Waiting for a new one of these? Keep waiting...
the re-emergence of De Tomaso
the Deauville SUV
at Geneva last year, we had been hoping that a new De Tomaso Pantera supercar would see the light of day at the LA show in November.
Sadly that hasn't happened and, following severe cashflow problems, only partially alleviated by a deal with an Indian company, De Tomaso has had to licence-out production of the Deauville SUV to China for £12.5 million.
Mind you, there is a certain amount of sense to that: the Deauville uses a GM engine and drivetrain and as the Chinese company in question is believed to be NAC, which is a sister company to GM's Chinese partner SAIC.
And if that cash injection helps De Tomaso boss - and former Fiat exec - Gian Mario Rossignolo to get development moving on the new Pantera, all the better. Fingers firmly crossed on that one...