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Top 25 Automotive research and development companies based in France

Name: Automotive research and development companies based in France
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026 230 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 230 automotive research and development companies headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 101,277 professional contacts across them, including 29,805 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers automotive research and development companies headquartered in France, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 30, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 30, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

230Companies

101,277Contacts tracked

29,805Verified emails

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The 25 largest automotive research and development companies based in France

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 230 automotive research and development companies based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to automotive research and development companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	VALEO	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	10001+	52,288 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Valeo is a leading global automotive technology company, Tier 1 supplier partnering with major automakers and mobility players worldwide, as well as a global aftermarket service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
2	Faurecia	Partial evidence	Nanterre, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	10001+	25,515 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Faurecia is a world's leading automotive tech company designing solutions for a safe, personalized, connected and sustainable mobility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
3	Forvia	Indirect evidence	Nanterre, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	10001+	9,555 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “FORVIA comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
4	Plastic Omnium	Indirect evidence	Levallois-perret, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	10001+	7,976 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Plastic Omnium is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a more connected and sustainable mobility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
5	Ampere Software Technology	Indirect evidence	Boulogne Billancourt, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	977 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are Ampere Software Technology, an entity dedicated to software & systems engineering at Ampere, at the heart of the technological transformation of Renault Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
6	A2mac1	Partial evidence	Boulogne-billancourt, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	590 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A2MAC1 is a leading global provider of benchmarking and engineering insights, dedicated to decoding the future of the automotive and mobility industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
7	Volkswagen France	Indirect evidence	Villers-cotterêts, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	448 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bienvenue sur la page officielle Volkswagen France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
8	AVL In France	Indirect evidence	Palaiseau, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	183 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AVL IN FRANCE: At the Palaiseau (91) and Croissy-sur-Seine (78) sites, AVL employs more than 300 people in France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
9	Molb Group	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	102 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MOLB is a family owned company with over 25 years experience in automotive design and development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
10	HTI Automobile	Indirect evidence	Boulogne Billancourt, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	99 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “HTi est l’entité du Groupe Apside intervenant dans le domaine automobile.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
11	Volvo CAR France	Indirect evidence	Nanterre, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “L’avenir appartient à ceux qui se donnent les moyens de concrétiser leur vision.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
12	AAA Data	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DATA conçoit des solutions statistiques et marketing direct pour le monde automobile et ses industries (constructeurs et importateurs automobiles, mécaniciens réparateurs…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
13	SAS Critt M2a	Strong evidence	Bruay La Buissiere, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	51 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The CRITT M2A is a High-tech NVH, engine endurance and development test provider centre for the automotive industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
14	DAF Conseil	Partial evidence	Lisses, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Daf Conseil is the preferred supplier in the auto repair industry with 4 major activities- group and individual automotive technical trainings - automotive technical support and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
15	Magna Engineered Glass Europe	Partial evidence	Humes Jorquenay, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MAGNA ENGINEERED GLASS EUROPE is an automotive company based out of 1 RUE DES ALLIES, HUMES JORQUENAY, France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
16	Société DES Ingénieurs DE L'automobile	Partial evidence	Suresnes, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	n/a	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1927, the "Société des Ingénieurs de l'Automobile"(Automotive Engineers Society) brings together all the specialists and enthusiasts of the automotive industry and its…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
17	Tunap France	Indirect evidence	Altorf, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Depuis sa création en 1972, TUNAP élabore des produits de qualité à destination des professionnels de l'automobile.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
18	Sport System	Indirect evidence	Terssac, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SPORT SYSTEM créée en est spécialisée dans la mise au point moteur.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
19	Crmt Your Expert On Natural GAS Engine Technologies	Partial evidence	Dardilly, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Alternative fuel automotive and engine systems and solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
20	BIA	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BIA is a global supplier of advanced test systems that can provide a diverse and multi-functional product portfolio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
21	Groupe Corbi	Partial evidence	Montendre, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GROUPE CORBI is an automotive company based out of Route de Montlieu, Montendre, France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
22	IPG Automotive France	Partial evidence	Vélizy-villacoublay, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IPG Automotive est expert dans le domaine de la conduite d’essais virtuels, pour des applications de type véhicule autonome, systèmes d’aide à la conduite (ADAS), groupe…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
23	Kintesys	Indirect evidence	Elancourt, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Kintesys est un bureau d'études spécialisé en Pilotage de Groupe Moto Propulseurs Nous intervenons sur des prototypes de véhicules de série et dans le milieu de la compétition…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
24	Dauphinoise Thomson SAS	Indirect evidence	Grenoble, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Équipementier automobile spécialisé dans la régulation thermique, partenaire historique des constructeurs et équipementiers à l'international, nous sommes reconnus pour notre…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
25	SDP LE Livre Club S.A	Indirect evidence	Cesaire, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: automotive research and development companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names automotive research and development companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of automotive research and development companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name automotive research and development companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Automotive research and development companies based in France at a glance

As of Sep 30, 2026

29.4%Verified-email coverage

440.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

4.8%Largest-city concentration · Paris

Sep 30, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

127

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 230 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive research and development companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “automotive research and development companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive research and development companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive research and development companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 29,805 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 30, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive research and development companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many automotive research and development companies are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 230 automotive research and development companies headquartered in France as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

VALEO, headquartered in Paris, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most automotive research and development companies?

Paris leads with 11 headquartered companies, followed by Nanterre (5) and Clermont Ferrand (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 29,805 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 230 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 30, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.