De Tomaso

De Tomaso Automobili Ltd. (previously known as De Tomaso Modena SpA) is an Italian car manufacturer company that was founded in 1959 by Alejandro de Tomaso in Modena, Italy. It originally produced various sports prototypes and auto racing vehicles, including a Formula One car for Frank Williams Racing Cars in 1970. It also produced various sports cars, most notably the De Tomaso Pantera, which was first introduced in 1971.

In 2004, the company went into liquidation. Although production of new cars models like the De Tomaso Guara were still being produced, no new cars were developed after 2004. The company's fate ended up first being bought out by Former Fiat executive Gian Mario Rossignolo who founded a new company named "De Tomaso Automobili SpA" in 2009. 2 years later, the company introduced its first new model under its new management, the De Tomaso Deauville, a five-door hatchback/crossover vehicle at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Though, this remained a prototype and production of this car was never initiated as the company chairman, Rossignolo, was arrested in 2012 on account of misappropriation of funds taken from the Italian government to revive the De Tomaso brand. As a result of this, the company filed for bankruptcy and all 900 employees were laid off.

2 years after the company went bankrupt, the rights to the De Tomaso brand were acquired by Norman Choi of Hong Kong-based Ideal Team Ventures in 2014. Five years after it was acquired, the company launched its first ever retro-styled sports car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the De Tomaso P72, in time for the 60th anniversary of the De Tomaso brand. In November 2022, the company has announced that a track-derived version of the De Tomaso P72, known as the P900, is currently being developed and expected to be completed in late 2024.

This brand was licensed by Voldex on March 8, 2024.