Andrea Pirlo is an Italian.
The German automotive concern , Volkswagen Group has , since the 1970s , developed a series of shared automobile platforms for their motor vehicles .. German. Germany. automotive. automotive industry. concern. concern ( business ). Volkswagen Group. Volkswagen Group. Originally , these were identified using a simple alphanumeric system .. The first letter prefix indicates the car classification or physical size -LRB- A , B , C or D - for ` traditional ' cars -RRB- ; followed by a number to enumerate different generations of the same class .. car classification. car classification. However , more recent platforms have formally departed from this convention , although the older alphanumeric codes continue to be used informally .. These platforms may be used by one or more marques of the Group .