|

Italian Garage Equipment Manufacturers Association

link esterno: Pneurama

Sector profile

AICA, the Italian Garage Equipment Manufacturers Association, was founded on 9 July 1976 to represent industry professionals engaged in design, production and sales of plants, machinery and equipment for servicing, maintenance and repair of means of transportation.

 

This extremely export-oriented sector has earned a worldwide leadership position thanks to its innovative products and the entrepreneurial abilities of many Italian SMEs, which, in some cases, have reached multinational status. The segment which manufactures machines for vehicle servicing is a niche and is a solid example of the excellence achieved by the national industry, its creativity, innovation, dynamism and production capacity, and serves as a prime example of the most advanced technology in the auto repair industry.

 

According to association estimates, in 2009 the sector exported products totalling 2,074 million Euros and the share designated for export represented 69% of the total turnover.

 

Garage Equipment Manufacturers

 

2008

2009

% Diff. 2009 over 2008

Total turnover

Mln/Euros

3.340

3.006

-10

Companies

No.

327

304

-7

Employees

No.

17.200

15.996

-7

Turnover – Italy

Mln/Euros

997

932

-6,5

Turnover – Export

Mln/Euros

2.343

2.074

-11,5

Export share

%

70,14

69

-1,6

 

AICA estimates

 

The main foreign markets for Italian garage equipment are located in Europe, which absorbed 67% of exports, followed by America’s markets with 13%, Asia with 15% and the other markets with 5%.

 

2009 EXPORT DESTINATIONS

 

 

AICA estimates

 

In addition to foreign markets, the domestic market continues to have a prominent role, in 2009 alone absorbing over 932 million Euros.
The sector managed to obtain in 2009 a total turnover (sales on the domestic and export market) of 3,006 million Euros. This turnover was achieved by 304 companies with a total number of employees of 15,996. The number of companies, this year or next, should experience a slight drop in the total amount of producers due to a concentration in the sector resulting from acquisitions of brands and small companies by larger groups. The sector's production is concentrated prevalently in the regions of Emilia Romagna, Veneto, Lombardy and Tuscany, which account for about 80% of the national total.

 

The association acts as a guide and link for its almost 100 member companies. Although these companies account for a third of the total number of producers in this industry, they represent over 80% of the total turnover and the total employees in the sector. The mission of AICA is to voice the demands of members by reconciling the different characteristics existing within a highly diversified industry made up of both companies with specialized small-scale capabilities and larger groups that have opened up sales and production branches in the countries of highest strategic interest.

 

To stay current with regulation and market specificities of the different production segments, the association divides its focus into eleven product groups: