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 The 2020Aspark Owl, designed and constructed by M.A.T. | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | world wide |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Owner | Paolo Garella |
| Website | manifatturaautomobilitorino |
Manifattura Automobili Torino orM.A.T. is an Italian company, active in the automotive bodywork sector, founded inTurin on 21 October 2014 asSocietà a responsabilità limitata, by Paolo Garella, after his departure fromPininfarina.[1]
The deed of incorporation into the company was signed by the partners Paolo Garella and Paolo Griot; M.A.T., in addition to the design and consultancy services, is engaged in the production of theNew Stratos, a new edition ofLancia Stratos, in factory ofRivalta di Torino.
M.A.T. is an automotive company that designs, develops and manufacturesluxury cars andone off vehicles. The first projects were theSCG003C & S, theApollo Intensa Emozione and theDevel Sixteen.[2]
In January 2018, production of 25 New Stratos was launched,[3] presenting the vehicle at theGeneva Motor Show that same year.[4] The New Stratos project was born in 2010, when the German entrepreneur Michael Stoschek commissioned Pininfarina to reissue the Lancia Stratos,[5] made with the intention of keeping faith with the original project. The 2010 New Stratos was a custom built around the chassis of theFerrari F430 Scuderia, suitably shortened and equipped with the same 540 HP V8 engine for a weight of 1,247 kilograms (2,749 lb).[6][7]The project was personally followed by Paolo Garella, who took it with him to M.A.T. Thanks to an agreement with Stoschek, the New Stratos is now in limited production.[8]
In December 2018, M.A.T. signed an agreement with the Japanese manufacturerAspark for the development and final construction of theAspark Owl electric supercar.[9][10] From the year of its foundation, the craft activity consisting of design to construction on commission, takes place in the factory located in Rivalta di Torino.
