after FIA's multiplication factor of 1.4 was applied. The BX enjoyed a four-year run as the UK's best selling diesel engine car from 1987, and was one of the most popular foreign-built cars there during the second half of the 1980s. [8] Government plans for Simca involved pushing it into a merger with various smaller companies such as Delahaye-Delage, Bernard, Laffly and Unic so as to create an automobile manufacturing combine to be called Gnrale franaise automobile (GFA). Winning many Towcar of the Year awards, the BX was renowned as a tow car (as was its larger sister, the CX), especially the diesel models, due to their power and economy combined with the self levelling suspension.[11]. Signatech-Alpine won the team championship. Regarding the future of the French automobile industry, Grgoire held strong opinions, two of which favoured front-wheel drive and aluminium as a material for car bodies. The interior and dashboard was redesigned to be more conventional-looking than the original, which used Citron's idiosyncratic "satellite" switchgear, and "bathroom scale" speedometer. In 1986 the MK2 BX was launched. In 1989, the BX range had further minor revisions and specification improvements made to it, including smoked rear lamp units, new wheeltrims and interior fabrics. Auto Blog: tutto sulle automobili, novit, prove, recensioni e test drive delle auto in uscita sul mercato. Heres hoping a 4K and remastered Blu-ray of The Italian Job 03 isnt too far behind. Provides links and references to additional resources related to metalworking fluids (MWFs). Thats a Day One purchase too! Funny, never made it to Blu. In 2003, he joined IFIL (now Exor)[15] and worked on the turnaround of Fiat Group. In trying to make it more appealing to the style conscious car buyers who, it was hoped, would appear in Simca showrooms once the economy picked up and government restrictions on car ownership began to be relaxed, Simca designers took the underpinnings of the Grgoire prototype and clothed it with various more conventionally modern bodies, the last of which looked uncannily similar to a shortened Peugeot 203. Zavvi are you listening. "Mentre la Fiat viaggia verso gli Usa gli Elkann dicono addio al fisco americano", "Noted Italian writer appeals for Israel", "Edoardo Agnelli b. [10][11] He was appointed to the Fiat board at the age of 21. The Breaks were all built by Heuliez at their recently updated plant in Cerizay. During the 1970s Chrysler era, Simca produced the new Chrysler 160/180/2 litre saloon, 1307 range (Chrysler Alpine in the UK) and later the Horizon, (Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon in the USA). About 600 vehicles were produced. All classifieds - Veux-Veux-Pas, free classified ads Website. [10], In October 2007, it was reported that Renault's marketing boss Patrick Blain had revealed that there were plans for several sports cars in Renault's future lineup, but stressed that the first model would not arrive until after 2010. News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and More The Tipo was initially available only as a five-door hatchback.The car was made entirely out of galvanized body panels to avoid rust, and was built on a completely new Fiat platform, which was later also used in Alfa Romeo The total production run for A610s derivatives was 818 vehicles 67 RHD and 751 LHD. DS AUTOMOBILES 80 OPEN DITALIA MARCO SIMONE GOLF CLUB 4-7 maggio 2023 se non si vede  RISULTATI ROLEX PRO-AM DS 79 OPEN DITALIA RISULTATI FINALI DS 79 OPEN DITALIA DS AUTOMOBILES 79 OPEN DITALIA MARCO SIMONE GOLF CLUB 15-18 settembre 2022 se non si vede  PROGRAMMA 18 SETTEMBRE RISULTATI Rolex Pro-Am RISULTATI [26], In 2019, Elkann announced he would be trying to merge Fiat Chrysler (FCA) with Peugeot S.A. (Groupe PSA), with the goal of forming the world's 4th largest OEM by volume and 3rd largest by revenues. [7] In 1984 power steering became optional, welcome particularly in the diesel models. The diesel and turbo diesel models were to become the most successful variants, they were especially popular as estates and became the best selling diesel car in Britain in the late 1980s. Jean Rdl, the founder of Alpine, was originally a Dieppe garage proprietor who began to achieve success in motorsport with one of the few French cars that were produced just after the Second World War, the Renault 4CV. Interesting!!! In 1955, he worked with the carrosserie Chappe et Gessalin to be amongst the pioneers of auto glassfibre construction and produced a small coupe, based on 4CV mechanicals, called the Alpine A106. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) was an Italian-American multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles, commercial vehicles, auto parts and production systems. [43], A few examples of the Alpine GTA were imported into the Canadian province of Quebec, with the expectation that AMC/Renault would be adding the model to their Canadian lineup. The front was completely re-designed the interior was also greatly improved. [11], The 1950s was a decade of growth for Simca, and by 1959 the combined output of the plants at Nanterre and at Poissy had exceeded 225,000 cars, placing the manufacturer in second place among French automakers in volume terms, ahead of Peugeot and Citron, though still far behind market leader Renault.[12][13]. I hope it has all the features that the B-locked release(s) have, but not a dealbreaker if it doesnt. There were also a few subtle changes made to the car's performance, the most noticeable being harder suspension and a thicker anti-roll bar, which improved handling. [3] The XUD diesel engine version was launched in November 1983. The BX was launched onto the right-hand drive UK market in August 1983, initially only with 1.4 and 1.6 petrol engines, although by 1986 it had been joined by more engine options as well as a five-door estate model. Now lets see if KL can keep that release window. [55], In January 2020 he participated in the 16th edition of the Cape2Rio aboard Soldini's VOR70 Maserati, sailing 3.600 miles from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro. He had little enthusiasm for the gratuitously unfathomable complexities involved in producing a mass-market front-wheel drive car. The firm nevertheless remained closely connected with Fiat, and it was not until 1938 that the shortened name "Simca" replaced "Simca-Fiat". Blain described it as being a radical sports car and not just a sports version of a regular model. The BX was designed to be lightweight, using particularly few body parts, including many made from plastics.[2]. [21], He is also Chairman of Ferrari,[22] GEDI Gruppo Editoriale Spa,[23] and the Agnelli Foundation, a philanthropic institution supporting education. As well as the normal BX, Citron produced the BX Sport from 1985 to 1987. [39][40], The Alpine 108 was produced in Brazil from 1962 to 1966, under license by Willys-Overland do Brasil, branded "Willys Interlagos". [9] It also stood out with its unique body kit, alloy wheels later also used on the GTi, a unique dashboard and Pullman interior. The Alpine A310 was a sports car with a rear-mounted engine and was initially powered by a four-cylinder 1.6 L sourced Renault 17 TS/Gordini engine. Its side skirts made it easily recognizable from all other BX models. Among the features that set the car apart from the competition was the traditional Citron hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension, extensive use of plastic body panels (bonnet, tailgate, bumpers), and front and rear disc brakes. Citron only produced 4,000 BX Digits in 1985. The rally version of the BX also featured the unique hydropneumatic suspension, and the five-speed manual gearbox from the Citron SM. In May 1987, a 16-valve version of the GTi was launched. Yesterday the Commission opened an anti-absorption investigation concerning the anti-dumping measures on imports of optical fiber cables originating in the Peoples Republic of China. It had been partially replaced by the smaller ZX in early 1991, but its key replacement was the slightly larger Xantia that went on sale at the beginning of 1993, when the BX hatchback was discontinued, although the estate models lasted into the following year, when the estate version of the Xantia was launched. Between 1989 and 1995, a new Alpine named the A710 "Berlinette 2", was designed and two prototypes were built. However, just 485 examples were remaining on Britain's roads by February 2016.[5]. [7] Later that same year, he moved to Italy to attend the Politecnico di Torino (Turin), where he graduated with a degree in management engineering in 2000. Diesel Car magazine said of the BX "We can think of no other car currently on sale in the UK that comes anywhere near approaching the BX Turbo's combination of performance, accommodation and economy".[10]. About 150 vehicles were produced. Oh hell yeah. Simca (Socit Industrielle de Mcanique et Carrosserie Automobile; Mechanical and Automotive Body Manufacturing Company) was a French automaker, founded in November 1934 by Fiat S.p.A. and directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by Italian Henri Pigozzi. [15], An uprated version of the BX GT, the BX19 GTi was fitted with a 1.9L eight-valve fuel injected engine producing 122PS (90kW) (this engine also fitted to the Peugeot 405 SRi, and being very similar to the engine also fitted to the 205 GTi, however the BX19 GTi and Peugeot 405 SRi used a different inlet manifold and cylinder head to the Peugeot 205 GTi,), a spoiler and firmer suspension spheres/anti-roll bar than the standard model; it could reach 198km/h. The specially designed rally BX was called the BX4TC and bore little resemblance to the standard BX. Welcome to the official Stellantis page, one of the world's leading automakers and a mobility provider. Production was limited to 100 cars, all fitted with ABS braking, polished wheels, special leather interior and paintwork. It was to be atomic powered, voice controlled, guided by radar, and use only two wheels balanced by gyroscopes when driven at over 150km/h. In total, 2,315,739 BXs were built during its 12-year history. [54], In January 2015, he took part with Giovanni Soldini in the Maserati team, in the Rorc Caribbean 600 Race, a regatta that has been held since February throughout the Caribbean. Their range was built around the 2.4liter V8-engined Simca Vedette, which entered production in Brazil in March 1959. The French economy in this period was in a precarious condition and government pressure was applied on the auto-makers to maximize export sales. [27], The plant is semi-automatised, with high worker input (before the launch of the 2017 A110, vehicles were almost completely hand-built) and focused on low-volume, high quality assembly. [19] Anti-lock brakes were fitted as standard. By this time Alpine with Jabouille driving had built a Formula One car as a testing mule which lead directly to their entry into the Formula One World Championship in 1977. Competition successes became numerous, helped since Alpine was the first company fully to exploit the competition parts homologation rules. Otherwise identical mechanically to the V6 Turbo, the engine was fitted with a catalytic converter and power was reduced to 185bhp (138kW). In the struggle to maximize exports, Simca was handicapped by the fact that it could not compete with its principal Italian shareholder, Fiat. Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (UK: / f i t,- t /, US: /- t /, Italian: ; originally FIAT, Italian: Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, lit. In Argentina, Simca had a small partnership with Metalmecnica SAIC (better known as de Carlo) for the production of the Simca Ariane in 1965. Under the glassfibre body was a very stiff chassis based on a central tubular backbone which was to be the hallmark of all Alpines. The EU has today requested the establishment of panels at the World Trade Organization for two of its ongoing trade disputes with China. This model continued to be produced and progressively upgraded until 1962 in France and 1967 in Brazil, but with various names under the Simca badge. 1990 saw the launch of the special edition wide-bodied GTA Le Mans. The Alpine competition department merged into Renault Sport in 1976 and the production of Alpine-badged models ceased in 1995. The Simca Fulgur was a concept car designed in 1958 by Robert Opron for Simca and first displayed at the 1959 Geneva Auto Show. On 1 July 1970 the company title was formally changed to Chrysler France. The BX Van was quite popular and over 2000 of them were sold.[21]. Browse our listings to find jobs in Germany for expats, including jobs for English speakers or those in your native language. Kino must have had plenty of complaints to change their minds on this. Find the latest business news on Wall Street, jobs and the economy, the housing market, personal finance and money investments and much more on ABC News [8], On 3 January 1946 the new governments five-year plan for the automobile industry (remembered, without affection, as the Pons Plan) came into force. [37], They have three children. Alpine's own cars, still based on the 1962 design and using a surprising number of production parts, became increasingly uncompetitive. The 1.1 and 1.4 models used the PSA X engine (known widely as the "Douvrin" or "Suitcase Engine"), the product of an earlier Peugeot/Renault joint venture, and already fitted in the Peugeot 104 and Renault 14. In 1990, the facelift of the 16V gave the car a new lease of life. Cockpits are assembled and put on by the side and pre-assembled powertrains are put on the rear. These were available from Renault dealers in the UK and the country's motoring press are belatedly recognising the GTA series as the 'great unsung supercar of the 1980s'. But going straight to 4k. He chairs the automaker Stellantis and is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Exor, the holding company controlled by the Agnelli family, which also holds a controlling stake in Ferrari, CNH Industrial, Iveco Group, Juventus F.C. [20] Fulgur is Latin for flash or lightning. In February 2011, he was appointed chairman and CEO of EXOR. [9], The BX GT was launched in 1985 and featured a 1.9L Peugeot-sourced engine, in general a Sport engine with only one twin choke carburettor. A Renault 2.0 litre engine arrived in time for Jean-Pierre Jabouille to win the European Formula 2 Championship in 1976. An Aronde-powered version was also made in 1957 and called the Ariane which, because it was economical and had a large body, was popular as a taxi. Day One for The Italian Job 69! The hatchback was discontinued in 1993 with the arrival of the Xantia, but the estate continued for another year. His parents divorced in 1981 and both have remarried. The European equivalent had already been axed three years earlier when use of the Talbot name on passenger cars was finally discontinued. The 309 was produced at the former Rootes factory in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, UK, as well as in the Poissy plant. In the same year the American specification V6 turbo was developed. [8] In return, Grgoire obtained the personal commitment of the surviving Director General to the production at Nanterre of his two-door AFG. Starting with a 956 cc engine of 51bhp (38kW), the same chassis and body developed with relatively minor changes over the years to the stage where, by 1974, the little cars were handling 1800 cc engines developing 180bhp (134kW)+. [8] The experience of the Citron Traction Avant, which had bankrupted its manufacturer in the mid-1930s, was not encouraging. In November 2012, Renault and Caterham Cars announced the purchasing by the latter of a 50% stake in the Renault's wholly owned subsidiary Socit des Automobiles Alpine to create a joint venture (Socit des Automobiles Alpine Caterham or SAAC) owned equally by both parts, with the aim of developing affordable sport cars under the Alpine (for Renault) and Caterham (for Caterham Cars) brands, which would be available in 2016. [3] The 1.6 version was the first car to use the all-new short-stroke XU-series engine. The result was the XU9J4; a naturally aspirated 1.9L engine, (also fitted to the phase 1 Peugeot 405 Mi16) producing 158bhp (118kW) and 177Nm (131lbft) of torque. For instance the Simca 1307 was sold in Britain as the Chrysler Alpine, and the Horizon was also sold under the Chrysler brand. From a total Alpine production of 1421 in 1972, the numbers of cars sold dropped to 957 in 1974 and the company was bailed out via a takeover by Renault. [34] Elkann married Donna Lavinia Borromeo (born Lavinia Ida Borromeo-Arese on 10 March 1977 in Milan, Italy) a member of the prominent Italian aristocratic family the House of Borromeo. The 2.6 L motor was modified by Alpine with a four-speed manual gearbox. Definitely already been out on Blu-ray several times - I own a copy, but looking forward to this one. [1] He did not realise that in England the previous year, Sunbeam had introduced a sports coupe derived from the Sunbeam Talbot and called the "Sunbeam Alpine". In 1958, the American car manufacturer Chrysler, which wanted to enter the European car market,[21] bought 15% of Simca from Ford in a deal which Henry Ford II was later reported as having publicly regretted. In 1970, Simca became a brand of the Chrysler's European business, ending its period as an independent company. It debuted in 1963 and was described by Car Magazine as "the world's neatest small coupe". Owned the DVD for years, looking forward to this upgrade. The Price Is Right is an American television game show created by Bob Stewart, Mark Goodson and Bill Todman where contestants compete by guessing the prices of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The Citron BX was announced in June 1982,[3] but its commercial life really only began in the Autumn of that year,[3] with a Paris presentation on 2 October 1982[4] under the Eiffel Tower. Citron (French pronunciation: ()) is a French automobile brand.The "Automobiles Citron" manufacturing company was founded in March 1919 by Andr Citron.Citron is owned by Stellantis since 2021 and previously was part of the PSA Group after Peugeot acquired 89.95% share in 1976. The Price Is Right is an American television game show created by Bob Stewart, Mark Goodson and Bill Todman where contestants compete by guessing the prices of merchandise to win cash and prizes. There is a UK Blu-ray 40th Anniversary release that is region free and a 50th Anniversary release that is region B. [31], The Alpine competition department had various racing programmes from the early 1960s onwards. With a competition weight for the car of around 620kg (1,367lb), the performance was excellent. Real top level success started in 1968 with outright wins in the Coupe des Alpes and other international events. The Alpine A610 was launched in 1991. The Citron DS (French pronunciation: [sitn de.s]) is a front mid-engined, front-wheel drive executive car manufactured and marketed by Citron from 1955 to 1975, in fastback/sedan, wagon/estate, and convertible body configurations, across three series of one generation.. [35][36] She is the daughter of Don Carlo Ferdinando Borromeo, Count of Arona (born in 1935), the son of Vitaliano Borromeo, 2nd Prince of Angera. Final assembly is made on a single line, with logistics teams preparing beforehand the vehicle's components to travel along the line with it. The Alpine car marque was created in 1954. The last Simca-based car produced was the Horizon-based Dodge Omni, which was built in the USA until 1990. A number of increasingly successful sports racing cars appeared, culminating in the 1978 Le Mans win with the Renault Alpine A442B. 1988 saw the launch of the BX Turbo Diesel, which was praised by the motoring press. That was a pleasant surprise. Keep up with all the news, scores and highlights. It's easy to use, no lengthy sign-ups, and 100% free! [27] In July 2020, John and FCA's CEO Mike Manley announced that the name of the combined company will be Stellantis. The engine modifications, including a reshaped combustion chamber and larger valves, were developed by famous French tuner Danielson. The Fiat Tipo (Type 160) is a compact car, designed by the I.DE.A Institute design house, and produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1988 and 1995.. They married, on 4 September 2004, in a Catholic ceremony in the Cappella Bianca on Isola Madre, one of the Borromean Islands of Lake Maggiore. On 10 December 2020, Alpine and MV Agusta announced that they would make a special edition of the MV Agusta Superveloce influenced by the Alpine A110 called the Superveloce 800 Alpine, there would be approximately 110 models made. These cosmetic changes made the car look even more distinctive from other BXs. Simcas long standing (but Italian born) Director General, Henri Pigozzi, was obliged to deploy his very considerable reserves of guile and charm in order to retain his own position within the company, and it appears that in the end Pigozzi owed his very survival at Simca to the intervention with the national politicians of his new board room colleague, Jean-Albert Grgoire. [31], In September 2020, Groupe Renault announced it would rename its existing Formula One team as Alpine F1 Team. However, this can be abused by threat actors to steal your data. The factory put its Alpine badges on the early batches of the mid-engined Clio series one Clio V6. [48], In July 2020 he took part in the institutional presentation of the full-electric New 500 to the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella and Giuseppe Conte, the Italian Prime Minister. Simca (Socit Industrielle de Mcanique et Carrosserie Automobile; Mechanical and Automotive Body Manufacturing Company) was a French automaker, founded in November 1934 by Fiat S.p.A. and directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by Italian Henri Pigozzi.Simca was affiliated with Fiat and, after Simca bought Ford's French subsidiary, became increasingly controlled by Chrysler. Contestants are selected from the studio audience as the announcer calls their names and invokes the show's famous catchphrase, "Come on down!" U.S. sports platform Fanatics has raised $700 million in a new financing round led by private equity firm Clearlake Capital, valuing Fanatics at $31 billion. Rated at 126PS (93kW) at 5800rpm and equipped with dual twin-barrel carburettors, the BX Sport was the most powerful BX in production at that time. [8] Grgoire owed his influence to a powerfully persuasive personality and a considerable engineering talent. More specifically, it produced a specific output of 84bhp/litre, which for a fixed cam-timing, naturally aspirated engine was fairly impressive at the time. Nah, I'd Rather Have The Remake With Mark Wahlberg On 4K It Was Much More Fun Than This. The last Alpine, an A610, rolled off the Dieppe line on 7 April 1995, Renault abandoning the Alpine name. His younger half-siblings are: Maria (born 1983), Pierre (born 1986), twins Sophie and Anna (born 1988) and Tatiana (born 1990). [17] There was also a special export model, the BX16 GTi, using the 113PS (83kW) XU5JA engine from the Peugeot 205 GTi 1.6. Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years.Active around the world, the company focuses on intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems and on automation and digitalization in the process and The seat fabric was the same as that used on the CX Turbo at the time. The 1000 also served as the platform for the 1000 Coupe, a sports coupe sporting a Bertone-designed body by Giorgetto Giugiaro and 4-wheel disc brakes. Click here to view the 2022 DS Automobiles Italian Open Leaderboard. The Socit des Automobiles Alpine SAS, commonly known as Alpine (French pronunciation: ), is a French manufacturer of racing and sports cars established in 1955. The cars sold reasonably well in France, but were outsold by their key Ford, British Leyland and Vauxhall rivals in Britain. Robert MacIntyre overcame U.S. Open Champion Matt Fitzpatrick in a play-off to win the 2022 DS Automobiles Italian Open and underline his match play credentials at the venue that will host next year's Ryder Cup., The updated car came with new fibreglass bumpers, anthracite painted wheels, smoked taillight lenses, and a redesigned rear spoiler. [28][29], In 2019, under Elkann's management, Exor purchased the controlling stake in GEDI Gruppo Editoriale from CIR Group for $113 million. [17][18] On 10 June 2014, Renault announced it would be repurchasing the stake from Caterham Cars in SAAC, renaming it Socit des Automobiles Alpine. And there is a 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition that is region free. Inventors began to branch out at the start of the 19th century, creating the de Rivas engine, one of the first internal combustion engines, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Metalworking Fluids: Safety and Health Best Practices Manual, Severe Storm and Flood Recovery Assistance. This was the first mass-produced French car to be fitted with a 16-valve engine. The plant has not a welding section, as the A110 chassis and bodywork are riveted and glued on a special assembly line and moved to a low-temperature coating plant (able to paint both the alloy and plastic elements) and then to a sanding robot (to remove imperfections) and wiping robot (to clean the vehicle). Meanwhile, Peugeot expanded its own brand and made use of the former Simca and Rootes factories for production of its own vehicles, although the Talbot brand survived into the 1990s on commercial vehicles. The close collaboration allowed Alpines to be sold and maintained in France by normal Renault dealerships. The engine produced 215hp (160kW) and Gustafsson was second in the Swedish International Rally 1993 in the A7 category. [14] The rear axle was from the rear-wheel drive Peugeot 505, with a carbon fibre prop shaft. [25], In June 2017, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian newspaper La Stampa, which was acquired by the Agnelli family in 1926, he organized an international conference, "The Future of Newspapers"attended by Washington Post owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and other media representatives such as Lionel Barber, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Mark Thompson and Robert Thomson. Marketed with a less expensive variant, the Citron ID, the DS was known for its aerodynamic, This model was available in the UK and RHD versions carried a numbered plaque on the dashboard. Find out how one app was used to gather information of Apple users. 2003 Global Influentias: With The Grace Of Grandpa, Chrysler World Headquarters and Technology Center, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Elkann&oldid=1126847599, Pages with login required references or sources, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox person with multiple parents, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Giovanni Agnelli B.V.: Chairman/General Partner, Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli: Member, Appeal of Conscience Award, September 2010, Nominated Knight of the Order of Merit for Labour in the italian automotive industry, May 2021, This page was last edited on 11 December 2022, at 15:03. Noel Coward was miscast in The Italian Job. The Fiat Group contained many brands such as Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, the Chrysler Group, and many more. By 1934, as many as 30,000 Fiat cars were sold by SAFAF. Alpine then took the Michelotti cabriolet design and developed a 2+2 closed coupe (or 'berlinette') body for it: this became the Alpine A108, now featuring the Dauphine Gordini 845 cc engine, which on later models was bored out to give a capacity of 904 cc or (subsequently) 998 cc. Jean Rdl, the founder of Alpine, was originally a Dieppe garage proprietor who began to achieve success in motorsport with one of the few French cars that were produced just Nice. In 1974 Alpine built a series of factory racing Renault 17 Gordinis (one driven by Jean-Luc Thrier) that won the Press on Regardless World Rally Championship round in Michigan, US. Simca quickly developed a reputation for low quality which it was unable to shake.[16]. Encouraged by the development of these cars and consequent customer demand, he created the Alpine brand in 1954. The BX was designed to replace the successful small family car Citron GS/GSA that was launched in 1970, with a larger vehicle (although the GSA continued until 1986). [34], In 2013, as part of the promotional activities for the launching of Alpine roadcars, Alpine partnered with Signatech to enter a Nissan-powered, Oreca-built prototype into the European Le Mans Series championship's LMP2 class, re-establishing Alpine-badged racing activities. After production of the A610 ended, the Alpine factory in Dieppe produced the Renault Sport Spider and a new era was to begin. By now the car's mechanicals were beginning to show their age in Europe. A version of the BX with an extended fiberglass roof and no rear seat called the BX Van was produced in Finland. [24], In 2013, he was included by Fortune in the world's most influential managers under the age of 40. All petrol engines were badged as 11, 14, 16, 19signifying engine size (with the exception of the 17 diesel model, which was actually a 1769cc 1.8L unit). The BX shared its platform with the more conventional 405 that appeared in 1987, except the rear suspension which is from a Peugeot 305 Break. A few weeks after the liberation Grgoire joined the Simca board as General Technical Director, in order to prepare for the production of the AFG at the companys Nanterre factory. [22] Simca vehicles were also manufactured by Simca do Brasil in So Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, and Barreiros (another Chrysler subsidiary) in Spain. [11] At this stage, however, the dominant shareholder remained Fiat S.p.A., and their influence is apparent in the engineering and design of Simcas of that period such as the 1000 and 1300 models introduced respectively in 1961 and 1963. The BX was designed to be lightweight, using particularly few body parts, including many made from [1][26], The Dieppe plant has 3.8 hectares of covered buildings. Nevertheless, shortly after the liberation the Nanterre plant's financial sustainability received a boost when Simca won a contract from the American army to repair large numbers of Jeep engines. [20] During 2015, two new Alpine concepts were introduced: the Alpine Celebration, unveiled at the Le Mans race weekend, and the CGI-created Alpine Vision Gran Turismo. Alpine achieved increasing success in rallying, and by 1968 had been allocated the whole Renault competition budget. Millions of workers engaged in the manufacture of automobiles, farm equipment, aircraft, heavy machinery,and other hardware are exposed to machining fluids. Welcome to Porsche! [25], The first assembly plant for Alpine was at a small workshop owned by Rdl on the Pasteur avenue in Dieppe. Henri Pigozzi was active in the automotive business in the early 1920s when he met Fiat founder Giovanni Agnelli. [4] Two years later Pigozzi became Fiat's General Agent in France, and in 1926 SAFAF (Socit Anonyme Franaise des Automobiles Fiat) was founded. The concept car was intended to show what cars in the year 2000 would look like. [8] Both the Simca-Grgoire project and the governments own enthusiasm for micro-managing the French automobile industry were by now running out of momentum. Kino Lorber have revealed that they plan to release on 4K Blu-ray Peter Collinson's The Italian Job (1969), starring Michael Caine, Nol Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, and Tony Beckley. During this period, Citron produced 7,500 BX Sports; 2,500 in the first series, then an extra 5,000 due to its sales success. They were followed during 1936 by the Simca Cinq or 5CV, a version of the Fiat Topolino announced in the Spring, but only available for sale from October 1936. Clubs exist in many countries including the UK, USA, Australia, and Japan. Renault had also taken over the Gordini tuning firm and merged the two to form Renault Sport. It was the first Brazilian sports car. This naming issue was to cause problems for Alpine throughout its history. The Simca plant received a visit by Juscelino Kubitschek before his inauguration in 1956, organized by a Brazilian General who had a family member employed there. With 1973 came the international petrol crisis, which had profound effects on many specialist car manufacturers worldwide. [56], In October 2020, once again aboard with Soldini, heconquered the first position at the 41stedition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race with the Maserati Multi 70. [50], In October 2021 he participated at the Italian Tech Week in a dialogue focused on innovation, future and technology with Elon Musk. PSA replaced the Simca brand with Talbot after a short period when some models were badged as Simca-Talbots. As his experience with the little 4CV built up, he incorporated many modifications, including for example, special five-speed gearboxes replacing the original three-speed unit. Metalworking fluids (MWFs) can cause adverse health effects through skin contact with contaminated materials, spray, or mist and through inhalation from breathing MWF mist or aerosol. Top speed is 194km/h (121mph).[18]. [42], Bulgaria produced its own version of an Alpine, known as Bulgaralpine from 1967 to 1969. [36] In 2015, the Signatech-Alpine combination entered into the World Endurance Championship (WEC)'s LMP2 class, achieving the 2016 and 2019-2020 championships[31] and winning three Le Mans 24 races. At the time it was the world's eighth largest automobile maker. Best Blu-ray Movie Deals, See All the Deals . [15] Its styling was based on the Renault DeZir presented in 2010. Air-conditioning and power steering were fitted as standard. 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[9] In December 1997 Elkann was selected as the heir of his grandfather Gianni Agnelli in place of Giovanni Alberto Agnelli, the son of Gianni's younger brother, Umberto, who had died at the age of 33. Elkann was instrumental in the appointment of FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne, in May 2004. 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