BRIST Axle S.r.l.

First time in the history automotive industry is under subject of a drastic change; alternative fuels. Shift to alternative fuels is disrupting the automotive industry and “Buses” are the most rapidly influenced segment. The “new” market has “new” competition dynamics: i) New type of players (e.g. Tesla, Nikola, Arrival) arise in competition acting more as disruptive technology companies. ii) Taking the scale advantage of EV volumes in domestic market, Chinese vehicle manufacturers (e.g. BYD, Yutong, KingLong) increases their presence in the Western markets. To stay competitive in this “new” market, vehicle manufacturers require innovative engineering approaches, which has never been easy with traditional off-the-shelf drivelines. Driveline business has been dominated by only few global incumbents and vehicle manufacturers have always been pushed to build their vehicles with standard off-the-shelf products, without any customization option. Originated through VOITH Turbo, BRIST Axle Systems S.r.l. is set to change this phenomenon!  Instead of a traditional “production” company, BRIST is an engineering-oriented “Product” company having ~35% of all its employees being engineers.  Agile innovation capability is BRIST's key value, which differentiates the Company against slow-moving traditional industry incumbents, while enabling vehicle innovation for its customers.  With its bus focus, aggressive market penetration and high customer satisfaction, BRIST has become well-trusted solution partner of reputable OEMs and tech companies across the globe.