Ex-Ferrari Designer Fioravanti Joins BAIC

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. has hired renowned Italian auto stylist Leonardo Fioravanti as its chief model designer. He will publicly unveil the company's new C80K sedan concept next week at the Beijing auto show.

Fioravanti spent 24 years at design house Pininfarina, where he penned Ferrari models. He later joined Fiat SpA, where he held a series of design jobs for the Alfa Romeo and Ferrari brands. Fioravanti opened his own design firm in 1991.