1973

Comau began as the COnsorzio MAcchine Utensili, a consortium bringing together all of the Turin-area businesses supplying technological equipment to the Togliattigrad VAZ plant in Russia.

1977

The group, including MST S.p.A., Morando S.p.A., I.M.P. S.p.A., Colubra Lamsat S.p.A., merges into a company named Comau Industriale S.p.A.

1978

Comau S.p.A. is officially established, unifying all the plants and industrial activities of Comau Industriale S.p.A., later renamed Comau Finanziaria S.p.A.