Closure of Automation Technology in Borgaro Torinese
Date of the event:
Automation Technology, a company based at via Donatello 15 in Borgaro Torinese, active for over twenty years in robotics and industrial automation for the automotive sector, announced on 12 November 2026 that it will cease operations by the end of the year, with the consequent dismissal of all 23 employees.[1][2]
The causes
According to the company, the decision is due to a collapse in orders, caused by the crisis in Europe's car industry. The closure forms part of a broader contraction of activity in the automotive sector that, in the Turin area, affects not only large industrial groups but also small and medium-sized firms in the supply chain.[1][2]
The union's reaction
Vito Benevento, organising secretary of Uilm Torino, the metalworkers' union affiliated to Uil, commented on the matter: "The crisis in the automotive sector keeps claiming victims among Turin's supply firms. This company too is paying the price for falling orders and the sector's difficulties. It is not acceptable to sacrifice another 23 jobs, with solid skills, on top of the many already lost in recent years in the province of Turin."[1][2]
Uilm has asked the company for an urgent meeting to build a shared path to protect the workers. Attention remains focused on talks between the company and the unions, with the aim of identifying possible alternatives that could limit the closure's impact on jobs.[1][2]
Sources
- Chiusura Automation Technology, via Donatello, Borgaro — TorinoToday, 12 November 2026
- Borgaro, la Automation Technology chiude entro fine anno: 23 dipendenti a rischio licenziamento — CronacaQui Torino, 12 November 2026