The cradle of Italy's components
sector with 38% of its turnover, Turin and Piedmont have
maintained their status as the beating heart of the Italian
automotive industry, with a wealth of 736 companies, 33.5% of
the national total, 18.6 billion euros in revenues and over
60,000 employees, 37% of the nationwide total.
This vocation explains why the VTM - Vehicle & Transportation
Technology Innovation Meetings - has taken place in Turin since
the first convention in 2018 and will return to the city March
30-31 with the support of the Region of Piedmont and the Turin
Chamber of Commerce.
It is an opportunity to assess the state of the sector and its
future with the top players.
Indeed, the key Italian and international players are in
Piedmont, with a complete, competitive supply chain, research
and development centres, top laboratories, business incubators,
networks of public institutions and top universities, including
world-famous engineering academia.
Together they develop and perfect innovative systems and
productive systems to improve transport efficiency and they
contribute to giving the region the position of being one of the
top clusters, not just at the European level, but also in global
terms.
The Piedmont automotive and transport industry boasts a whole
sector, going from the initial stages to the final product, from
the concept of the vehicle to production: design, prototyping,
styling, robotics and automation, components and mass
production, the industrialization of the product and test
driving.
The supply chain also boasts strong know-how in the fields of
electrical and electronic architecture, including energy
conversion systems, real-time communication systems, advanced
human-machine interface systems and systems for remote control.
The roles of the mechanical industry, R&D and design are also
strategic at all levels, with leadership in robotics and
mechatronics helping innovation, automation and cost efficiency
along the whole supply chain, including via the widespread
adoption of melting processes for light materials and new
technologies, such as additive manufacturing and 3D printing.
So Turin and Piedmont have a position of strength from which to
start in order to address the new sector challenges and reach
new markets, thanks to the know-how that is available for the
development, integration and production of electric vehicles
and, in general, for solutions and services for complete
electrical mobility, including the storage and distribution of
energy.
Here there are innovative concepts of smart mobility that
combine vehicles and infrastructure via the application of
advanced digital technologies.
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