The history of the automobile starts at the end of the 19th century – a century rich in inventions and technical innovations, driven by men of talent.
The automotive adventure in FRANCHE-COMTÉ is inextricably linked with the story of the PEUGEOT family.
With major production sites at Sochaux and Mulhouse, and with the biggest European automotive logistics multimodal platform in Europe, this territory is a natural location for the establishment of the « Vehicle of the future » competitive cluster.

Vehicle of the future competitive cluster  ?
Solutions for vehicles and transport for the future

The « Vehicle of the Future » competitive cluster is a federation of companies, research units and training centres, all engaged in synergy around collaborative innovative projects of a critical size necessary to ensure international recognition.

Multidisciplinary teams in Alsace and FRANCHE-COMTÉ, working on the projects are pursuing the development of innovative activities with high added value, making this region tomorrow’s reference for the vehicle of the future.

Bases of the centre:

• Industrial base

5 manufacturers – 58 equipment manufacturers – 400 suppliers and subcontractors
90,000 employees
1 million vehicles produced

• Research base

-Private research and development
The largest automotive development centre *
Leading region for private automotive R&D *
20 international R&D centres – 6,100 people – €445 million

-Public research
26 public research teams
4 universities
7 engineering schools

• Training base

More than 200 higher-level training courses associated with the themes of the centre

Strategic objectives:
The Vehicle of the Future cluster develops its strategy and research projects on 3 themes in order to offer and implement international solutions for the vehicles and transport of the future.

3 themes for the projects:
Pollution-free vehicle
Intelligent networks and vehicles
Excellence of sector

* Outside Paris