Marco Tencone

Marco Tencone(born 1967) is an Italian automotive and industrial designer, known for his design ofLanciaconcept cars.

Career

Tencone has previously been with thePininfarinadesign company, developing designs for car makers such asHondaandFerrari,as well as other industrial manufacturers such as the French maker of motoring boats,Beneteau.His superior at Pininfarina wasEnrico Fumia(born 1948), and when he in 1992 became the director of the newCentro StileLanciadesign group, Tencone joined him there. UnderMichael Vernon Robinson(born 1956) he did theLancia Dialogosin 1996, which became theLancia Thesisproduction car, and he subsequently became the exterior chief designer of Lancias. The 2002 Fulvia concept was his, under the direction ofFlavio Manzoni(born 1965) who in 2010 went toFerrarias design director. In 2004 Tencone succeededMichael Vernon Robinsonas chief designer, Robinson since then moving toGruppo Bertone.Around 2009, Tencone was added responsibility for the Maserati and Alfa Romeo designs as well, and was in 2014 holding the position as head of design of Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Lancia automobiles.It was in late 2015 reported that he was replaced at Alfa Romeo by Scott Kruger, remaining only at Lancia and Fiat.

Cars he was responsible for

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  Lancia Dialogosconcept (1998)
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  Lancia Fulviaconcept (2003)
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  Alfa Romeo 4Cconcept (2011)
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  Maserati Quattroporte(2012)
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  Maserati Alfiericoncept (2014)
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  Alfa Romeo Giulia(2016)