Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli 1921-2003.(Obituary)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
AutoWeek, February, 2003
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Various obituaries for Fiat patriarch Gianni Agnelli are spiced with words such as ``stylish,'' ``dominating'' and ``end of an era.'' The cliches are warranted for the man credited with turning the company into a global powerhouse. Agnelli ruled Fiat for six decades, becoming managing director in 1963 of the company his grandfather founded in 1899.
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One of his biggest moments came in 1966 when, as newly appointed chairman, he orchestrated a joint venture between Fiat and Russian automaker AutoVAZ, where Russia got a car plant capable of producing 660,000 cars a ...
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