The OSL plant opens in Melfi for the stamping and assembly of passenger and commercial vehicles produced by the Fiat Auto Group.
MA is set up.
Tappe fondamentali – la nostra storia
Come il Gruppo CLN è cresciuto, dall’essere un’azienda con due dipendenti subito dopo la fine della II Guerra mondiale, fino a diventare un player internazionale nel business dell’acciaio
CLN Group, MA Division
1992
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
1995
M.A.C. (Metallurgica Assemblaggi Carpenterie) moves its quarters to the former Lancia plant in Chivasso
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
1997
CLN opens new stamping facilities: one in Polonia (Kielce) and four in France (Villers-la-Montagne, Reims, Beauchamp and Aulnay). Magnetto concludes a contract with Heuliez Group in order to acquire a new plant in Lorenza.
Eurostamp is set up.
Eurostamp is set up.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
1998
The former Fiat stamping department built in 1973 and then sold to MA in 1998.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
1998
Delfo Polska (now MA Polska) is set up.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
1999
MA Automotive Brasil is set up.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2000
CLN acquires the stamping unit by PSA Group in Palomar that will later became EUROSTAMP Argentina.
The Group opens a new EUROSTAMP plant in Brazil.
The Group opens a new EUROSTAMP plant in Brazil.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2001
MA Automotive Argentina is set up.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2002
MA and Coskunöz - Turkey - form a joint venture in Bursa setting up the Coskunöz MA Otomotive for stamping and assembly automotive components for Renault and Dacia.
CLN opens a stamping plant in Biache-Saint-Vaaste, close to Lille, France.
MA France is set up.
CLN opens a stamping plant in Biache-Saint-Vaaste, close to Lille, France.
MA France is set up.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2003
An automotive component stamping plant opens in Saxony for German and Czech Customers.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2007
MA and JBM - India - sign a joint venture. The JBM MA Chakan facility stamps and assembles inner and outer parts for Fiat, Tata, Volkswagen passenger cars and Mahindra vehicles.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2008
MA and Proma Group (Italy) join forces.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2009
MA South Africa joins the Group.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2010
MA and Proma Group set up a company called PMC Automotive.
MA acquires August Lapple South Africa Ltd. and its subsidiary ALSA East London.
MA acquires August Lapple South Africa Ltd. and its subsidiary ALSA East London.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2011
A new plant for automotive components stamping plant is built in Kragujevac - close to the new FIAT plant - and in Aydin.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2012
MA and FumisCor (Argentina) join forces and sign a joint venture, FaM-MA.
MA signs an equal agreement with Beijing Shougang Metal, owned by Shougang Group Corporation.
WM Automotive is founded in Kingisepp (Russia). Merger agreement between Wagon Automotive (acquiring) and WM (incorporated).
MA acquires full control of Nuova Sall.
MA Automotive South Africa deliberates a capital increase equal to 208.6 million of Rand.
MA signs an equal agreement with Beijing Shougang Metal, owned by Shougang Group Corporation.
WM Automotive is founded in Kingisepp (Russia). Merger agreement between Wagon Automotive (acquiring) and WM (incorporated).
MA acquires full control of Nuova Sall.
MA Automotive South Africa deliberates a capital increase equal to 208.6 million of Rand.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2013
IFC (International Finance Corporation – World Bank Group) makes a capital increase of 20 million of Euro in MA South Africa, acquiring 23.85% of its social capital. MA sells 40% of MA do Brazil’s shares to Unipres Japan.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2014
MA and Unipres partnership becomes AGP (Alliance Growth Partner) by Renault-Nissan.
MA inaugurates its new plant in Berlin, in South Africa.
MA sells its 35% participation in Proma Poland.
SIMEST endorses and pays a capital increase of 5 million of Euro in MA.
MA inaugurates its new plant in Berlin, in South Africa.
MA sells its 35% participation in Proma Poland.
SIMEST endorses and pays a capital increase of 5 million of Euro in MA.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2015
MA absorbs MAC and Wagon.
MA Argentina (Palomar) is transferred to PSA Argentina.
MA Argentina (Palomar) is transferred to PSA Argentina.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2018
SIMEST pays a capital increase of 3 million euros in MA Automotive Argentina S.A.
SIMEST invests over 19 million euros to support investment plan.
Sale of MA's participation (50%) in JBM MA Automotive Pvt. Ltd. to Neel Metal Products Limited.
MA Automotive Portugal is set up.
SIMEST invests over 19 million euros to support investment plan.
Sale of MA's participation (50%) in JBM MA Automotive Pvt. Ltd. to Neel Metal Products Limited.
MA Automotive Portugal is set up.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2019
CMA in Dragasani, Romania
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2019
MA Division starts the construction of a new stamping, roll-forming and assembly plant in Dragasani, Romania together with its Turkish partner Coşkunöz.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2020
MA Italia starts a rental agreement to manage the Metallic Division of Blutec and its plant in Atessa, Italy, producing assembled parts for the Ducato light Commercial Vehicle.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2021
MA Automotive Deutschland launches a new plant in Achim, Germany.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2021
MA Italia acquires the Metallic Division of Blutec Atessa in Italy.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2026
In data 30 gennaio 2026 MA S.r.l. ha firmato un accordo di cessione all’ Ing. M. Paci la sua quota di partecipazione del 50% in CTL S.r.l. , società operante nel campo della trasformazione della lamiera per i settori Railway e Automotive.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2026
On 26 January 2026 CLN SpA and our partner Unipres Corporation completed the sale of MA Automotive Brasil LTDA to our customer Stellantis.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2026
On 2 March 2026, MA Srl has agreed to and completed the sale of its shareholding in FaM-MA to the Martinez family, in alignment with the Group’s strategic objective of client diversification.
MA Srl would like to express its sincere appreciation to the employees of FaM-MA and to the Martinez family for their commitment, collaboration, and support throughout the years.
Gruppo CLN, Divisione MA
2026
MA has completed the sale of its shareholding in UMC to Unipres Corporation
