(November 15, 2016) Half of the 10 Italian companies present at the Automotive Manufacturing Meetings are from Piemonte, the first edition of the business convention in Detroit on November 16 and 17. AizoOn, Easyrain, Elettrosystem, Comau and 2A. Piemonte’s participation falls within the “Progetto Integrato di Filiera” (PIF) “From Concept to Car” that the Centro Estero for internationalisation (Ceipiemonte) manages on behalf of the Piemonte Region and co-financed by the Development and Cohesion Fund. “From Concept to Car” joins forces with ANFIA (Italian Association of the Automotive Industry) in Detroit. “The United States represent the most important production site in the NAFTA area with more than 67% of the total production of 2015. The internal demand has contributed to growth: sales of automobiles reached a totale of 21.16 million in new registrations. This market is of extreme interest for Piemonte. Interestingly, their participation in this event is situated in a continuous path of permeation that saw the realisation of a B2B program in the United Sattes last May that was finalised to make a direct connection with US systems analyst” according to Pierpaolo Antonioli, president of Ceipiemonte.