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An interesting list I found the other day: Automotive: Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Lamborghini, Lancia, Fiat Agricultural and construction equipment: Iveco, New Holland, Case [CHN is the 2d largest agricultural manufacturer in the world and the third construction] Motorbikes: Piaggio (Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Vespa), Ducati, Cagiva [Piaggio is the world's 4th largest motorcycle manufacturer and the largest European one] Bicycles: Bianchi is the world's most prestigious brand of racing bikes. Technogym: official supplier of the Olympics Shipbuilding: Fincantieri is one of the world's largest ship manufacturers having built cruises for Carnival, Cunar, Disney, Holland America, etc.
Ferretti luxury motoryatchs. Filippi Boats, the world's premier racing shells Manufacturing: Pirelli (tires),
Indesit is Europe's second largest manufacturer of home appliances
Candy Group owns Hoover Europe
Chicco, toys
Finmeccanica (Helicopters (Augusta), Missiles
DeLonghi: appliances, owns Kenwood Technology:
STMicroelectronics Europe's largest semiconductor company and the world's fifth (after Intel, Samsung, Texas Instruments and Toshiba)
Thales Alenia Space, Europe's largest satellite manufacturer, is an Italian/French consortium
NHIndustries (Helicopters)
Eurofighter, Alenia Fashion: Armani, Prada, Gucci, Fendi, Bulgari, Salvatore Ferragano, Ermenegildo Zegna, Versace, Valentino, Borsalino, Dolce & Gabbanna, Diesel, Bennetton, Mandarina Duck Eyewear: Luxottica is the largest eyewear company in the world. It owns Ray-Ban, Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Oakley. It manufactures pretty much every luxury brands in the world. Sports: Lotto, Kappa, Diadora, Geox, Fila, Nordica, MOMO Music
Fazionli Pianos are widely regarded as the finest in the world Food:
Parmalat is the world's largest dairy products manufacturer
Autogrill is the world largest catering company (airports, train stations)
Ferrero (Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, Kinder and tic tac among others)
Barilla: World's largest manufacturer of pasta Wine:
Italy produces the largest amount of wine in the world Beverages: Martini, Campari, Cinzano, Maraschino Arms: Beretta, Benelli, Perazzi (precision guns frequently used in olympic competitions) Petroleum: Eni (including Agip) Europe's Third largest oil refiner. Market value of 100 Billion Euros
Enel is the third largest electricity provider in the world Finance:
Unicredit - Capitalia is Europe's second largest bank
Intesa Sanpaolo is Europe's third largest bank
Assicurazioni Generali is the world's fifth biggest insurance company Media: Mediaset, Panini Italy is the second largest producer of movies in the western world after the USA. Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, Martin Scorcese, Sergio Leone, Roberto Rosellini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Roberto Benigni, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Dario Argento, frequent collaborations with Italian Americans like Brian De Palma, Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Cage, Leonardo Di Caprio, Al Pacino, etc. |