The automotive industry is a major economic driver in Paris Region, home to the headquarters and major R&D centers of Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroën. The region is also home to 68 automotive part suppliers and 400 industry-related companies. In total, the automotive industry employs over 150,000 people in the Paris Region and manufactures over 600,000 vehicles annually.

1. Tomorrow’s
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The automotive industry automotive industry
in Paris Region: key figures
2 WORLDWIDE HEADQUARTERS of automotive OEMs: PSA Peugeot Citroën and Renault
3 VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PLANTS
6 MAJOR R&D CENTRES belonging to PSA Peugeot Citroen and Renault
68 OEM PART SUPPLIERS, including Bosch, Delphi, Denso, Johnson Controls, Faurecia, Valeo,
Lear Corporation, Autoliv, Akebono, Thyssenkrupp, ZF and Magna
400 INDUSTRY-RELATED COMPANIES: car manufacturers, part manufacturers, suppliers and consulting firms
3,000 STUDENTS GRADUATING every year with university degrees related to the automotive industry
17,500 PEOPLE INVOLVED in automotive R&D activities
150,000 JOBS, including 50,000 directly related jobs
600,000 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED in 2009
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2. Paris Region drives An innovative region
the world’s automotive industry
Paris Region offers a unique development environment for international companies INVENTING
in the automotive sector : TOMORROW’S MOBILITY
• It is one of the few regions of the world to have two major global manufacturers: Mov’eo, a leading French competitiveness cluster, has the
PSA Peugeot Citroën and Renault. aim of making private cars and public transportation safer
for people and the environment.
• Most of the world’s main car part manufacturers are also located in Paris Region.
As a competitiveness cluster focused on automotive and
• And finally, major corporations, SMEs and state-owned R&D laboratories public transport R&D, Mov’eo is developing innovative and
have teamedup to create the Mov’eo competitiveness cluster. collaborative projects to strengthen the global competi-
One of the world’s very first competitiveness clusters, tiveness of the cluster's companies and regions. Established
in 2006, Mov’eo now has more than 290 members and has
A TESTING GROUND
Mov’eo represents 70% of French automotive R&D.
accredited more than 215 R&D projects, 112 of which FOR ELECTRIC
received government grants amounting to €190 million.
AND HYBRID VEHICLES
Autolib’, a major car-sharing initiative in Europe
AN ECOSYSTEM OF DECISION-MAKERS “When IAV GmbH, a leading engineering company for vehicle
development decided to open its French subsidiary in 2007, it was 3000 electric vehicles will be deployed in Paris and the
obvious we needed to come to Paris Region, to get close to the two inner suburbs. More than 1000 recharging points will be
Two of the world’s top 10 car manufacturers The largest automotive suppliers French leading car manufacturers, and be part of the outstanding available, including 700 in Paris.
based in Paris Region are located in Paris Region network of Tier One and suppliers. Moreover IAV France, member
of the Mov'eo automotive competitive cluster benefits from the
While Paris Region remains a major industrial centre with The car manufacturers rely on the presence of a very diverse Region's network, which brings together scientific expertise as well
the factories in Flins (Renault), Poissy and Aulnay-sous-Bois network of part manufacturers and suppliers, both French as institutional and financial decision-making centres.”
(PSA Peugeot Citroën), the region is also home to Renault (particularly Valeo and Faurecia) and international (Bosch,
Thomas Roelle
and PSA Peugeot Citroën’s global decision-making centres Johnson Controls, Denso, Lear, Delphi, etc). President of IAV France
and has become their leading research hub. In addition to
two prestigious design sites – Renault’s Technocentre in
Guyancourt and PSA Peugeot Citroën’s Centre of Technology
and Design in Vélizy – both manufacturers have established
A MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL
numerous other R&D sites, testing centres and crash-test AND SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL
centres in the region.
Paris Region’s expertise, a deep talent pool
Thanks to the diversity of its laboratories and skills centres,
“Historically, Paris Region is the birthplace of Renault, but we are Paris Region is able to meet the needs of companies seeking
also preparing for the future here. With our Research & Engin- to develop cleaner and more intelligent vehicles in a very
eering centre, our Flins plant which will become the main assembly
fertile scientific and technological environment. SAVE, a full-scale trial of the electric vehicle
site for the electric vehicle and potentially Europe’s biggest battery
manufacturing plant, Paris Region will remain a centre of The scientific knowledge available to the automotive industry For one year from September 2010, consumers, professio-
excellence for Renault and the future of the automotive industry.” in Paris Region boosts the performance and competitiveness nals and local government employees will try out 100 electric
of the companies that have chosen to set up here. Further- Renault-Nissan Alliance passenger cars and light commercial
Carlos Ghosn
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renault
more, Paris Region’s highly skilled and creative workforce vehicles. They will be able to access charging points at home,
makes it a particularly appealing location for design facilities at the workplace, in car parks and on public highways.
“When you’re a major player in the automotive industry, it’s and many engineering service companies. The Renault Nissan Alliance and EDF plan to use the
impossible not to be in Paris Region because that is where all the full-scale trial to test the usage and performance of their
purchasing department decision-makers are located. Being near future electric vehicles.
two global manufacturers, PSA Peugeot Citroën and Renault, is “PSA Peugeot Citroën aims to be at the forefront of automotive
essential, particularly for a development business such as ours.” products and services. This ambitious plan relies on our 3 R&D
centres located in Paris Region employing 8,000 people working
Thierry Servouse “We opened our office in Paris Region in 1993 when we started
on innovative technologies to come up with a virtuous car
car audio development for PSA Peugeot Citroën. Since then, we
Managing Director of Magna Steyr France adapted to the needs and habits of individuals.”
have expanded our activities in Paris Region, not only in
Philippe Varin engineering but also in sales and marketing. Our customer base
Chairman of the Managing Board of PSA Peugeot Citroën is also expanding, and today we are dealing with PSA Peugeot
Citroën, Renault, Nissan, Honda, Jaguar and so on.”
“We chose to set up our business in Paris Region because it is
home to most of the decision-making centres of the major France has the most advantageous R&D Tax Credit in Europe Takeshi Watanabe
Vice President of Clarion Europe SAS
companies likely to need our services.” The research tax credit is a corporate tax incentive based on
Pierre Pourveur R&D expenditure incurred by any company located in France,
Deputy Director of Belgian company Key Driving Competences regardless of sector or size.

3. Main automotive players in Paris Region
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Autoliv
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Tyco Electronics VAL D’OISE
ENSEA Valeo
Johnson Controls VAL D’OISE
Lear Corporation
Autoliv
Johnson Controls
TI Automotive Arvin Meritor
Akebono Europe Renault
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MGI Coutier Bosal Flins
Tempo Group Carrière-sous-Poissy PSA
Delphi Europe Aulnay-sous-Bois
PSA PSA
Faurecia Poissy
Renault PSA
La Garenne Colombes
GKN PSA SEINE-SAINT-DENIS
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Hella Wabco Renault PSA PARIS
Rieter Valeo YVELINES
L E Rueil Malmaison Paris
Magnetto Automotiv
PSA Faurecia Renault
FEV ESG
Faurecia IAV Boulogne
Segula PSA Bosch HAUTS SEINE-ET-MARNE
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Sherpa SUPMECA Valeo PSA DE-SEINE
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CEESAR LAB Plastic Omnium Velizy
Magneti Marelli Inergy CNRS SEINE-SAINT-DENIS DEN
DEN Renault VAL-DE-MARNE
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ESTACA Assystem Guyancourt
Renault CNAM
IFP PARIS Valeo
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YVELINES
L PSA Ener1 ENSTA ParisTech
Asahi Glass Treves ENSAM ParisTech - Labo CAOR
Renault EMNSP
INRETS LCPC
Yazaki HAUTS-DE EINE Autoliv
Lear
S-DE-SEIN
DE E NE ESSONNE
SONNE
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Gestamp ENS Cachan ESME SUDRIA
INRETS Clarion Mecachrome SMR France
Nissan Europe Segula Visteon Valeo
Assystem PSA Valeo ZF
Eberspacher D2T ISTY CEA
Segula ECP Lisi Renault
Automotive Lighting Sherpa ECM SEINE-ET-MARNE
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SKF d-Space Lardy
Kostal
LMS imagine Leoni Renault Bertrandt VAL-DE-MARNE
Valeo LCPC Sogefi-Filtrauto Magna ZF
Continental Gestamp
Grupo Antolin Dura Automotive
Calsonic Kansei JTEKT HPI
Denso IAV CEA INRIA Ecole Polytechnique
AVL-le Moteur Moderne ZF Lemforder Turover
SUPELEC
Johnson Controls
Continental
EMNSP
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ParisTech - Labo MAT
Renault
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