Normandy’s automotive industry is a leading sector for the region: 350 companies with over 45,000 salaried workers with activities directly linked with the automotive industry. Major vehicle and equipment manufacturers, SME-SMIs have chosen to set up in Caen Normandie. Among these international firms: VOLVO RENAULT TRUCKS (2nd ranking site in the world in terms of the number of industrial vehicle cabins produced), PSA Peugeot Citroën (supplier of 60% of PSA’s suspension systems), Robert BOSCH (one of France’s strategic sites with the development of Industry 4.0 automation), VALEO, etc.
As a genuine land of experimentation, our startups join forces to invent tomorrow’s vehicles and to develop new technological solutions.
To serve the automotive industry, the MOV’EO competitiveness cluster and ARIA (Normandy Regional Automobile Industry Association) are two major stakeholders within the territory, offering support for business development, innovative collaborative projects, from startups to major groups.