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A pan-European network has been established to support car manufacturers and suppliers in facing globalisation of the automotive industry, the evolution of the car market and the delocalisation of industrial activities.

Sixteen public authorities, coming from eleven regions that are highly dependent upon the car manufacturing and supply industry and spread over seven countries, have joined forces within the Interreg IIIC project ‘Network of Automotive Regions’ to develop solutions to the economic, social, environmental challenges facing the automotive industry and find ways to adapt to new realities.

Automotive Regions aims to help different regional decision-makers work together to develop approaches to strengthen the competitive position of the existing automotive industry. When regions anticipate or face the closure or downsizing of a car plant, or have to manage its consequences, this involves formulating measures to ease the social and economic effects of such an event. In the long term, regions should strive for diversification of the regional economy and learn from one another.

Partners
Limburg Development Agency (POM-Limburg)	Belgium/Hasselt
Regional Economic Development Agency of Castilla y Leon	Spain/Valladolid
Department of Innovation, Industry and Commerce Galician Government	Spain/Santiago de Compostela
Comunimprese SCARL	Italy/Arese (mi)
European Association of Development Agencies - EURADA	Belgium/Brussels
Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation (WRS)	Germany/Stuttgart
Economic Development Agency of Pays de Montbéliard	France/Montbéliard
Luton-Borough Council	United Kingdom/Luton
Regional Development Agency for East Flanders	Belgium/Gent
City of Gent (Economic Service - Employment and Economic Department)	Belgium/Gent
City of Genk	Belgium/Genk
Regional Development Authority Antwerp	Belgium/Antwerpen
Limburg Development Company LIOF	Netherlands/Maastricht
City of Sittard-Geleen	Netherlands/Sittard-Geleen
Province of Turin	Italy/Torino
City of Antwerp	Belgium/Antwerp