Editing Gianni Agnelli (section)

== Later life and death ==
Agnelli stepped down in 1996 but stayed on as Fiat's honorary chairman until his death.<ref name="Pirro 2008"/> [[Giovanni Alberto Agnelli]], the son of Gianni's younger brother, [[Umberto Agnelli]], died of a rare form of cancer in 1997 at age 33 while he was being groomed by his uncle to head the Fiat Group.<ref>{{cite news|last=Friedman|first=Alan|date=15 December 1997|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/15/news/obituary-giovanni-agnelli-fiat-heir-33-dies.html|title=Obituary: Giovanni Agnelli, Fiat Heir, 33, Dies|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kline|first=Maureen|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB882129110786850500|date=15 December 1997|title=Agnelli Heir Dies, Leaving Issue Of Choosing a Successor at Fiat|work=The Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/12/14/giovanni-agnelli-heir-apparent-to-fiat-empire-dies/624de669-f195-4ea0-a91c-390c6a2b027d/|title=Giovanni Agnelli, Heir Apparent To Fiat Empire, Dies|newspaper=The Washington Post|issn=0190-8286|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref> [[John Elkann]], the son of Gianni and Marella's daughter, Margherita, was expected to take over Fiat after Gianni's death. Instead, Umberto became chairman, taking over from Paolo Fresco. While Fresco had diversified the Fiat Group's holdings, Umberto refocused its activities on its auto and mechanics division.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vercesi|first=Pier Luigi|date=18 January 2018|url=https://www.corriere.it/cronache/18_gennaio_29/paolo-fresco-agnelli-mi-disse-quando-saro-morto-venda-fiat-parkinson-gm-finanza-698e6c3e-0465-11e8-a380-b73a51b76dad.shtml|title=Paolo Fresco: Agnelli mi disse 'Quando sarò morto venda la Fiat'|work={{Lang|it|Corriere della Sera}}|language=it|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rinaldi|first=Andrea|date=15 September 2020|url=https://www.corriere.it/economia/finanza/20_settembre_15/fresco-racconta-sua-fiat-quando-agnelli-mi-disse-cerchi-farla-funzionare-108b89d8-f74b-11ea-93fd-0a842553a1d8.shtml|title=Fresco racconta la sua Fiat. 'Quando Agnelli mi disse: cerchi di farla funzionare'|work={{Lang|it|Corriere della Sera}}|language=it|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref> He then brought in Giuseppe Morchio to mastermind a rescue strategy for the company. Morchio was expected to continue to run the Fiat Group as it attempted to claw its way out of its latest financial crisis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/2004/e/sezioni/economia/agnumb/morchio/morchio.html|title=Fiat, l'addio inatteso dell'uomo-rilancio|work={{Lang|it|La Repubblica}}|language=it|date=30 May 2004|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref>

Upon Umberto's death, [[Ferrari]] chairman [[Luca Cordero di Montezemolo]] was named Fiat chairman,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/2004/e/sezioni/economia/agnumb/montezemolo/montezemolo.html|title=Montezemolo: 'Continuerò l'opera di Umberto Agnelli'|work={{Lang|it|La Repubblica}}|language=it|date=31 May 2004|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2014/09/09/foto/montezemolo_una_vita_da_presidente_all_ombra_degli_agnelli-95336928/1/|title=Montezemolo, una vita da presidente all'ombra degli Agnelli|work={{Lang|it|La Repubblica}}|language=it|date=9 September 2014|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref> with Elkann as vice chairman; Morchio immediately offered his resignation. His successor was [[Sergio Marchionne]], an expert of reorganisation who between 2002 and 2004 led the Swiss certification company [[Societé Générale de Surveillance]]; Elkann played a key role when he brought Marchionne to Fiat.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sanderson|first=Rachel|date=9 September 2014|url=https://www.ft.com/content/0693507a-4830-11e0-b323-00144feab49a|title=Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels|work=Financial Times|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref> Agnelli died in 2003 of [[prostate cancer]] at age 81 in [[Turin]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Nevola|first=Gaspare|date=1 September 2004|title=The Gianni Agnelli Funeral: A National Identification Rite|journal=Italian Politics|publisher=Berghahn Books|volume=19|issue=1|pages=184–199|doi=10.3167/ip.2003.190112|doi-access=free}}</ref> Fiat-owned [[Scuderia Ferrari]] named their 2003 [[Formula One]] contender, the [[F2003-GA]],<!--<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/863|title=Ferrari F2003-GA|website=F1technical.net|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref>--> in tribute to Agnelli.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iconwheels.it/auto-classiche/amarsport/ferrari-f2003-ga|title=Ferrari F2003-GA: una F1 per Gianni Agnelli|website=Icon Wheels|language=it|date=17 March 2017|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://autosprint.corrieredellosport.it/foto/formula1/2023/01/24-6056169/ferrari_f2003-ga_la_dedica_vincente_a_gianni_agnelli|title=Ferrari F2003-GA, la dedica vincente a Gianni Agnelli|magazine=Autosprint|language=it|date=24 January 2023|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://autosprint.corrieredellosport.it/news/formula1/2023/01/24-6057499/ferrari_f2003-ga_regina_nel_segno_di_gianni_agnelli|title=Ferrari F2003-GA, regina nel segno di Gianni Agnelli|magazine=Autosprint|language=it|date=24 January 2023|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref> Juventus and the [[Italian Football Federation]] were also in mourning over his death.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/online/economia/luttoagnelli/juve/juve.html|title=Juventus e Ferrari in lutto i grandi amori restano orfani|work={{Lang|it|La Repubblica}}|language=it|date=24 January 2023|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref> In 2021, to celebrate the centenary of Agnelli's birth, a special [[postage stamp]] was issued.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gadeschi|first=Elena Fausta|date=11 March 2021|url=https://www.elle.com/it/showbiz/celebrities/a35794294/gianni-agnelli-francollo-centenario/|title=Arriva il francobollo di Giovanni Agnelli, il modo più chic per celebrare il suo centenario|magazine=Elle Italia|language=it|access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2021/03/12/news/cento_anni_dalla_nascita_di_gianni_agnelli_un_francobollo_ricorda_l_avvocato-291923195/|title=Cento anni dalla nascita di Gianni Agnelli, un francobollo ricorda l'avvocato|work={{Lang|it|La Repubblica}}|language=it|date=12 March 2021|access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/economia/2021/03/12/centenario-nascita-gianni-agnelli-arriva-francobollo_2b57cc26-8fbc-4350-988a-a1414f2c6212.html|title=Centenario della nascita di Gianni Agnelli: arriva il francobollo|publisher=ANSA|language=it|date=12 March 2021|access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref>