Comau Receives the “Capital Elite” Award at the “China Awards 2025”

From automotive manufacturing and electrification to robotics, digital factories, and smart production systems, Comau has established itself as a long-term automation technology partner across China and the wider Asia-Pacific region. This positioning was formally recognized with the “Capital Elite” award at the China Awards 2025, honoring the company’s sustained role in strengthening industrial cooperation between Italy and China.

Recognition for Bilateral Industrial Value Creation
The award, promoted by the Italy China Council Foundation and Class Editori, acknowledged Comau’s contribution to generating cross-border industrial development through technology transfer, local engineering, and joint project execution. The recognition places Comau in a differentiated position among global automation suppliers by highlighting not only technology deployment, but also its role as an industrial integration platform between European and Chinese manufacturing ecosystems.

Differentiation Through Deep Local Engineering Infrastructure
Operating in China since 1997, Comau supports the market through more than 800 employees, a main production and innovation hub in Shanghai, and additional sites in Kunshan and Dalian, with operational reach extending into Thailand and Malaysia. The Shanghai facility hosts a dedicated Innovation Center focused on electrification systems, digital solutions, robotics, and smart manufacturing platforms, enabling localized development rather than imported system integration.

This localized R&D and engineering structure differentiates Comau from competitors that rely primarily on centralized global development and regional system deployment.




Technology Leadership in Automotive and Electrification Manufacturing
Comau’s automation platforms are deeply embedded in automotive production, where the company has introduced advanced solutions for hybrid engines, electric drive components, and hairpin stator manufacturing. Its technologies developed in China for hairpin stators now serve both domestic and international markets, reinforcing Comau’s dual-market innovation model.

Recent industrial projects include automation for next-generation hybrid engine production at Geely’s Yiwu facility, vehicle launch systems for Volvo Cars in Chengdu, smart manufacturing empowerment at Chery, and range-extender production lines for Li Auto, significantly expanding annual output capacity.

Competitive Advantage Through Long-Term Industrial Ecosystem Integration
Unlike short-cycle automation vendors, Comau operates as a long-horizon technology partner, embedding automation across multiple vehicle generations and production platforms. Its ability to combine Italian engineering heritage with Chinese industrial scalability allows it to support both localized optimization and global manufacturing standardization — a capability that consistently differentiates it from global robotics-only or line-integration specialists.

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