| Maserati is a luxury Italian sports and racing automobile | | | | financial crises in the late 60s, Citroen took over the |
| first made in 1914. It was manufactured to compete | | | | ownership and built the Maserati Bora and Merak. |
| directly with other European cars like Aston Martin, | | | | After some turbulent few years, the company |
| Jaguar, BMW and Audi. The company has gone | | | | restructured the car and built the front engine rear |
| through many changes and is now owned by Fiat. | | | | drive coupe like the Maserati Turbo. Other Maserati |
| The first car was developed by the Maserati brothers. | | | | cars produced in the 80s include the Shamal, Ghibli and |
| The 2 liter engine with stylish design did not do well on | | | | the Racing. The company worked together with |
| the racing circuit and thus, bigger cars with 4-16 | | | | Chrysler and tried to enter the American market. |
| cylinders were made one after the other. Maserati | | | | Chrysler tried to modify the Maserati but the success |
| was a small company in the 30s but yet competed | | | | was short lived. Even though the Maserati 3200 GT |
| well with Mercedes and Audi. After the 2nd world war, | | | | was fast and elegant, it was also expensive. |
| many engineers from Fiat and Alfa Romeo joined | | | | In 1999, Ferrari took over part of the ownership and |
| Maserati and the new Maserati 4-CLT and A6 series | | | | brought it back from the brink of bankruptcy. Today, |
| were developed. In the 50s, Maserati continued to | | | | Maserati is back under Fiat's control. Fiat continues to |
| dominate the racing circuit. Newer cars during the 60s | | | | produce the sporty and luxury sedans. In the American |
| included the Mistral, Vignale, and the Quattroporte. With | | | | Market, only about 2000 maserati car sell each year. |