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A worldwide leading cluster

Italy is the fourth largest European automotive market after Germany, the UK and France. The Italian automotive industry is primarily concentrated in Torino e in Piemonte: around 50% of the 2,6000 companies (with 170,000 employees) active in Italy, are in fact established here. Piemonte and its capital city Torino, birthplace of Fiat, now FCA after the merging with Chrysler, are indeed not only the core of the national automotive industry, but of the European car and mobility technology. In Piemonte are located the representative, complementary actors of the automotive world: major companies OEMs, SMEs and supply chain, R&D centres and engineering academy. The synergy between all these actors has made a decisive contribution to positioning the region among the leading clusters worldwide in a sector characterized by a high level of innovation and research, like the automotive one: in fact, the technological innovation is subject of constant attention and deeply rooted in the Piemonte engineering culture. Universities and research institutions play a very active role in the overall development and innovation of the industry: from skilled vocational training and niche specialized engineering programs to independent and collaborative research projects, universities are a key component of the industrial sector.

About 670 companies of which:
 82% of companies export abroad
 68% of companies invest in R&D
56,250 employees
€ 16 bn turnover

A unique and complete supply chain devoted to the future

Piemonte's automotive production encompass the entire supply chain from the upstream phases to the final products, offering business and know-how from the concept of the vehicle till its final delivery: project planning, prototyping, styling, robotics and automation, components and mass production, industrialisation of the product and test driving. The tradition of "knowing how to make cars" has always been preserved while being reinterpreted to match changing market and technology conditions. Moreover, the role of machinery industry, R&D and design is strategic at every layer. The strong leadership of Piemonte in robotics and mechatronics has fostered innovation, automation and cost-efficiency throughout the entire supply-chain. Also through the link with leading system and technology providers (often located in the area), the supply chain can offer strong competences on electrical and electronic architectures, including power conversion systems, safe and secure real-time communication systems, advanced human-machine interfaces and remote monitoring systems.

New Vehicle Architectures

Many famous style studios, design firms designers and innovative concept companies work in Torino and in Piemonte. These professionals are shifting their attention from a pure style research mindset, to the focus of re-designing vehicles also as multimodal and connected platforms able to respond to the requirements of the sharing economy and mobility as a service.

The attention to new vehicle architectures conceived in Torino and Piemonte will impact the :

  • Concept design and advanced design, meaning style but also re-inventing new auto functions and applied technologies, by including connectivity, infotainment and new concept models.
  • Product engineering, this being a highly technological process in which new materials and new construction technologies are merged to create new architectures for light-weight, recyclable vehicles which are not polluting and which are cheap at the same time, which means they are sustainable and accessible to everyone.

Fast forward innovation

R&D and innovation play an important role: 43.7% of the Torino-Piemonte automotive enterprises invest more than 2% in R&D (31% invest from 2 to 5, 7.7% from 6 to 10, 5% more than 10%) and are responsible for more than 50% of the European patents granted to inventors in Piemonte.

R&D&I activities by companies, University and Politecnico of Torino are overall engaged and dedicated to the development of the future world engines such as: the new generation of diesel engines, to reduce emissions by downsizing the engine mass and weight, while increasing the overall engine performance; evolved electronic systems, to manage and control the engines' activities and performance; hybrid engines, to reduce fuel consumption and to begin promoting among the public the circulation of vehicles that are not dependent only from endothermic engines and to open up the path towards future electric vehicles. Furthermore, Piemonte was the first Italian region to formally establish innovation hubs as new industrial policy tools to support the innovative skills and competitiveness of regional research system players. They support industrial competitiveness and promote the aggregation of small and medium enterprises, large companies and research organizations to share knowledge and make innovative product and service investments converge along common design and development lines.

Innovation Hubs

MESAP is the technology pole for the design and production of advanced industrial automation smart products and processes - www.mesap.it

 

Clever operates in the fields of energy and energy efficiency, water resources, climate change for infrastructures and distribution networks, sustainable mobility and clean solutions. www.poloclever.it

 

Polo ICt develops research projects with high technological content and strong potential of impact in: food processing, biomedical and multimedia industries, as well as sustainable construction, renewable energy, green building and hydrogen, mechatronic and textile industries. www.poloinnovazioneict.org

 

Proplast is a technological cluster active in the polymer and composite field and recognized at European level (silver labelled). Proplast offers R&D and training services, with specific competences in materials, processes, CAD design and FEM simulation. Proplast is active in collaborative research projects and CSA actions. www.proplast.it

The new frontier of the sector: integrated e-mobility

The region’s strong expertise in the field of engines and the approach to sustainable mobility is strengthened by the presence of Fiat PWT, Fiat Research Center and GM Global Propulsion Systems that develop in their research centres based in Torino new generations of engines, with high-performances in terms of sustainability and respect for the new rules on emissions reduction. In addition, more than 350 companies perform activities in the “green tech” field.

The evolution of the mobility sector is aimed to develop new solutions (both for passengers and freight) that can be resource-efficient, climate-and-environmentally-friendly, safe and seamless.

It’s possible to find in Piemonte the necessary know-how for electric vehicle integration and all the solutions based on full electrical mobility, encompassing energy harvesting with both on-board and off-board photovoltaic generation.

In addition our local companies are working on innovative smart mobility concepts integrating vehicles and infrastructure through the application of advanced digital technology.

Companies are indeed more and more developing distinctive technologies in the field of connectivity, autonomous driving, sharing mobility, sensor fusion, internet of things, big data systems projecting the whole territory towards new challenges and new consumer markets.

Bluecar: a made-in-Piemonte success case

The Bolloré Bluecar is a small four-seat, three-door electric car designed by Pininfarina and manufactured by Cecomp in Bairo, Italy. The car has a 30kWh lithium polymer (LMP) battery, coupled to a supercapacitor, that provides an electric range of 250 km (160 mi) in urban use.

The vehicle has been designed and assembled in Torino and most of systems and components has been supplied mainly by Piemonte SMEs



Charge While Driving Wireless Power Transfer

The Charge While Driving Wireless Power Transfer (or Dynamic WPT) solution has been developed by Energy Department at Politecnico di Torino in cooperation with Tecnositaf, SAET, MECT, AMET and other SMEs in Piemonte area. The solution has been realized inside the European Project FABRIC (FP7 n. 605405). The DWPT is under test at Susa (Italy) and is capable to transfer up to 20kW to a Plug-in or Electric Vehicle at 25cm distance while the vehicle is in motion (max speed 130km/h). The system can be easily installed in an existing road or highway as well as be part of a barely new e-road.

Pop.Up Next

Pop.Up Next is the evolution of the first fully electric and zero-emission modular system, designed to help resolve traffic congestions and reflects the philosophy driving Italdesign’s 50th anniversary celebrations, anticipating the challenges that the next fifty years will bring. It represents a vision of the potential offered by future technologies, the new concept of transportation and the new solutions for resolving the problems linked to city planning and traffic in large urban centres that are increasingly becoming one of the priority aspects for safeguarding our planet. Next is evidence of the success achieved by Pop.Up over the past year amongst the main players in the transportation world, the municipalities and institutions worldwide.

Pop.Up combines the flexibility of a small two seater ground vehicle with the freedom and speed of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) air vehicle, thus bridging the automotive and aerospace domains. The core of the product is therefore the intermodality and making it modular.

The Biomethair project, coordinated by FIAT Research Center, originated to develop innovative Technologies dedicated to the best use of methane gas, in order to realize a city car prototype with practically zero impact on the environment. Thanks to the collaboration of 19 partners made up of local firms and the academic world in the Piemontese territory, a prototype vehicle has been developed on the base of the FIAT Panda and an innovative, experimental system for the production of biomethane and biohydrogen.

 

Some key players

FCA
GM Global Propulsion Systems
Magneti Marelli
Denso
Oerlikon
Magna
FEV
AVL
Changan
JAC Motors
Lear Corporation
ZF -TRW Automotive
SKF
CNH Industrial
Eaton
Valeo
Webasto
Yanfeng
Delphi

 

Academic Research

Thanks to the presence of the Politecnico di Torino, of the University of Torino and of other specialized research centres, Piemonte provides the necessary support to design and R&D activities.

Focus on

Well integrated into the surrounding industry, Politecnico di Torino conducts applied research in conjunction with companies and participates in programs at a National and European level. Collaborating for R&D purposes is an opportunity very much valued by automotive companies. Its Departments of Energy (DENERG), Mechanical and Aerospace (DIMEAS), Chemistry, Materials and Metallurgy (DISAT), Electronics (DET) and Computer Science and Automation (DAUIN), Industrial Production and Additive Manufacturing (DIGEP) are the most relevant for Automotive business

In addition, some of the Interdepartmental Centres @PoliTo can offer a comprehensive, multidisciplinary support for automotive sector, like: CARS (Centre for Automotive Research and Sustainable mobility), Ec-L (Energy center Lab), IAM (Integrated Addtive Manufacturing@PoliTo), J-Tech (Advanced Joining Technology) and PEIC (Power Electronics Innovation Center).

The University of Torino ranks 3rd in scientific research performance among all Italian universities. One of the biggest university in Italy, hosting about 70.000 students, 4.000 staff, 1800 post-graduate and post-doctoral students. Two most relevant distinctive features are: cross-competence approach to research, with multidisciplinary teams from different scientific areas (eg. chemistry, computer science, physics, medicine, mathematics); open access policy to its research instrumentations and labs (eg. use by industrial partners of: advanced microscopies for detection of the finest details of products and the microstructure of materials; High-Performance Computing and cloud engineering infrastructure).

Main research competence for the automotive industry are:

  • advanced materials for additive manufacturing
  • smart materials (eg. pressure sensors of polymeric nano-composites with carbon nanotubes )
  • polymer nanocomposites for flame retardant
  • thermal, structural, compositional and acoustic analysis of advanced materials for brake pads
  • cast irons and aluminum metal alloys for cylinder heads
  • analysis of advanced materials for optical Lighting Systems
  • sensor fusion
  • alternative propulsion (fuel cells, batteries, recycling)
  • comfort economic analysis, market analysis, market positioning, consumer behaviour analysis
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SERVICES FOR INVESTORS

Piemonte Agency guarantees complete assistance to foreign companies willing to invest in Piemonte. Piemonte Agency can advise on every aspect of starting and running a business in Piemonte, providing assistance at every stage of the project. In addition, the Agency acts as a liaison office between foreign investors and public authorities, academic/research networks, industry. All services are free and totally confidential.

  • Business assessment
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  • Location opportunities detection

Business assessment

  • Insights on economic and industrial climate and key industries
  • Market data and tailored information to launch your business
  • Selection of potential partners
  • Identification of service providers
  • Detection of R&D projects and opportunities
  • Identification of funding schemes, incentives and grants programmes, legal/labour/tax procedures

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Business set up

  • advice on legal, financial and corporate structure in cooperation with the partner network
  • support in obtaining authorisation, visas and permits
  • selection of grants and incentives for investment, R&D, training in cooperation with the partner network
  • introduction to local institutions, R&D networks, science and technology parks, innovation centers and universities
  • help in recruiting specialized personnel onsite
  • site selection and site visits for production, services and R&D activities

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Identification of incentives & grants

Piemonte Agency provides help in identifying the most appropriate available incentives and grants for your business. Divided by framework of application, appropriately combined, the incentives are able to cover the entire range of business investment expenses:

  • start-up
  • investments in machinery and plant
  • equipment
  • hiring and training of personnel
  • research and development

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Piemonte Agency performs real-estate selections and organises tailor-made tours to public and private properties, areas and complexes.

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Key Sectors

Aerospace

350 SMEs
20,000 employees
7 billion € turnover
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Agrifood

100,000 employees
7,4 bn € export
4,6 bn € import
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Automotive & Transportation

58,600 employees
733 automotive components companies
 
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Cleantech & Green Building

3 universities
4 company incubators
2 innovation hubs
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Design and Creative Industry

2,650 companies and design studios
72,500 employees
14 billion € turnover
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Digital Technologies and Solutions

33,000 employees
7,000 companies
 
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Fashion and Jewellery

About 850 companies
active in the jewellery sector
Distict of Valenza
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Life sciences

2,800 health & wellness companies
2,200 healthcare companies
600 wellness companies
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Logistics

3 interconnected logistic hubs
4th italian region for extension of freight villages
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Mechatronics

2 innovation hubs on smart manufacturing and ict
1 competence center on advanced manufacturing
1 digital innovation hub on industry 4.0
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Real Estate

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Textile

4,100 companies
36,000 employees
3,6 bn € export
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