Automotive & Hybrid electric vehicles |
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| Western France is leading the country in: | - the development of hybrid & electric vehicles (Johnson Controls-Saft Joint Venture to build lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Nersac, Western France)
- the production of leisure vehicles (Pilote, Trigano, Microcar,…)
- the production of industrial equipment and handling materials (Toyota Industrial Equipment, Manitou, Fenwick, …)
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| the vehicle industry in Western France counts for: | - 614 companies
- 61,710 jobs
- 55 first tier suppliers
- Presence of some leading vehicle manufacturers
(Scania, Irisbus, Heuliez and proximity to PSA Peugeot-Citroën executive models production plant)
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| Western France is also home of 3 competitiveness clusters: | - Mobility and Advanced Transportation (On board electric energy, Technologies for hybrid electric powertrains, Experimentation, Testing & qualification of hybrid electric vehicles and transportation systems, Fuels and materials of vegetable origin)
- Executive car segment (Embedded systems, Materials, Sensory perception, Reliability, quality)
- EMC2 (High performance materials, Complex)
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| Western France is also home to Research & Development: | - Applied research is carried out by transfer technology centres
. CEREVEH – electric transportation & hybrid vehicles
. CETRAM – acoustics and materials
. CTTM – acoustics
. CETIM – mechanical engineering
- Fundamental research is carried out by:
. 6 Universities
. 23 Engineering schools
. Technology parks with automotive related activities
These institutions have established contractual activity links with industrial partners!
- Private companies R&D centres:
. Ex: Siemens, Valeo, Johnson Controls, Renault, …
- For Training, Western France gathers 4 major poles of education with High Level Engineering Schools and Universities providing training courses for the automotive industry :
. Nantes (ECN Centrale Nantes,…)
. Laval/Le Mans (ESTACA, ENSIM,…)
. Angers (ENSAM,…)
. Poitiers (ENSMA,…)
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| Logistics: | - Port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire: 2nd French largest port for ro-ro trafic of cars and trailers
- There is a historical maritime roro line used by Gefco (dedicated to PSA Peugeot-Citroën vehicles) between Montoir (Port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire) and Vigo (Spain)
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Materials for aeronautics |
| | - Western France Composite Cluster :
. Industry : 300 companies including composite specialists
. Training : 250,000 students in higher education and 25 engineer training institutes
. Research : 326 university R&D teams (in fields related to aerospace) and 8,300 specialist researchers
- Techno’Campus : EADS is investing in Western France :
. EADS-Airbus research Center
. R&D focused on new materials
. 20 engineers in 2005, 100 engineers in 2007
- •EMC2, a pole of excellence sponsored by the government :
. EADS-Airbus research Center
. Multisectorial metallic and composite cluster (aeronautics, ship building, automotive)
. Led by 5 industrial companies Airbus, DCN, Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Beneteau and ACI
. 72 projects and 50 partnerships (scientific and industrial)
. Public incentives : 60 €m in 2005 - 217 €m in 2006-10
. 1,400 companies involved - 90,000 jobs affected
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Bruno LESCHER, FDI Advisor, at your service |
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