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ART, the Italian leader in the supply of connected infotainment systems and digital cockpits for luxury sports cars, will be in Shanghai from 23rd to 26th April to present its cutting-edge technological solutions 

Passignano sul Trasimeno, 23rd April 2025 – ART, the Italian company synonymous with Italian excellence, will bring its innovative know-how in connected infotainment systems to the 2025 Shanghai Motor Show, where it will be hosted by BICV (Beidou Intelligent Connected Vehicle Technology Co. Ltd.).

From today, 23rd April, until 26th April, ART will be attending at the Intercontinental Shanghai NECC, Gate 3, No. 1700 Zhuguang Road, to present its SDK software and innovative Fast Prototyping process capable of redefining the boundaries of the cockpit experience of the future.

This process begins with an initial prototyping design phase and, thanks to the simulation of real scenarios using virtual reality, makes the development of innovative UI/UX interfaces possible, which are both increasingly realistic and intuitive to use. The V-Cokpit Tool provides an initial visualization of the cockpit, giving a realistic assessment of the user interface: through data analytics and the use of the SDK, the time-to-market of new infotainment systems has been reduced.

The star of the show is the SDK, an innovative software product for the infotainment systems of today and tomorrow, developed entirely by ART. It combines flexibility and innovation to offer personalized user experiences. Thanks to a modular, customer-oriented approach, the SDK is a powerful tool for creating advanced and competitive technological solutions. Designed to be installed on all automotive platforms, as well as consumer devices, the SDK is distinguished by its ability to simplify and speed up the development of innovative graphical interfaces, acting as a bridge between the technical complexity of infotainment and HMI systems and the needs of the end user, while also drastically reducing the time to market for infotainment software. Its technical specifications also allow the combination of core functionality and user-oriented services, such as navigation, multimedia, entertainment and smartphone projection.

ART continues to explore new frontiers with customer-focused technology solutions while maintaining a strong focus on the user experience.

 

ART SPA

ART S.p.A., which started in the early 2000s and is based in the charming Villa del Pischiello in Passignano sul Trasimeno, is now one of Italy’s top suppliers of connected infotainment systems and digital cockpits for luxury sports cars. ART combines expertise and professionalism to innovate and produce high-tech systems, delivering customized and unique solutions. The company’s customers include leading Italian and international manufacturers of supercars, who recognize the company’s excellent technical and technological expertise, combined with a high level of customer focus. In recent years, building on its experience and expertise in the automotive sector, ART has been developing products and services for the agricultural, transport and avionics markets. The rapidly growing company now has around 300 employees working at its headquarters in Passignano sul Trasimeno and its offices in Modena, Turin and Berlin, Germany. ART represents an example of Italian excellence, capable of competing with large multinational groups operating in the sector.

Media Info

ART

Francesca Luigetti    e-mail: francesca.luigetti@artgroup-spa.com – M. +39 3357050230

Meneghini & Associati Inventia

Cinzia Di Rosa   e-mail: dirosa@meneghinieassociati.it  – M. +39 3471010498

ART S.p.A. Website

Students, companies and teachers meet to exchange ideas and invest in their professional development

Passignano sul Trasimeno (Perugia), 28 February 2025 – The first event of the fourth edition of SITUM, the School of Humanistic and Managerial Technological Innovation, was held today (Friday 28 February) at the headquarters of ART, one of Italy’s leading suppliers of connected infotainment systems and digital cockpits for luxury sports cars as well as other vehicles. An innovative project dedicated to the promotion of new training and development opportunities in the regions of Umbria, Marche and Abruzzo, aimed at providing practical networking between companies and the academic world.

“Digital skills and the ability to adapt to rapid changes are essential in order to prepare new generations to deal with the challenges of the future. Investing in the training of young people and in networking with companies is not only an act of social responsibility, but a winning strategy that fuels growth and competitiveness,” said ART CEO Francesco Ortix during his welcoming speech. “Our company, whose average age is under 35, has a constant commitment to supporting lifelong learning and creating work environments where young people can develop, learn and contribute their talents. For years we have been running training programmes for young people that we have called ‘Z-Inbubator’ aimed at undergraduates or recent graduates from various academic backgrounds and even those apparently not aligned with the topics dealt with at ART: through an important training and on-the-job training programme, more than 90% of the participants are then permanently employed in the company Together, we can build an ecosystem in which technology is not just an opportunity, but an engine for change, creating a future in which young people are ready to lead with innovation, passion and vision.”

SITUM IV: SITUM – Play, promoted by the University of Perugia, the Marche Polytechnic Universityand the University of L’Aquila. The aim of SITUM is to integrate academic training with practical experience in companies, offering students real tools to deal with the challenges of the world of work. SITUM has been implemented with funding from BPER Banca and with the support of the participating Chambers of Commerce and companies, and has already produced significant results: in three years, 131 students have been involved, 125 internships have been set up, and collaborations have been established with more than 45 companies in the area. In addition, starting from this fourth season, SITUM is proud to become an integral part of the course of studies in the faculties of engineering and economics.

“I would like to say that the SITUM experience, now in its fourth year, is truly extraordinary because it brings together not only the skills of the most important universities in Central Italy, but also their ability to relate constructively with local companies and to work together with them in order to train professionals with a profile that matches the needs of the market. At the end of the course, the students become highly employable not only nationally but internationally. I would like to say a big thank you to BPER for the support it has given us with its scholarships, which make it easier for our students to attend the various universities and companies located in the area”. Edoardo Alesse, Rector of University of L’Aquila, commented.

“BPER Banca has always been at the forefront in intercepting and supporting the best growth opportunities for young people. We believe that it is essential to promote professional training, dialogue and encounters between companies, the academic world and students. In this sense, BPER is proud to confirm its support for SITUM, a project that combines academic knowledge with practical experience in the field in a dynamic and innovative way, focusing on synergy, collaboration and the sharing of knowledge and objectives.” BPER Banca’s Regional Head of Marche and Abruzzo, Giuseppe La Boria, stated.

During the meeting, university lecturers presented how the new SITUM programme will be developed in the master’s degree courses, through interaction with partner companies and by challenging students with the presentation of real business cases. For more information about the project www.situm.org

 

ART SPA

ART Spa, which was founded in the early 2000s and is based in the picturesque Villa del Pischiello in Passignano sul Trasimeno, is today one of Italy’s leading providers of connected infotainment systems and digital cockpits for luxury sports cars. ART combines skills and professionalism to innovate and produce high-tech systems, thus providing customized and unique solutions. The company boasts among its customers the leading Italian and international manufacturers of super sports cars, who recognize the company’s excellent technical and technological skills, combined with a top-level customer focus. In recent years, building on its experience and expertise in the automotive field, ART has been developing products and services for the agricultural, transportation and avionics markets. The fast-growing company now has approximately 300 employees, who work at its headquarters in Passignano sul Trasimeno and offices located in Modena, Turin and Berlin, Germany. ART represents a Made in Italy excellence capable of competing with large multinational groups active in the sector.

Media Info

ART

Francesca Luigetti    e-mail: francesca.luigetti@artgroup-spa.com – M. +39 3357050230

Meneghini & Associati Inventia

Cinzia Di Rosa   e-mail: dirosa@meneghinieassociati.it  – M. +39 3471010498

ART S.p.A. Website

ART debuts at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas with demonstrators mimicking innovative technology to optimize vehicle efficiency and provide advanced connectivity.

Las Vegas, Jan. 7, 2025 – ART is participating for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas where it is presenting its innovative portfolio of connected infotainment systems for automotive, motorcycle, and agricultural equipment to an international audience. Throughout the show, January 7-11, 2025, at Booth 35-111@Venetian visitors can immerse themselves in a unique experience through cutting-edge demonstrators.
The Italian company, headquartered in Passignano sul Trasimeno (Perugia), which is one of Italy’s leading suppliers of connected infotainment systems and digital cockpits for luxury sports cars, is turning the spotlight on the ART DIGITAL COCKPIT demonstrator , a 1:1 scale digital cockpit that reproduces ART’s innovative technology.

There will also be the ART Motodemo Desktop equipped with the brand new ClusterX, product of the ART’s family of digital cockpits designed for motorcyclists that can offer a customizable riding experience equipped with high-resolution displays and multimedia processors.

 

Also worth discovering is the iSDK, an innovative software that accelerates the time-to-market of infotainment systems, compatible with any hardware, also ideal for the heavy-duty truck sector, it improves efficiency, safety and sustainability. In the end the V-Cockpit Tool, platform that enables rapid prototyping and simulation of real scenarios through virtual reality. Indeed, with the use of VR viewers, users can test and optimize user interfaces quickly and efficiently.

 

The systems presented are fully integrated, customizable and connected, designed to enhance the overall driving experience, optimize vehicle efficiency and provide advanced connectivity. These products embody ART’s vision for the future of mobility.

 

“ART has been actively contributing for more than 20 years to the digital transformation that has been taking place in the automotive world by bringing its expertise and innovations to cars in the luxury and supersport segments. Today, thanks to the significant work it has done, it is also able to participate in the digitalization of other sectors such as motorcycles or agriculture through a process of cross-fertilization between the various markets. Connectivity, the core of this development, allows the user experience to constantly evolve, and ART, by advancing the human-in-the-loop approach, ensuring a superior user experience and usability optimization, has reached, with its systems, levels of customization unthinkable until only a few years ago” declares Francesco Ortix, the CEO of ART.

CES is an appointment that is also an opportunity for ART to share this approach to innovation and technology with its customers and partners through its various exhibition displays and its brand new demonstrators.

 

https://www.artgroup-spa.com/art-ces-2025/

Contacts for the press

ART
Francesca Luigetti e-mail:  francesca.luigetti@artgroup-spa.com |  M. +39 335 7050230

Meneghini & Associati Inventia
Cinzia Di Rosa | e-mail:  dirosa@meneghinieassociati.it  |  M. 347 1010498

 

ABOUT ART                       

ART Spa, which was founded in the early 2000s and is based in the picturesque Villa del Pischiello in Passignano sul Trasimeno, is today one of Italy’s leading providers of connected infotainment systems and digital cockpits for luxury sports cars. ART combines skills and professionalism to innovate and produce high-tech systems, thus providing customized and unique solutions. The company boasts among its customers the leading Italian and international manufacturers of super sports cars, who recognize the company’s excellent technical and technological skills, combined with a top-level customer focus. In recent years, building on its experience and expertise in the automotive field, ART has been developing products and services for the agricultural, transportation and avionics markets. The fast-growing company now has approximately 300 employees, who work at its headquarters in Passignano sul Trasimeno and offices located in Modena, Turin and Berlin, Germany. ART represents a Made in Italy excellence capable of competing with large multinational groups active in the sector.

ART S.p.A. Website

Paris 14th October 2024 – at the Paris Motor Show, ART has contributed to the supreme excellence of Made in Italy as it is celebrated at the Alfa Romeo booth by providing the digital cockpit of the 33 Stradale.  The Umbrian company, which represents a jewel in the crown of everything Made in Italy, thanks to its experience and expertise in innovative connected infotainment systems and its sartorial approach has been chosen by Alfa Romeo to develop a highly specialised product capable of meeting the unique requirements of these special series

 

The 33 Stradale has resulted in a partnership between Alfa Romeo and ART based on the sharing of a common vision and respect for values, which has allowed us to develop a state-of-the-art digital cockpit, customised, and calibrated to the needs of Alfa Romeo and its customers.

The digital cockpit allows the user to enjoy an intuitive and high-tech driving experience, totally reflecting the Alfa Romeo Brand vision. It is the first product in ART’s ClusterX family of digital cockpits, equipped with a multimedia processor that enables the coexistence of safety-critical and entertainment features that can be enjoyed by the driver thanks to an innovative hi-tech, high-resolution, high-contrast display that takes the user experience to the highest possible level.

The Customer Experience, (CX) of this electronic gem, is totally customisable and therefore allows the digital cockpit to be usable and to be applicable not only in the automotive world, as well as meeting the unique needs of these special series, thus rendering it a product capable of interpreting and enhancing the DNA of a Brand such as Alfa Romeo.

Thanks to the digitization of data and services, global connectivity, and the overall pervasive presence of advanced digital technologies in the car, ART has, over the years, been able to leverage its technological expertise and innovative DNA to grow into one of the leading international players in the delivery of connected infotainment and digital cockpit systems to the automotive market as well as related markets such as agritec, transportation, and motorcycles.

Contacts for the press

ART
Francesca Luigetti e-mail:  francesca.luigetti@artgroup-spa.com |  M. +39 335 7050230

Meneghini & Associati Inventia
Cinzia Di Rosa | e-mail:  dirosa@meneghinieassociati.it  |  M. 347 1010498

 

ABOUT ART                       

ART was founded in the early 2000s in the picturesque Villa del Pischiello in Passignano sul Trasimeno.

Thanks to its know-how and achievements, ART is now positioned internationally as a leading manufacturer and supplier of automotive innovation and high-tech infotainment, dashboard and entertainment systems for the super sport and luxury car markets. Even more recently, ART has leveraged its high-level experience and expertise towards the global automotive market as well as light and heavy commercial vehicles, industrial vehicles and agricultural machinery.

The Company now employs about 300 people who work at the Headquarters in Passignano sul Trasimeno and the Branch offices in Modena, Turin as well as in Berlin, Germany. A Flagship of Made in Italy, capable of working within the global automotive industry.

ART S.p.A. Website

The centre will be based in Pisa at Intecs’ historical headquarters and will become a reference point and a hub of expertise for the creation of high-tech products in the sector

 

Rome, 4 July 2024 – Intecs, a leading company in multi-business engineering systems, and ART, one of Italy’s leading companies in the field of embedded systems and infotainment for high-end vehicles, today launched a new project: a competence centre for the development and production of products of excellence for the automotive industry with the aim of improving and strengthening the technological capabilities of the two companies in the sector.

 

The new hub will be based in Pisa, at the historical headquarters of Intecs, in a strategic position that will allow the precious academic relationships of the university environment, the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and the CNR to be combined in synergy with Intecs and ART. The two companies will contribute to creating a true hub of technological excellence for the automotive sector and be ready to respond and transfer the experience gained by ART in the supply of connected infotainment systems and digital cockpits for luxury sports cars to other sectors such as agritech, aeronautics and railways.

 

Intecs and ART, which have a long history of collaboration together, are setting up a strategic partnership that will enable mutual working models to be consolidated with the aim of reaching new levels of know-how: a necessary step in the face of an increasingly competitive and constantly changing market.

 

Speaking about the project, the mayor of Pisa, Michele Conti, said: “I am very happy with the establishment of this new pole, which once again confirms the appeal of our territory for new centres of excellence in the field of technological and scientific innovation, in this case in the automotive sector. With the presence of the University, the CNR and two schools of excellence, the Scuola Normale Superiore and the Scuola Sant’Anna, Pisa is indeed the ideal city to foster technology transfer and bring together research, enterprise and institutions. As an administration, we will continue to work to offer the world of research and innovation the ideal conditions in which to operate, and to increasingly confirm, in line with its history, Pisa’s centrality as a city of science and knowledge”.

 

“We are very pleased to have signed this agreement, which represents a confirmation and an acknowledgement of the quality of our expertise in real-time and safety-critical embedded systems,” said Giuseppe Ciongoli of Intecs. “The project fits perfectly into the Intecs Industrial Plan for the three-year period 2024-2026, which aims to make the company a point of reference in the landscape of Italian engineering companies, through the provision of turnkey solutions. We are confident that the collaboration will lead to great success for both companies”.

 

Franceso Ortix, CEO of ART, also joined in the satisfaction expressed for the agreement signed: “ART is a company that looks to the future: in this sense, the partnership with Intecs represents a clear sign of investment in skills and technology, a choice that goes beyond the production logic that still guides ART’s work, giving a boost to all those high-tech skills that are necessary to be competitive in today’s market. I am confident that this collaboration represents a win-win agreement for two companies that have expertise and foresight behind them and are united by the need to innovate”.

 

ART S.p.A. is a company founded in the early 2000s and based in the charming Villa del Pischiello in Passignano sul Trasimeno.

Thanks to its know-how and achievements, ART is now positioned internationally as a leading manufacturer and supplier of automotive innovation and high-tech infotainment, dashboard and entertainment systems for the super sport and luxury car market.
More recently, ART has applied its experience and expertise to the global automotive market, as well as light and heavy commercial vehicles, industrial vehicles and agricultural machinery.
The fast-growing company today employs around 300 people, who work at its headquarters in Passignano sul Trasimeno and it also has offices in Modena, Turin and Berlin, Germany.
ART represents a Made in Italy excellence capable of competing with large multinational groups active in the sector.

 

Intecs S.p.A. is an Italian engineering company founded in 1974 that offers the most innovative software & hardware technology, Computer Engineering services and products for safey-critical and mission-critical electronic systems. Intecs designs and develops applications, tools, software, hardware components and products for the Fintech, Aerospace, Defence, Transportation (Automotive & Railways), Telecommunications and Smart Systems markets also in collaboration with leading European and Italian Industries, Organisations, Universities and Research Centres.

 

Media contacts:

Intecs Press Office – telephone: +39 3298083516; comunicazione.esterna@intecs.it

ART S.p.A. Press Office – telephone: +39 3357050230; E-mail: communication@artgroup-spa.com

Intecs  Website

ART S.p.A. Website

ART will be present at Motor Valley Fest 2024 on the Panel “The challenge of Talents in an age of skill shortages 5.0”.

Modena – May 2, 2024 – ART, a leading Italian company in the supply of connected infotainment systems and digital cockpits for the automotive market (Luxury & Sport), announces its participation in the Motor Valley Fest to be held from 2nd to 5th May in Modena.

ART has been invited to participate in the talk “The challenge of Talents in an age of skill shortage 5.0” with the intervention of Emanuela Bernardini, Chief Culture Transformation Officer.

The discussion will focus on the many challenges facing our society, including the shrinking number of young people in an increasingly mature society, the changing way people live and think post-pandemic, as well as the discovery of remote working.

The new generations and the differing values and priorities they bring with them will also be discussed, including a profound consideration of sustainability and the well-being of the environment.

In this panorama, Emanuela Bernardini will share with the other guests the programs that are being carried out at ART.

Attraction and retention will be the focus of the talk. Particular attention will be paid to the best practices to be followed in order to attract young talent, as well as to the creation of a tailor-made employer engagement plan with the aim of ensuring strong retention.

For more information, contact ART’s communications manager, at communication@artgroup-spa.com
Follow ART Spa on social media LinkedIn and Facebook.

 

ABOUT ART

ART is founded in the early 2000s and based in the evocative Villa del Pischiello in Passignano sul Trasimeno.

Thanks to its know-how and achievements, ART is now positioned internationally as a leading manufacturer and supplier of automotive innovation and high-tech infotainment, dashboard and entertainment systems for the super sport and luxury markets.  In more recent times ART has leveraged its high-level experience and expertise towards the global automotive market as well as light and heavy commercial vehicles, industrial vehicles and agricultural machinery.

This fast-growing company now employs about 300 people who work at the headquarters in Passignano sul Trasimeno and the offices in Modena, Turin as well as in Berlin, Germany. It represents a point of excellence of Made in Italy capable of competing with large multinational groups active in the sector

Passignano sul Trasimeno – ART will be present at VTM 2024, where it will be speaking on the panel dedicated to the topics of “AI and Connectivity”.

 

Modena/Passignano ST – ART joins MUNER (Motorvehicle University of Emilia-Romagna) as an ordinary member, with the intention of actively contributing to the development of mobility of the future.

 

MUNER was founded in 2017 by the four Emilia-Romagna universities together with some of the world’s most prestigious companies in the automotive sector, thanks to the fundamental support of the Emilia-Romagna Region. Under this project, companies and universities provide students with know-how and cutting-edge technologies so as to train future engineers capable of competing in the job market by designing road and racing vehicles, efficient and sustainable propulsion systems, solutions for smart functions, and production facilities for smart factories.

 

Ing. Andrea Pontremoli, President of MUNER: It is always an achievement to enrich the network of companies that support MUNER and share its intent and vision.

 

The richness of a territory also lies in its ability to attract skills, as well as talent: networking with cutting-edge realities, such as ART-SPA, allows us to offer study paths that are increasingly targeted to the demands of the labor market, thanks to the interaction with new players that are becoming significant in the automotive world.

 

The entry of ART SPA among MUNER’s ordinary partners marks another important step, and we are really happy to start this new journey together.

 

“From our headquarters in Umbria, we have been collaborating for over 20 years with the most prestigious companies in the Motor Valley, producing advanced e-cockpit and infotainment systems.  We combine skills and professionalism to innovate and produce high-tech systems capable of providing customized and unique solutions,” said Francesco Ortix, CEO of ART “To be closer to our customers, in 2021 we opened an operational headquarters in Modena and today, thanks to this significant collaboration with MUNER, we intend to actively contribute to the training of tomorrow’s young talents.”

 

Alessandro Chini, professor at Unimore and Electronic Engineering for Intellinget Vehicle Program Coordinator: Having ART SPA among MUNER’s regular partners is a great opportunity for enriching the formation of our current and future students. Their expertise in the development of high-tech systems for telemetry, storage, and data processing applications is a perfect match for MUNER teaching activities within the EEIV master’s Degree program. This will surely increase the student’s opportunity of gaining knowledge in electronics and communication systems based on a learning-by-doing approach making them ready to deal with the current and future automotive industry challenges.

 

“Joining MUNER is part of the activities that ART carries out through collaborations with the world of Universities and Research Institutions, aimed at fostering the exchange and sharing knowledge to stimulate innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity,” added Anna Anchino, HR manager in ART , “With our expertise in software and automotive embedded systems, we can contribute to this important project both through the organization of seminars/workshops and by hosting students for company visits, internships and apprenticeships at our sites.”

 

By joining MUNER, ART is inaugurating a new collaborative journey in the Motor Valley.  For a dynamic, fast-growing company like ART, this is a key piece that symbolizes its level of maturity and its sensitivity to the training of young people, who represent the future of our companies. 

Passignano sul Trasimeno, September 2022

 

ART IS ONE OF THE TECHNICAL PARTNERS WHO HAVE COLLABORATED IN THE CREATION OF THE NEW HYPERCAR, PAGANI UTOPIA

 

The technical partnership between Pagani Automobili and ART is not just about innovation, but also about sharing values that go well beyond mere business: attention to the territory, to people and to the client, who is made to feel a central part of the project.

 

The city of Milan hosts the world launch of the new Hypercar, Pagani Utopia. The presentation took place under the banners of art and science, the guiding principles inspired by Leonardo da Vinci, a constant element at the basis of Pagani Automobili’s creations.
The Pagani Utopia is the latest addition to the Pagani family and will be the last car of the brand to enjoy the legacy of the 864 hp twin-turbo 60° V12 engine, custom developed exclusively for Pagani by Mercedes-AMG. The Hypercar will also be available in a manual version for a mechanically pure driving experience.

Pagani Utopia has resulted in a partnership between Pagani and ART based on shared values, which has allowed the development of a state-of-the-art infotainment system tailored to the needs of Pagani and its customers. The infotainment system allows customers to enjoy an intuitive and high-tech driving experience, fully reflecting Pagani’s vision.

Utopia’s design stems from inspirations and stylistic insights from the past, recognizable in its evocative elements: volumes and iconic features, colours and materials inspired by the 1950s and 1960s. A car inspired by the past but looking to the future by defining timeless lines and shapes.
The result is at odds with current fashions: there are no screens, apart from the essential display in front of the driver, which nonetheless allows all the navigation, comfort, safety and entertainment functions to be exploited; this was a great challenge for ART, having to re-imagine the user experience and their interaction with infotainment, as there is no touch screen; a challenge that ART took up enthusiastically and professionally, working in concert with Pagani.
Thinking of and creating simple, clean and essential products is so often highly complicated, but the collaboration with a company with high skills and professionalism such as Pagani has allowed us to achieve a high-value product that will certainly stand the test of time.

 

About ART Spa

Founded in the early 2000s and based in the evocative Villa del Pischiello in Passignano sul Trasimeno, ART is today one of Italy’s leading suppliers of connected infotainment systems and digital cockpits for luxury sports cars. ART combines skills and professionalism to innovate and produce systems with high technological content, thus providing customized and unique solutions.
The company counts among its customers the main Italian and international manufacturers of super sports cars, who recognize the Umbrian company’s excellent technical and technological skills, combined with a very high level of customer care. With around 200 employees and a turnover of over 35 million Euros, ART represents a Made in Italy excellence capable of competing with the large multinational groups active in the sector.

 

About Pagani

The Italian company Horacio Pagani producing Hypercars is headquartered in San Cesario sul Panaro, Modena, the heart of the Motor Valley. Founded in 1998 by Horacio Pagani, originally from Casilda, a small town in the Argentine countryside, in a few years, it has established itself as a reference point for exclusive cars built around the wishes of customers, using highly technological materials such as carbon fiber and titanium.

The debut took place in 1999 at the Geneva International Motor Show with the Zonda model, followed in 2011 by Huayra. In 2022, the new model Pagani Utopia is writing a new chapter in the brand’s history.

Fascinated by the myth of Leonardo Da Vinci, Horacio Pagani makes Leonardo’s concept of “art and science” his guiding principle, a philosophy at the basis of each of his creations combining aesthetics and mechanics, form and function, craftsmanship and technological know-how giving life to unique Hypercars in the San Cesario Atelier. In addition to creating dream cars, Pagani offers its customers the “Pagani Officina” program: a series of services aimed at certifying the authenticity of the cars, their restoration and their maximum customisation.

The company employs over 170 people, 20 worldwide dealers and commercial offices in the United States and Hong Kong to be closer to international customers.

 

Contact us:
info@artgroup-spa.com

Passignano sul Trasimeno, 14 September 2022

 

ART, Italian leader in the supply of infotainment systems for luxury cars, looks to the future on the basis of the excellent results achieved in recent years and is strengthened by the entry of new partners, Motortec and Avio. The company’s objective is to continue along its path of growth through the continuous development of cutting-edge technological solutions, confirming its position alongside the main manufacturers of luxury sports cars. At the same time, ART sold to Avio its participation in Temis, a company of the group which is active in the supply of services and products in the aerospace sector.

 

Motortec S.p.A., a private investment entity that is promoted by The Equity Club and counts among its participants some of Italy’s leading entrepreneurial families and Mediobanca, is entering Art’s capital with a 95% majority stake. The selling shareholders will then be reinvesting in the majority stakeholder, which will continue to support the company’s development.
Avio S.p.A., an Italian aerospace company listed on the Euronext Star segment (ticker AVIO), is entering the company’s capital as a minority shareholder with a 5% stake.

 

Founded in the early 2000s from the intuition of Giancarlo Luigetti, a historic figure in Italian motorsport, and based in the evocative Villa del Pischiello in Passignano sul Trasimeno, ART is today one of Italy’s leading suppliers of connected infotainment systems and digital cockpits for luxury sports cars. ART combines skills and professionalism to innovate and produce systems with high technological content, thus providing customized and unique solutions.
The company counts among its customers the main Italian and international manufacturers of super sports cars, who recognize the Umbrian company’s excellent technical and technological skills, combined with a very high level of customer care. With around 200 employees and a turnover of over 35 million Euros, ART represents a Made in Italy excellence capable of competing with the large multinational groups active in the sector.

 

Motortec and Avio will support ART in the next phase of growth, leveraging a number of clearly identified key factors such as (i) the backlog contracted with major customers, (ii) the entry of new customers thanks to the great product development work done in recent years, and (iii) the diversification of target markets by leveraging the company’s technological expertise.

 

Francesco Ortix, ART’s CEO, commented: “We are delighted to partner with Motortec and its management team and to embark on a new phase in the history of our company, continuing our path of growth and strengthening our skills. This important transaction puts us in the best position to address and achieve the goals we have set for the coming years and to continue to develop ART here in Umbria, in our Pischiello”.

 

Roberto Ferraresi and Gianmarco Gandolfi, respectively Managing Director and Senior Partner of The Equity Club commented: “The investment in ART represents the seventh investment for The Equity Club and confirms our distinctive ability in scouting for Italian excellences with outstanding growth prospects. We are proud to start this journey with ART, supporting the company in its path of growth as well as in the expression of its full potential thanks to its high-tech skills and distinctive client focus”.

 

Giancarlo Luigetti, who will hold the position of Honorary President, confirms his satisfaction for this important step undertaken by ART, which is functional to the growth of the company and of all those who, in over 10 years, have contributed to making ART a leader in its sector, and adds “we are very happy with this operation and know that we have identified the ideal partner to support the company in its next chapter of growth”.

 

Eugenio Razelli, Enrico Loccioni, Roberto Ferraresi. Gianmarco Gandolfi and Alessandro Agosti are joining ART’s board of directors, flanking the current directors Francesco Ortix, Alex Fattorini and Domenico Bordone.

 

Pedersoli Studio Legale, KPMG and De Candia Associati assisted Motortec in the legal, financial and tax aspects. Studio Legale Mazzi and Studio Legale Associato of the lawyers Marco Lodovichi and Nicolò Lodovichi acted as legal advisors to the selling shareholders, Studio Barbarisi e Associati and Studio Rossi Giuliani handled the tax aspects and DGPA & Co. handled the financial aspects. Grimaldi Studio Legale assisted Avio, which also availed itself of the in-house legal team, for the legal aspects. The notary activities related to the transaction were handled by Studio Notai Associati Ricci e Radaelli.

 

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Technology, interconnectedness, diagnostics: LIS was designed by the Umbria-based company, leader in the production of high-performance electronical devices.

 

Passignano sul Trasimeno (PG), 31 March 2021 – A partnership devoted to innovation and a system of connected infotainment offering the most demanding drivers an immersive, intuitive and highly technological experience, which also maintains ease of use while driving.

 

ART, a company based in Umbria working towards the design of high-quality and high-performance electronical products in the automotive, aerospace, motorsport and railway sectors, is boosting Lamborghini’s infotainment system with an important upgrade, which has been installed in the new Huracán EVO models since the beginning of 2021.

Lamborghini Infotainment System (LIS) offers passengers more flexibility and freedom in the management of centralized systems such as infotainment, navigation, comfort, safety and entertainment.

 

And that’s not all: with its integrated Internet connectivity, LIS can offer new features to drivers, such as the gathering of car data, including IoT sensors, diagnostic services and user settings. Features for the monitoring of real-time traffic (Live Traffic), software updates and Amazon’s personal assistant Alexa are also offered.

 

The integration of Alexa ensures an immersive experience within the vehicle, a key aspect in the near future. Cooperation with Amazon fuses an innovative vision with new tools and techniques, to make consumer experience increasingly rich and interactive.

 

With LIS system by Art, car owners improve their driving experience, being able to directly access all Amazon services using their voice profile. Drivers can also choose their favorite music, set their destination on the navigation system, set air conditioning temperatures, interior lightning and seat heating, make a phone call and much more.

 

These connected services are innovative and projected into the future, to satisfy the needs of the global automotive industry which looks to increasingly intelligent products on vehicles, to improve consumer comfort and safety.

 

With the new LIS system, OTA (Over The Air) software updates can be executed remotely by the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), without the need to use after-sale service. This ensures a constant and punctual update in line with the functionality of the car.

 

The most important information about the state of the car are sent in real-time to a back-end cloud and the raw data are processed to give the user new services, from the monitoring of the vehicle to the speed warning, in addition to predictive maintenance as well as many other features.

 

Privacy of users is always taken into account, so that the owner of Lamborghini Huracán EVO can freely choose which features to use.

 

LIS can also be used on the racetrack, including a performance-oriented telemetry function, which offers the pilot an improved driving experience. Such as the possibility to record routes, maps, as well as video and audio of the race sessions. The pilot can also visualize live notifications about split-times and laps directly on the map, to analyze data and share it together with other results on dedicated apps.

Infotainment has officially become a part of interior design: Pininfarina and ART have launched a joint, co-branded effort with the purpose of showing what experience users could expect to find in cars of the near future.

In Pininfarina’s vision, the car will interact with passengers in an intuitive and natural way; it will be capable of perceiving the surrounding environment and will display the most important and critical information to the driver, so as to make the driver aware of what is happening. The
system will also be capable of partially or entirely taking over control from the driver and allowing for time to relax with new personalised and immersive vehicle systems.

ART has contributed to shape this vision: in the heart of the demonstrator we find ARTIST 8, the new platform from ART, available beginning in 2021. ARTIST8 offers flexibility and freedom in the management of vehicle systems that are in close contact with the driver or passengers, such as infotainment and instrumentation.

Thanks to ARTIST8, all these systems become part of a single electronic cockpit (e-cockpit).

The option to control up to 4 high resolution displays allows for a highly integrated user experience, capable of sharing information and moving content between systems that are usually born as separate entities.

Centralising of functionality in a single system also allows for reduction of the number of control units on the vehicle, reducing weight and cost, as well as usage of space.

Technologies selected by ART to build ARTIST8 allow for the development of this content while respecting the norms of functional safety and cybersecurity required by the automotive industry.

Finally, the platform is provided with a framework software that allows all
principal functionalities of modern infotainment systems and instrumentation straight out of the box.

ARTIST8 therefore is configured as an industrial product with an extremely high level of personalisation, which allows car manufacturers to concentrate on those elements that differentiate them from others, while also allowing for an added value towards their customers, without wasting time and resources in an attempt to “reinvent the wheel.”

Download ART official press release

Download Pininfarina official press release

Infotainment has officially become a part of interior design: Pininfarina and ART have launched a joint, co-branded effort with the purpose of showing what experience users could expect to find in cars of the near future.

In Pininfarina’s vision, the car will interact with passengers in an intuitive and natural way; it will be capable of perceiving the surrounding environment and will display the most important and critical information to the driver, so as to make the driver aware of what is happening. The
system will also be capable of partially or entirely taking over control from the driver and allowing for time to relax with new personalised and immersive vehicle systems.

ART has contributed to shape this vision: in the heart of the demonstrator we find ARTIST 8, the new platform from ART, available beginning in 2021. ARTIST8 offers flexibility and freedom in the management of vehicle systems that are in close contact with the driver or passengers, such as infotainment and instrumentation.

Thanks to ARTIST8, all these systems become part of a single electronic cockpit (e-cockpit).

The option to control up to 4 high resolution displays allows for a highly integrated user experience, capable of sharing information and moving content between systems that are usually born as separate entities.

Centralising of functionality in a single system also allows for reduction of the number of control units on the vehicle, reducing weight and cost, as well as usage of space.

Technologies selected by ART to build ARTIST8 allow for the development of this content while respecting the norms of functional safety and cybersecurity required by the automotive industry.

Finally, the platform is provided with a framework software that allows all
principal functionalities of modern infotainment systems and instrumentation straight out of the box.

ARTIST8 therefore is configured as an industrial product with an extremely high level of personalisation, which allows car manufacturers to concentrate on those elements that differentiate them from others, while also allowing for an added value towards their customers, without wasting time and resources in an attempt to “reinvent the wheel.”

Download ART official press release

Download Pininfarina official press release