“A Great Personal Loss”: Anand Mahindra Mourns Italian Auto Tycoon Paulo Pininfarina (image-X/anandmahindra)
Paying tribute to the Italian automotive giant Paulo Pininfarina, Anand Mahindra penned a heartfelt note recalling the friendship the two industrialists shared on X (formerly known as Twitter). Renowned car designer and chairman of the Pininfarina Group, Paolo Pininfarina, died at the age of 65.
Mr. Mahindra expressed his sadness and grief at the passing of Mr. Pininfarina, describing it as “a great personal loss.”
Expressing his admiration and respect for Mr. Pininfarina, the Chairman of Mahindra and Mahindra wrote that they aspired to fulfil Mr. Pininfarina’s grandfather Battista’s dream of producing a car under his family name. Mr. Battista, he noted, never got to see his name in the front of a car as he had designed cars for other manufacturers such as Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, and Peugeot. Mr. Mahindra added that after acquiring the company and the launch of the Pininfarina Battista electric hypercar, the dream was at least fulfilled.
Remembering Mr. Pininfarina, he wrote, “We will miss his custodianship of the brand, his strong design sensibilities, and his bonds with our company. And I will personally miss the warmth of all the good times I enjoyed together with him.”
Bidding farewell to his friend, Mr. Mahindra wrote, “Paolo, I know you are driving on some heavenly highway, towards your grandfather, who will tell you how proud of you he is.”
I mourn the untimely passing yesterday of Paolo Pininfarina, scion of one of the most illustrious families of Italy.
This was a great personal loss for me.
When we were bidding to acquire his flagship design company, we told Paolo that our goal was to turn his grandfather… pic.twitter.com/HrDuSwRxef
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 10, 2024
Belonging to the distinguished Pininfarina lineage, Paolo Pininfarina was born in Turin on August 28, 1958. His influence on car design is considered to be invaluable. His grandfather In 1930, Battista established a pioneering design house, Carrozzeria Pinin Farina, that revolutionised the aesthetics of automobiles. Following the passing of his elder brother Andrea in an accident in 2008, Mr. Pininfarina became the chairman of the firm.
The Pinanfarina Group announced the news of his death in an Instagram post, and sent their condolences to his family and relatives.
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An expert in the fields of architecture, aeronautical, and nautical design, Mr. Pininfarina is responsible for the designs of over 600 cars, many of which are Ferraris. The scion of one of the most celebrated Italian families, Mr. Pininfarina’s contributions in the world of automotive will forever be immeasurable.
