When was the luxury Italian vehicle manufacturer that is currently CEOed by Sergio Marchionne established?
Sergio Marchionne Sergio Marchionne (] ; born June 17, 1952) is an Italian-Canadian executive who is currently the Chairman of CNH Industrial,the CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the Chairman and CEO of Ferrari and also Chairman of Maserati. Additionally, he is the Chairman of Swiss-based SGS and he was the non-executive Vice Chairman of the Board of the global banking group UBS from 2008 to 2010, as well as the elected Chairman of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association for 2012 (first elected in January 2006). He is also a member of the Peterson Institute for International Economics as well as Chairman of the Italian Branch of the Council for the United States and Italy.
Vodafone Automotive Vodafone Automotive SpA, based in Varese, Italy, offers end to end solutions, including automotive telematics and electronics, through two business units that combine their expertise in delivering vehicle centric telematic platform and related services as well as state of the art electronic systems and components. The company was originally listed on the Milan Stock Exchange on 12 December 2006. Originally named "Cobra Automotive Technologies SpA" was acquired by Vodafone PLC in August 2014 for €145 million ($191 million) which was equivalent to the Cobra FY13 revenue, and delisted from the Milan Stock Exchange. On 1 April 2015 has changed name.