Well, THAT Didn't Take Too Long - De Tomaso Collapses Within Three Years Of NEW Ownership

Well, THAT Didn't Take Too Long - De Tomaso Collapses Within Three Years Of NEW Ownership
More than a year since a new concept was unveiled at the Geneva motor show, the De Tomaso car company has once again filed for bankruptcy, after former Fiat executive Gian Mario Rossignolo failed to bring the manufacturer back to life.

Rossignolo bought the rights to the company back in 2009, and brought a new concept to fruition, but unlike De Tomaso sports cars of old, the Deauville (or SLC) was a high-performance compact SUV.

Following the unveiling of the Deauville concept in 2011, Rossignolo struggled to find financial backing for the company


2011 Geneva Motor Show Preview Photo Gallery
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CarCrazedinCaliCarCrazedinCali - 7/9/2012 1:05:02 PM
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it's an X6


Designer1Designer1 - 7/9/2012 2:12:46 PM
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The 1st reason it failed is because it's beyond ugly. It looks like a compact car, yet trying to be an SUV, looks like a Chrysler and absolutely nothing attractive about it.


skytopskytop - 7/9/2012 7:47:02 PM
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With a lifeless dull product as pictured, no wonder no one buys their car. De Tomaso has only themselves to blame for their collapse.

Once, many years ago, there was a spark of life in the company but it has long since burned out.
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