Okwakukhona kwabaningi “imboni yamaphupho” isizovala iminyango yayo. Eminyakeni engu-102 kamuva, uBertone ubona ukuphela komugqa kumenyezelwe.
Indawo okwazalelwa kuyo amanye amamodeli anesakhiwo sodumo kuzo zonke izikhathi, i-Bertone, isesimweni esibucayi kakhulu. Ngemuva kokuthi inhloko kaBertone yokuklama, uMichael Robinson, ehle esikhundleni ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi 2013, uBertone ungene olwandle lokungaqiniseki.
Naphezu kokuvala unyaka ngenzuzo yama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-20, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yamakhasimende ayo aseShayina, kuyinani eliphansi uma kucatshangelwa izikweletu ezinqwabelene zikaBertone. Ngemva kokudiliza izisebenzi ezingu-160 ezazingawutholi umholo wazo izinyanga ezimbalwa, amahlebezi abonisa ukuthi uBertone akasawamukeli ama-oda ngenxa yokungakwazi ukufinyelela ezintweni ezibonakalayo, ngenxa yokungalandeli isikhathi eside kwabahlinzeki bakhe.
Ngokusho kozakwethu kwa-Autocar, izinyathelo zenkantolo sezivele zilethwe ngokumelene noBertone ngabahlinzeki bayo, abafuna ukukhokhelwa sekwephuzile. Isimo sezimali esinzima sikaBertone sesivele sesidlangalaleni izinyanga ezimbalwa manje, futhi naphezu kwamaqembu ahlukahlukene anentshisekelo abonakala efuna ukuthola inkampani, akukho sivumelwano esaphumelela.
UBertone ulethe emhlabeni amamodeli ayisakhiwo sodumo afana neLamborghini Countach, Lamborghini Miura, Lancia Stratos, Iso Grifo, phakathi kwabanye abaningi. Sekudlule iminyaka engu-102 futhi sibone ukuwa kwesithonjana. Ukufika kwepensela lika-Bertone ukuphela okudabukisayo kwenkathi, ngethemba ukuthi lizokwazi ukuvuka futhi.
