Piedmont reverses course and sees production grow by 1.4% in 2025

In 2025, Piedmont climbs the slope and recovers from the slowdown recorded in 2024. Industrial production, as shown by the economic situation carried out by Unioncamere in the fourth quarter of the year - in collaboration with Unicredit and Intesa Sanpaolo - grew by 3.5% in the period, a dynamic that brings the average annual growth figure to +1.4%.

"This figure marks the return to a positive dynamic after a year characterised by a constant, albeit slight, erosion of volumes," reports Unioncamere. "In fact, 2024 had recorded contractions in all quarters, with decreases between -0.4% and -1.1%.

The current expansion phase was sustained by a gradual acceleration during the year. After a still uncertain start in the first quarter (-1.7%), industrial production in Piedmont returned to growth in the April-June period (+1.2%) and consolidated the trend in the third quarter (+2.5%), reaching a peak of +3.5% in the fourth quarter, with Turin improving production by 6.4%.

Driving the growth were sectors such as food, electricity-electronics and aerospace, 'sectors that confirm our technological competitiveness. It is particularly significant that the positive sign involves all the provinces, demonstrating a widespread vitality throughout the region. The dynamism detected urges us, as Chambers of Commerce, to intensify our commitment alongside companies, to accelerate those processes of innovation and transition that are the real engine of competitiveness,' comments Massimiliano Cipolletta, vice president of Unioncamere Piemonte.

Against this backdrop, the automotive sector is still in the doldrums, with vehicle production at last year's levels and components down by around 1%. The start of production in the autumn of the Fiat 500 hybrid version should show its effects on industrial production indicators during 2026, even if the start of new production does not solve the volume problems at the Mirafiori plant.