And the buying of new machinery meant not only the possibility of production, but even the new technology, 'cos as I mentioned before, we were back of seven, eight years.

It was the accessories and the way they were worn that made Agnelli stand out as a fashionisto. He was also a member of a syndicate with Rockefeller that for a time in the 1980s owned Rockefeller Center. Edoardo never married but he had one son (born out of wedlock in 1973) who was not recognized by Gianni Agnelli.

As the head of Fiat he controlled 4. 4% of Italy's GDP 3.