Stola was founded in Turin in 1919.

At the outset, its core business was the creation of style models and concept cars for leading car makers worldwide.
Subsequently, Stola established its leadership in the production of masters and prototypes and in engineering.

With the integration into the group of companies involved in different productive sectors (sheet metal presswork, B.I.W. production, plastic components and systems), Stola is today able to offer its clients assistance throughout product development at all the different stages:

• style feasibility;
• development of section drawings;
• project development  complete with virtual analysis (structural calculations and DMU);
• development of prototypes and construction of production tools (gauges, dies, masters);
  industrialisation, production start-ups and production for controlled process technologies (sheet metal
  presswork, plastic dies).

All this is joined at Stola by growing specialisation in the production of niche and highly exclusive cars.

In 1950, Stola began operations on international markets as far afield as Japan and expanded its technological competencies so that, today, production activities also include Brazil and the United States.



In 2004, the RGZ Group, a holding company in the automotive sector controlling Magneti Marelli Aftermarket, Dayco F+F and Vagnone & Boeri, acquired Stola and became its majority shareholder.

The Group thus completed its potential by offering clients support in all the main vehicle and component development process stages, as well as a worldwide sales network: from the supply of raw materials to design and production of models and prototypes, from industrial production of components to the aftermarket and the distribution network.

Stola France – Estival has its head offices in Voisins-Le-Bretonneux, near Paris, 35 employees and turnover in 2006 of 6 million Euro. Its main area of activity is engineering: design, prototyping, process technologies.

Stola do Brasil has head offices in Belo–Horizonte, 1750 employees and turnover in 2006 of 45 million Euro. It specialises in engineering, presswork, assembly and B.I.W.

Stola Asia has head offices in Shanghai and is the commercial representative office for the group in the Far East.

Stola NA, with head offices in Detroit, is the commercial representative office in the United States. In 2006, it achieved turnover equal to 500 thousand euro.

Stampi4 has head offices in Melfi, 50 employees and saw turnover in 2006 of 50 million Euro; it performs sheet metal sub-group assembly work (B.I.W.).

Irma S.p.A. has head offices in Atessa, Italy. It has inside premises of 11,500 sq.m., 110 employees and recorded turnover in 2006 of 40 million Euro. Its activities range from sheet metal presswork and assembly to set-ups for special vehicles, from Resin Transfer Moulding to vehicle conversions.

S.G. Plastica has head offices at San Benigno C.se, near Turin, and is highly specialised in the design and production of plastic components for cars, both interior and exterior, such as dashboards and bumpers, including finishes and painting. It has 900 employees and turnover in 2006 came to 90 million Euro.