When one thinks of Italy, several things immediately come to mind. There’s wine and pasta, world-class soccer and gondoliers singing in Venice. Another thing that symbolizes Italy is Maserati, the manufacturer of technologically advanced sports cars. Founded in 1914, the company operates plants or sales offices in more than 40 countries around the world.
Maserati cars—both old and new—are famous for their luxury design, sporty lines and aggressive engines. The Quattroporte and Ghibli are two of the company’s newer and most popular models. Both are manufactured at Officine Maserati in Grugliasco, near Turin, which reopened in January 2013 after being closed for six years. The facility is also known as the Giovanni Agnelli Plant, having been named after the company’s chairman from 1966 to 1996.