29 - MANUFACTURE OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS AND SEMI-TRAILERS Companies in Italy
Approximately 6,830 real businesses classified under 29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers in Italy, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 6,830 real businesses classified under 29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers operate in Italy. Covers companies officially classified under ATECO 2025 code 29 (Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers), part of Italy's ATECO 2025 classification, the national adoption of the EU NACE Rev. 2 statistical classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Manufacturing sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Manufacturing in Italy.
53 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Manufacturing companies in Italy follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full Italy beneficial ownership overviewTop 29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers Companies in Italy
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code C in Italy, as of the last reconciliation.
Section C is 7% of the Italy register by entity count and its 5th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Manufacturing in Italy is being reshaped by two overlapping EU sustainability regimes on different timelines. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which requires large companies to identify, prevent, mitigate and report on negative impacts across their own operations and their full value chain, had its scope thresholds raised by the European Council in February 2026 to companies above 5,000 employees and €1.5 billion in net EU revenue — with national implementation not due until 26 July 2028, and actual application from 26 July 2029.
The more immediate pressure comes from the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive): over 7,000 Italian companies are now directly subject to its updated reporting obligations, compared to roughly 300 in 2024, and each of them needs to collect ESG data from its own suppliers to meet its own reporting duty — a ‘supply chain effect’ that’s already pushing due-diligence demands down through Italian manufacturing well before CSDDD’s own obligations formally begin. For verification, an Italian manufacturer’s supply-chain due diligence readiness is worth checking against both timelines, not just the more distant CSDDD one.
Italy Manufacturing, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section C entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section C, Italy. 2,050 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses Italy manufacturing ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
CSDDD supply-chain due-diligence readiness
The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive raised its scope thresholds in February 2026 to companies above 5,000 employees and €1.5 billion in net EU revenue, with national implementation due by 26 July 2028 and application from 26 July 2029 — a deadline still years out, but already reshaping how large Italian manufacturers plan supplier due diligence.
CSRD-driven supplier ESG data collection
Over 7,000 Italian companies are now directly subject to CSRD sustainability-reporting obligations, up from around 300 in 2024 — each one required to collect ESG data from its own suppliers, pushing due-diligence demands several tiers down Italian manufacturing supply chains well ahead of CSDDD’s own 2029 start date.
Lending and trade-credit exposure
Italian manufacturing groups are frequently organised as a parent holding several operating subsidiaries; assessing exposure to one plant typically means understanding its place in that wider group rather than reading its own filing in isolation.
Sub-sectors within Manufacturing
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own Italy company directory.
Manufacture of food products
100,665 companies
Manufacture of beverages
6,811 companies
Manufacture of tobacco products
141 companies
Manufacture of textiles
23,197 companies
Manufacture of wearing apparel
103,352 companies
Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials
43,559 companies
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
51,783 companies
Manufacture of paper and paper products
7,990 companies
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
31,271 companies
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
755 companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
11,743 companies
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
1,462 companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
22,546 companies
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
41,500 companies
Manufacture of basic metals
7,009 companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
172,667 companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
18,690 companies
Manufacture of electrical equipment
22,894 companies
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
48,666 companies
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
6,830 companies
Manufacture of other transport equipment
11,093 companies
Manufacture of furniture
40,716 companies
Other manufacturing
45,354 companies
Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment
74,259 companies
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many companies are classified under 29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers in Italy?
Approximately 6,830 businesses are classified under 29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers in Italy.
What does ATECO 2025 code 29 cover?
29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers is the official name for this activity under Italy's ATECO 2025 classification, the national adoption of the EU NACE Rev. 2 statistical classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Manufacturing sector.
How is this different from the broader Manufacturing category?
Manufacturing is the top-level sector; ATECO 2025 code 29 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.
What ownership information is available for these companies?
The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in Italy, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Manufacturing sector overview for the general national framework.
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