Why Pirelli
Pioneering innovation to stay ahead of the game.
This is the philosophy that has taken Pirelli to the forefront of the industry on a global scale.
Technological innovation
All of this has grown from a strong commitment to Research and Development based on an “Open Innovation” model. In 2022, Pirelli’s investment in R&D stood at more than 5% of its revenues from High Value products, one of the highest levels among the world’s major tyre producers. Pirelli boasts around 2,000 people engaged in R&D, located at its Milan headquarters and also across 12 local technology centres abroad, and a portfolio of more than 5,900 patents from 690 active patent families. ...read more
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People involved in R&D in 11 countries
5900
Patents
5%
of high value revenues devoted on average to R&D in the last years
65
Cooperations with universities
OEM
Co-development projects with premium OEMs
Outsourced projects in the fields of materials, software and electronics
Sustainability
Global production and sales structure
To produce the highest-quality products, Pirelli insists on operational excellence along its whole value chain. The Company counts:
- 18 factories located in 12 countries.
- Production capacity in 2022 of 74 million car tyres.
- Points of sale in over 160 countries (around 20,000 in 2022), an extensive and growing sales network that brings Pirelli even closer to its customers.
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Regions, including Headquarters and global Centre of Excellence in R&D in Milan
18
factories in 12 countries
20000
Point of sales in + 160 countries