Despite the continuous growth recorded in recent years, the automotive sector is now showing signs of slowdown and is facing a phase of profound transformation.

To continue to succeed in this new context, industry players are called upon to rethink their business models and industrial strategies, seizing the opportunities offered by technological innovation. Technology is now at the heart of products and services and has a significant impact on organisational structures and governance models, in a transition phase in which traditional technologies and new solutions must necessarily coexist.

Cost efficiency, access to financing and the development of new partnerships are key levers for competing in the new open innovation ecosystems that characterise the automotive industry.

OUR SERVICES

We have developed in-depth experience in the automotive sector, advising over time leading manufacturers of passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, tractors, earth-moving machinery and marine engines, as well as manufacturers of components and spare parts.

We provide assistance on a broad range of matters, including:

• structuring and management of distribution networks of dealers, authorised repairers and agents
• competition law and regulatory matters
• corporate assistance and extraordinary transactions (M&A)
• financing and retail finance transactions
• tax matters, including in an international context
• real estate transactions and contracts
• administrative law, tenders and relations with public authorities
• reorganisations, restructurings and insolvency proceedings
• product liability, safety and claims
• commercial and distribution litigation
• employment law
• intellectual property and know-how protection
• personal data protection and regulatory compliance
• customs, international trade and labelling matters
• product compliance and type-approval requirements.

We also assist clients in reviewing and updating contractual documentation relating to distribution networks, intra-group agreements, relationships with dealers and suppliers, as well as in litigation and pre-litigation matters involving customers and commercial partners.