Giovanni Agnelli, the stylish business baron whose rule over the Fiat empire made him the symbol of Italy ‘ s postwar climb to prosperity, died yesterday. He was 81. Mr. Agnelli, better known by his ...

Giovanni Agnelli, the patriarch of the Fiat auto company whose jetset lifestyle, vast financial network and aristocratic air became symbols of Italy's postwar rebirth and prosperity, has died after a ...

ROME — He was often called Italy’s uncrowned king, the erstwhile playboy who wielded unparalleled power and fortune as he transformed his family car business into one of the largest industrial empires ...

Giovanni Alberto Agnelli, the 33-year-old heir-apparent to the Fiat empire, died Saturday of cancer, a company spokesman said. The young industrialist, often called the “JFK Jr. of Italy,” had ...

2003-01-25 04:00:00 PDT Turin, Italy-- Giovanni Agnelli, the shrewd, dashing and politically influential international business figure who turned his family's auto company, Fiat, into a worldwide ...

ROME — He was often called Italy’s uncrowned king, the erstwhile playboy who wielded unparalleled power and fortune as he transformed his family car business into one of the largest industrial empires ...

MILAN — The Agnelli family, which built Fiat and owns Ferrari, is the Italian version of Camelot if there ever was one — complete with the grit, glamour, tragedy and decades of incredible fashion.

Fiat Chairman Umberto Agnelli, who helped lead his family's vast automaker out of hard times and into better financial shape, has died of cancer. Agnelli was 69. He died late Thursday, Fiat spokesman ...