Maserati is a famous Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars, established in 1914 in Bologna by the Maserati clan. The company's headquarters are in Modena, and the emblem is a trident. Today, Maserati is owned by Fiat, after having been a part of Ferrari for some years.
In 1968 came a great change purchase by Citroën. Adolfo Orsi remained nominal president, but Maserati changed a great deal. New models were launched, and built in much greater numbers than hitherto. Citroën borrowed Maserati expertise and engines for the Citroën SM and other vehicles, and Maseratis incorporated Citroën technology also, particularly in hydraulics.
In 1997, Fiat sold a 50% share in the company to Maserati's long time arch rival Ferrari. In 1999 Ferrari took full control, making Maserati its performance and luxury division. A new factory was built, replacing the existing 1940s vintage facility.
More recently, Maserati has signed an agreement with Volkswagen the
German company to share its Audi division's Quattro all wheel drive
technology for Maserati's current Quattroporte platform. The agreement
has been made on the condition there will be no corporate espionage
or reverse engineering, since Volkswagen owns two of Ferrari's direct
rivals, Lamborghini and Bugatti.
In 2005, as a consequence of the stopping of the agreement between Fiat and General Motors under which GM may have been obliged to buy Fiat's car division, Maserati was separated from Ferrari and brought under Fiat's full control. Fiat plans to create a sports and luxury division from Maserati and another of its marques, Alfa Romeo. GM had to pay Fiat around $2,000,000,000. Maserati sold 2006 cars in the United States for 2005.
Maserati produces other types of vehicles such as Motorbikes.
In the 2004 Edinburgh a show was performed in a Maserati.
in 2005 Hein Wagner became the fastest blind driver in the world, thanks to having driven his red Maserati at 167mph.
The Maserati 4200GT was regarded by top gear the famous BBC show as a Cool car, earning it a place on the "cool wall"
In 2003 the company returned to racing, they organised a 2003 challenge championship, in other words a client championship.
In 2006 Britain's biggest car dealer Pendragon has launched a £258m ($448m) hostile bid for the company it beat in the race to buy fellow dealer Reg Vardy. Pendragon is the UK's largest car dealer, with 230 outlets and franchises including Alfa Romeo and Maserati.
Fangio won titles with Alfa Romeo in 1951, Mercedes in 1954 and '55, Ferrari in 1956 and Maserati in 1957.
Maseratis are once again being sold in the lucrative US market, and the company has also re entered the racing arena with their Trofeo and, in December 2003, the Maserati MC12, which took part in select GT races in 2004. The MC12 is based on the Ferrari Enzo supercar. 50 street legal homologation models will be sold for US$750,000 each.
A Quattroporte was donated to the President of Italy.
Eva Longoria's character Gabrielle Solis drove a black Spyder throughout
the first series, and at the beginning of the second series of Desperate
Housewives. It was later replaced by a maroon Aston Martin DB9 Volante,
as an anniversary present for herself.
Very similair terms
The name Maserati is similar to many names in islamic society for instance. Mazrat, Masrat and Massrat are people names in Muslim society, especially Pakistan. Masrati is a common surname in islamic society. While al-Masirati, Mohammed Ali was a Libyan government minister.
In Kefalonia, Greece there is an important site called Mazarata,
While in Spain the Mazarate is a tourist destination.
Many would say the name is like the name Mozart
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