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I.DE.A Institute

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Italian automobile company

I.DE.A Institute (acronym, Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering) was an automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy, founded in 1978 by Franco Mantegazza and architect Renzo Piano, with engineer Peter Rice as Vice President, and help from others like automotive designer Rudolf Hruska and former Fiat head of engineering Ettore Cordiano. The Rieter Holding Ltd took full control of the company in 2002.² It ceased to exist in 2019.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1978Founded¹

Industryautomotive industry¹
HeadquartersTorino¹
Founded inTorino¹
Legal formjoint-stock company¹

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1992-04-23 Torino auto designers dal Italia — Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

I.DE.A Institute (acronym, Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering) was an automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy, founded in 1978 by Franco Mantegazza and architect Renzo Piano, with engineer Peter Rice as Vice President, and help from others like automotive designer Rudolf Hruska and former Fiat head of engineering Ettore Cordiano.²

Timeline

2019Dissolved Dissolved¹
1978Founded Founded in Torino¹

Links

WikipediaI.DE.A Institute
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WikidataQ2605526

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WikidataI.DE.A Institute on Wikidata
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WikipediaI.DE.A Institute on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsI.DE.A Institute logo by https://camalstudio.com/idea-institute/, Non-free logo
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Wikimedia CommonsI.DE.A Institute photo by Unknown photographer, Public domain