 Following complications from surgery, Marchionne resigned from all of his positions in July 2018 and died a few days later.The American business channel CNBC described Marchionne as a "legend of automotive industry", while the British newspaper "Financial Times" considered him as having been "one of the boldest business leaders of his generation".Marchionne was born in Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy, the son of Concezio Marchionne, from Cugnoli (Abruzzo), and Maria Zuccon from Carnizza (today Krnica, Croatia) near Pula in Istria.