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The figures talk for themselves

296 firms and 21,222 jobs

Source: DAP Urssaf 2021

1 famous event 24 Hours of Le Mans car race

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Great business opportunities in the automotive industry and smart mobility

Great because you will find the skills and expertise you need to develop your business

Atlantic France is a welcoming place for the vehicle and mobility sector. Join many industrial stakeholders here:

Benefit from the versatile industrial skills present in our region to develop your business in mobility. Follow international companies such as Scania (Volkswagen group) which chose to set up a Southern European production and assembly hub in Atlantic France to cover the French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian markets.

Great because Atlantic France is a cradle of tomorrow’s mobility fully open to innovative players

How can your business fit in? Our dedicated cluster ID4MOBILITY and its members are open to collaborate with performance-oriented technology & service providers in:

  • Embedded systems: vehicle interfaces, connected vehicles, communications, safety and control.
  • Electrical vehicles: electric & hybrid motors, batteries, electromechanical systems, electrical architecture.
  • Cockpit design and services for autonomous and self-driving vehicles
  • Digital services for smart mobility

Great because we promote and encourage smart mobility

Our main cities are strongly involved in smart city initiatives including smart mobility issues. That means business opportunities for you!

Great because you will be given access to high-level academic research, technological resources and talents

In Atlantic France, you can build your excellence with academic research, which is a pillar of the innovation process. Thanks to higher engineering schools such as Centrale Nantes, ESTACA Laval, ESEO Angers, ENSIM Le Mans, you are sure to find your talents here!

Great because our region hosts the 24 Hours of Le Mans race!

This is a unique opportunity for you to connect with most of the regional automotive players during a major international event.

IS YOUR PROJECT DIFFERENT? LET’S HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR BUSINESS POTENTIAL.

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Leading names

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Powerful networking and the right connections

Innovation clusters

ID4MOBILITY

Promotes and develops business and innovation in automotive industry

www.id4mobility.org

EMC2

The French industrial cluster for advanced manufacturing technologies

www.pole-emc2.fr/the-emc2-competitiveness-cluster

S2E2

The innovation cluster for managing electric and thermal energies.

www.s2e2.fr

Images & Réseaux

The reference cluster of digital innovation (Intelligent territory, smart home, e-education and e-health …)

www.images-et-reseaux.com

Polymeris

Rubber and polymers cluster

www.polymeris.fr

 

 

Polyvia

Plastic and composite manufacturers association.

www.polyvia.fr

Business clusters

We-Network

Brings together businesses in the electronics sector and users from all sectors

wenetwork.fr

Frenc Tech Le Mans

French Tech: #Cleantech and #Mobility thematics

www.lemans.tech

Innovation platforms

CTTM

This technology transfer centre specialises in acoustics and vibrations, materials, biological and medical engineering, and design engineering.

cttm-lemans.com

IPC Laval

Industrial Technical Center of plastics and composites

ct-ipc.com

Technocampus Composites

Mutualized technological research platform dedicated to composite manufacturing

www.technocampus.fr

Technocampus Electronique & IoT

Mutualized technological research platform dedicated to electronics and IoT technologies

technocampus.fr/en

IRT Jules Verne

Mutualised research institute dedicated to the industry of the future, seeking to boost competitiveness in strategic industries by disruptive fabrication technologies

irt-jules-verne.fr

Technocampus Acoustique

Mutualized technological research platform dedicated to acoustics

www.technocampus.fr

Academic and technology resources

Academic resources

  • Centrale Nantes: Ranked in the top 5 engineering schools in France. Known for its Ph.D. research studies in Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing.  Other Ph.D. research studies in Computer Science and Automation, & Robotics.
  • ESTACA:  This engineering school provides courses in all transport sectors: aeronautics, automotive, space, urban transport and rail
  • ENSIM Le Mans: This engineering school provides courses in vibrations, acoustics, sensors and data processing
  • ESEO: The Grande Ecole of General Engineers in Intelligent Objects and Systems

Technological ressources

  • LAUM: A laboratory specialising in audible range acoustics and in new research areas relating to vibrations and ultrasound
  • Laval Virtual Center: a leading innovation catalyst for VR/AR applications