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on 21 October 2014 as

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, by Paolo Garella, after his departure from

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. 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 the

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, a new edition of Lancia Stratos, in factory of

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History

M.A.T. is an automotive company that designs, develops and manufactures

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and

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vehicles. The first projects were the SCG003C & S, the Apollo Intensa Emozione and the

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. In January 2018, production of 25 New Stratos was launched, presenting the vehicle at the

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that same year. The New Stratos project was born in 2010, when the German entrepreneur Michael Stoschek commissioned Pininfarina to reissue the Lancia Stratos, made with the intention of keeping faith with the original project. The 2010 New Stratos was a custom built around the chassis of the

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, suitably shortened and equipped with the same 540 HP V8 engine for a weight of . 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. In December 2018, M.A.T. signed an agreement with the Japanese manufacturer

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for the development and final construction of the Aspark Owl electric supercar. 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.

Designed cars

(2018) * SCG003C (2014–2017) * SCG003S (2016–2017) * Apollo Intensa Emozione (2017) *

(2017)

Produced cars

* SCG003C (2014–2017) * SCG003S (2016–2017) * Apollo Intensa Emozione (2017) *

(2018) * Aspark Owl (2019–2020)

References

External links

* {{url, http://www.manifatturaautomobilitorino.it Car manufacturers of Italy Sports car manufacturers Contract vehicle manufacturers