Strategic sectors

Motor sports

The Var’s automobile sector has been able to carve out its own niche in the heart of one of France’s leading industrial sectors (sales worth 100 billion euros - 10% of the working population) by specialising in the motorised sports and top-of-the-range vehicle segments.

A passion for automobiles

This flourishing activity, fuelled by passion in the close proximity of high technology that promises to thrive on innovation, has behind it:
  • 2 racing circuits of world renown and a road network that make the Var the region’s leading department for hosting national and international races and rallies.
  • A network of 50 firms working in all motorised sports-related areas (design, manufacture, driving schools, marketing, etc.).
  • Many racing drivers and teams are based in the Var: Ange Barde, four times European champion of the European Ferrari Challenge, Tech3, the world GP championships works team, the Oreca Team …
  • Real expertise, passed on by a number of training and research centres.
  • A high concentration of bikers (the region boasts the 2nd highest biker population in France) and Europe’s biggest motorbike dealers.
  • Specialist events organised: the Harley Davidson Eurofestival at Saint-Tropez, a stage in the Dark Dog Moto Tour……
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Some of the specialist automobile sale and repair firms

In the Signes Business Park:
  • Cars and equipment: ORECA – RS AUTO
Elsewhere in the Var:
  • Cars and equipment: AD CHARRETON - GONOD BERLINETTE SERVICE (GBS)
  • Motorbikes, jet-ski and equipment: AUDEMAR - FMF SPORT GROUP - GPA France - TOULON MOTO RACING - TOP FUN

A diverse set of business activities

In the Signes Business Park:

  • Vehicle servicing, repairs and preparation: 
    • American Collectors Caldentey Engineering
    • AP COLORS
    • AUTO SPORT DU CASTELLET – CASTELLET CAR MOTOR SPORT – Elite Concept Custom
  • Composite materials: CREATECH COMPOSITES
  • Technical engineering design: PKM Consulting
  • Racing car driving courses: RD RACING

Some of the firms that specialise in manufacturing automobile, motorbike and jet ski equipment

In the Signes Business Park
  • APPLICATION CONCEPTION AUTOMATISMES
  • TECHN MODERNES D’EXTENSOMETRIE
  • TURBO FACTORY
Elsewhere in the Var
  • ASTRON FIAMM SAFETY
  • CADIF
  • CERM
  • ETABLISSEMENTS BD
  • LAPP MULLER
  • LIÈGE AGGLOMÉRÉ SOUPLE (Liège Melior)
  • MARCO DESIGN
  • MG COMPOSITES
  • MONT BLANC TECHNOLOGIES (including SMAC and VN Composites)
  • PS COMPOSITES
  • TECH 3
  • USIMECA

Some of the hybrid vehicle specialists

  • Design and manufacture of very light electric vehicles: JC ANDRUET
  • Manufacture and sales of hybrid and semi-hybrid two-wheelers: ADS TECHNOLOGIES
  • Electric vehicle distributor: STE MARCEL

Elsewhere in the Var

  • Analyses – Testing – Inspection: FILLTECH FRANCE – ZIG ZAG
  • Advice on technology: DAVID POTTER CONSULTING
  • Communication – Marketing – Events organisation: AB 3 COM – JPBC – KYRRIEL – ORECA – TRAJECTOIRES RACING TEAM
  • Vehicle servicing, repairs and preparation: CAR TECH – FORCE MOTORSPORT (SARL FMS) – OLLIER FRERES
  • IT – software: CHRISAR SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES – OPTIS
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