I.DE.A Institute

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,^[3] with engineer Peter Rice as Vice President,^[4] and help from others like automotive designer Rudolf Hruska and former Fiat head of engineering Ettore Cordiano.^[5]

TypeS.p.A.

IndustryAutomotive

FoundedDecember 14, 1978; 47 years ago (1978-12-14)^[1]

FounderFranco Mantegazza

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I.DE.A Institute S.p.A.

Type	S.p.A.
Industry	Automotive
Founded	December 14, 1978; 47 years ago (1978-12-14)[1]
Founder	Franco Mantegazza
Defunct	2019[2]
Fate	Liquidated
Headquarters	Turin , Italy
Key people	Franco Mantegazza (Founder) Renzo Piano
Services	industrial engineering and design, automobile design and prototyping
Number of employees	> 350
Parent	Quantum Kapital AG group
Website	www.ideainstitute.it

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The Rieter Holding Ltd took full control of the company in 2002.^[6] The company grew with offices in China and Brazil by the time Rieter sold the company in 2010 to the Swiss investment group Quantum Kapital AG.^[7] The company was liquidated in 2019.^[2]