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Top 24 Automotive research institutions based in France

Name: Automotive research institutions based in France
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026 72 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 72 automotive research institutions headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 28,024 professional contacts across them, including 5,391 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers automotive research institutions 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

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The 24 largest automotive research institutions based in France

Ranked by team size

Top 24 of 72 automotive research institutions 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 institutions: 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	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
2	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
3	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
4	Ecole Supérieure DES Techniques Aéronautiques ET DE Construction Automobile	Indirect evidence	Montigny-le-bretonneux, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	339 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ESTACA, Ecole supérieure des techniques aéronautiques et de construction automobile, forme des ingénieurs passionnés par les technologies, qui répondent aux besoins de nouvelles…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
5	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
6	GARAC	Indirect evidence	Argenteuil, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	137 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le GARAC, créé en 1948 par les principaux organismes professionnels des Services de l'Automobile et de la Mobilité, forme les jeunes dans 3 filières: Auto; Moto, Véhicule…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
7	Experts Groupe	Indirect evidence	Biard, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	66 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Créé en 2020 Experts Groupe est un réseau d’experts de proximité à dimension humaine et nationale.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
8	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
9	Ismans Cesi	Indirect evidence	Le Mans, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “L’ingénieur ISMANS CESI, résolument tourné vers le futur, sera capable d’oser, inventer et concevoir les mobilités et les moyens de transports de demain.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
10	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
11	Driving Vision News	Indirect evidence	Levallois-perret, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Driving Vision News (DVN) was founded 17 years ago by Hector Fratty, former Head of R&D at Valeo Lighting Systems, with a clear mission: to inform and connect the global…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
12	Cfpa France	Indirect evidence	Saint-ouen, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le CFPA propose plus de 250 formations pour les professionnels du secteur automobile.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
13	Forvatec	Indirect evidence	Parigné-l'évêque, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Organisme de formations techniques dans l'Automobile (moteurs essence, Diesel, véhicules électriques, véhicules hybrides, GNV), diagnostic, habilitations électriques, travaux sous…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
14	FEDA	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Organisation professionnelle représentant la filière aval de l'automobile, la Fédération de la Distribution Automobile (FEDA) porte depuis plus de cinquante ans la voix des…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
15	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
16	FIEV	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Agir pour le futur de l’automotive en défendant une mobilité durable, vectrice de liberté et respectueuse de l’environnement La FIEV (Fédération des Industries des Équipements…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
17	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
18	SRA	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Association loi 1901 membre du GIE GPSA (Gestion Professionnelle des Services de l'Assurance), SRA a été créée en 1977 au service des entreprises d'assurances.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
19	LE Mans Tech	Indirect evidence	Le Mans, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LEMANSTECH Sur la base d’une politique dynamique dans le champ de l’innovation, Le Mans a intégré le réseau des villes de la FrenchTech, en rejoignant le réseau thématique…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
20	FIEA	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The FIEA is an international association of automobile experts, composed of legally formed automobile experts groups without recognised national status and exceptionally of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
21	Everspeed	Partial evidence	Levallois-perret, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Everspeed is a group specialised in the services and industry sector linked to the world of automotive and competition.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
22	EMS Electronics	Indirect evidence	Saint-pierre-du-perray, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “EMS Electronics, votre tremplin dans l’électronique automobile Que vous soyez déjà professionnel ou en reconversion, nous vous donnons les clés pour développer (ou lancer) une…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
23	Pluritech	Indirect evidence	Villepinte, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PLURITECH est un centre de compétence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
24	Gifavi	Indirect evidence	Bailly, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GIFAVI, Groupement d'Industriels Fournisseurs de l'Automobile et du Véhicule Industriel, est une société de service et de supports opérationnels dans le secteur automobile.” 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 institutions. 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 institutions.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of automotive research institutions, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name automotive research institutions. 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 institutions based in France at a glance

As of Sep 30, 2026

19.2%Verified-email coverage

389.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

12.5%Largest-city concentration · Paris

Sep 30, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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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 72 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 institutions, 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 institutions”. 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 institutions), 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 institutions, 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, 5,391 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 institutions, 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 institutions are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 72 automotive research institutions 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?

Faurecia, headquartered in Nanterre, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most automotive research institutions?

Paris leads with 9 headquartered companies, followed by Le Mans (4) and Levallois-Perret (3).

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 5,391 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 72 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.