UST and Italdesign Unite Design, Engineering, and AI to Shape the Future of Mobility
The deal combines Italdesign’s 60 years of design and engineering experience with UST’s AI and digital engineering capabilities for next-generation mobility.
- On Monday, Sept 7, 2026, US-based UST completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Italdesign from the Audi Group, uniting automotive design legacy with AI-driven technology transformation.
- Headquartered in Moncalieri, Italy, Italdesign brings nearly 60 years of automotive design expertise to the partnership. UST executives cited the firm's reputation for turning bold ideas into world-class products as central to the investment decision.
- UST Chief Financial Officer Vijay Padmanabhan stated the partnership unites Italdesign's engineering with "UST's expertise in digital engineering, AI, and technology transformation," helping customers accelerate from concept to production faster.
- Italdesign Chief Executive Officer Antonio Casu said the firm will maintain its distinctive competencies while benefiting from UST's global scale and AI capabilities, extending expertise into aerospace and robotics.
- UST Chief Operating Officer Gilroy Mathew noted customers increasingly require partners connecting design, engineering, software, and AI to address next-generation mobility complexity. Together, the companies will accelerate innovation from concept through production.
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The acquisition of Italdesign gives UST the majority of the capital. Audi remains a customer and partner, while Lamborghini retains a stake....
The US company completes the acquisition of the majority share from the Audi group. Lamborghini remains shareholder and Audi strategic partner L : article Almost sixty years later, for Italdesign begins a new chapter: the American Ust takes over the majority is taken from Forbes Italy.
UST acquires majority stake in Italdesign to drive AI-led mobility innovation
UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has completed the acquisition of the majority stake in Italdesign from the Audi Group. As the automotive industry rapidly shifts toward software-defined, AI-enabled, and increasingly connected vehicles, the partnership brings together Italdesign’s world-renowned design and engineering expertise with US-based UST’s strengths in automotive engineering, AI, software-defined vehicles…
Italdesign, arrived the sale to the UST company: the Volkswagen group maintains 40% of the shares.
Audi remains at 40%, next to the Indian-American multinational. Casu: "Start a new chapter." We look beyond the automotive, aerospace and humanoid robotics to get to new markets. Mauro: "Important confirmation of 1300 employees"
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