NETWORKING AS A TOOL FOR SUCCESSFUL CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVE EU PROJECTS PARTICIPATION Branko Mihalić AutoCluster Croatia Opatija,

CROATIA IN EUROPE Population:4,442 Mil Land area: sq km Political system:Parliamentary democracy Capital:Zagreb Currency:Croatian Kuna (HRK) GDP per capita (PPP, 2010): USD Exchange rate (2011): 1 EUR = 7,40 HRK 1 USD = 5,50 HRK 2

MAIN CAR PLANTS IN EUROPE 3

FAMOUS? Croatia is not famous for automotive industry –there are no big-series final products (cars) –minor exceptions (manufacturers of buses, special vehicles, tractors, agricultural equipment…) But … Croatia has well known industrial tradition, skilled workers & engineers and several proven suppliers of quality parts for the European & global OEM’s –a total of 80 companies with 10,000+ employees –mostly small/medium companies (Tier 2/3), fewer Tier 1 suppliers –specialized mainly in supplying of smaller series, premium brands and prototype producers –even Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes etc. 4

SUPPLIERS of… 5

COVERING ALL CUSTOMER SEGMENTS 6 Engineering Simulation Testing & Services Passenger Cars Racing 2-Wheelers ConstructionCommercial VehicleAgriculture LocomotivePower PlantsMarine

CLUSTER’S KEY FIGURES NGO, founded in 2006 (24 members) Cluster members 2012: –50+ Companies –5 R&D institutions –specialized in producing, engineering, R&D – Employees Turnover: –EUR 380 M –80-90% exported to the European market(s) 7

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 8

CLUSTER’S MISSION center of excellence & communication within Croatian automotive industry promotion & support of members and partners on local, national and international level joint participation and better use of EU projects and funds Co-operation, R&D, competitiveness... 9

PROJECT PARTNERS Zagrebačka županija (Zagreb county) Ministry of Economy 10

CLUSTER MEMBERS / PARTNERS PETRAKOM 11 Auto GAZ

PRODUCTS & SERVICES 12

PRODUCTS & SERVICES 13

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 14

RTD SERVICES 15 VOLVO S80 AUDI TT MAZDA AUDI V6 POWERTRAIN

CUSTOMERS 16

CUSTOMERS 17

Regional Automotive Network (RAN) 18

AUTOCLUSTERS Project „The international cooperative network of educational and research institutions with subcontractors and other bodies active in Automotive Industry“ 2010 –

AutoNet project 20

EAI – European Alliance for Innovation 21

E-MOBILITY „Sorry Tesla, but Nikola Tesla was born in Croatia…” (YouTube) 22

ELECTRIC CHASSIS FOR GREEN LOW FLOOR MINIBUS 23 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION FP7 - Capacities - Research for the benefit of SMEs

ELECTRIC CHASSIS FOR GREEN LOW FLOOR MINIBUS 24 An Innovative Concept for Sustainable Mobility and Clean Cities

CHASSIS DESIGN 25

OUR GOALS 26  Increase of employment  New jobs for highly educated people  Transfer of know-how and new technologies from/to EU  Contribution to knowledge based society  Build the stronger links with EU companies

Thank you! Contact Information: Branko Mihalić, Managing Director AutoCluster Croatia, Zagreb Association of Automotive Industry Suppliers T/F: M: E: