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Top 25 Automotive research institutions worldwide

Name: Automotive research institutions worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026 1,479 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,479 automotive research institutions worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 238,865 professional contacts across them, including 58,016 with verified work emails. Germany is the largest market and Bangalore the largest hub.

This list covers automotive research institutions worldwide, 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. Country and city lists for automotive research institutions follow the table.

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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238,865Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest automotive research institutions worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,479 automotive research institutions worldwide, 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	General Motors	Indirect evidence	Detroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	10001+	102,263 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “General Motors’ vision is to create a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, and we have committed ourselves to leading the way toward this future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
2	Magna International	Indirect evidence	Aurora, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	10001+	33,472 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We see a future where everyone can live and move without limitations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
3	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
4	MAHLE	Partial evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	10001+	19,325 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MAHLE is a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry with customers in both passenger car and commercial vehicle sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
5	DENSO	Partial evidence	Southfield, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	10001+	14,133 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DENSO is one of the world's largest automotive suppliers with a 75-year history of providing advanced automotive systems and technology to automakers worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
6	IAV Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,012 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We develop the mobility of the future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
7	Automotive Research Association Of India Arai	Strong evidence	Pune, IndiaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	1,061 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), established in 1966, is the leading automotive R&D organization of the country set up by the Automotive Industry with the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
8	Mobis Technical Center Of India Hyundai Mobis R &d	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	10001+	962 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Career Page Link - https://hyundaimobisin.cluster3.openings.co/#!/ Hyundai Mobis Technical Center India(MTCI),Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru works on various vehicle Infotainment…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
9	Ctag Centro Tecnológico DE Automoción DE Galicia	Partial evidence	Porriño, SpainHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1,001-5,000	761 contacts →
	Partial evidence “More than 20 years ago, at CTAG, we started with the mission to transform automotive and mobility through innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
10	Perodua	Indirect evidence	Rawang, MalaysiaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	5,001-10,000	714 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Perodua derived its name from its official company name, Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd A private limited company, Perodua was established in 1993 with the aim of bringing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
11	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
12	Digiteq Automotive	Partial evidence	Prague, Czech RepublicHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	576 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Digiteq Automotive is a Czech subsidiary of CARIAD and Škoda Auto, part of the Volkswagen Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
13	Latitude AI	Indirect evidence	Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	575 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Latitude AI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company developing automated driving technologies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
14	Horiba Mira	Partial evidence	Nuneaton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	568 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HORIBA MIRA is a global provider of engineering, research and validation services, with 80 years' experience in developing some of the world’s most iconic vehicles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
15	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
16	Toyota Research Institute	Partial evidence	Los Altos, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	419 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Toyota Research Institute (TRI), we’re conducting research to amplify human ability, focusing on making our lives safer and more sustainable.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
17	Denso TEN Solutions Philippines Corporation	Indirect evidence	Pasig City, PhilippinesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	368 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DENSO TEN Builds Bridges Between People, Cars and Society.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
18	Calspan	Strong evidence	Buffalo, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	356 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Calspan is an industry-leading research and testing partner to the great innovators of the aerospace and automotive industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
19	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
20	CRF	Partial evidence	United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	288 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Centro Ricerche Fiat S.C.p.A.(CRF) was founded in 1976 as the Fiat Group’s major source of expertise in innovation, research and development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
21	Gedia Deutschland	Indirect evidence	Attendorn, GermanyHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1,001-5,000	283 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ready for the next car.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
22	Transportation Research Center INC	Strong evidence	East Liberty, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	276 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Transportation Research Center Inc.(TRC Inc.) is North America’s most comprehensive independent automotive test center and proving ground.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
23	AVL In Hungary	Strong evidence	Budapest, HungaryHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	260 contacts →
	Strong evidence “AVL in Hungary : Founded in 2002, AVL Hungary is a cutting-edge research-development centre for powertrain systems and draws on over a century of Hungarian automotive expertise…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
24	Kett Engineering Corporation	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	250 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kett Engineering Corporation has been operating for over 60 years and has spent the past 28 years dedicating its services to supporting the automotive testing and staffing needs…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
25	Thatcham Research	Strong evidence	Berkshire, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	248 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Thatcham Research is the automotive risk intelligence company dedicated to understanding the opportunities and risks of new vehicle technology and supporting our partners in…” 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 worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 30, 2026

24.3%Verified-email coverage

161.5Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

1.6%Largest-city concentration · Bangalore

Sep 30, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

588

11-50

451

51-200

230

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

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.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for automotive research institutions are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide 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.
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, 58,016 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.

Automotive research institutions by location

12 lists · largest first

Every Automotive research institutions list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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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 worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 1,479 automotive research institutions worldwide 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?

General Motors, headquartered in Detroit, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most automotive research institutions?

Germany leads with 159 companies, followed by the United States (145) and India (130). Every automotive research institutions list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most automotive research institutions?

Bangalore leads with 23 headquartered companies, followed by London (17) and Pune (17).

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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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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.