Development of lightweight electric and hybrid vehicles as well as turnkey microfactories for local vehicle production.
SOFTCAR SA
Fribourg · La NeuvevilleNew on Amplifa
About Softcar
SOFTCAR SA is a Swiss vehicle developer and manufacturer headquartered in Fribourg that develops ultra-light electric and hybrid vehicles (gas and electricity) designed from the ground up for the circular economy. The urban electric vehicle Softcar was developed under CEO Jean-Luc Thuliez with the goal of minimizing weight, energy consumption and environmental impact over the entire life cycle. In addition to the vehicle, the company offers product licenses, turnkey microfactories including the setup of assembly centers, and a partner program for entrepreneurs and investors to multiply local vehicle production in cities worldwide. The value chain includes design, calculation and simulation (CAO, CFAO, PLM, MES, ERP) as well as injection molding and molding know-how with contract manufacturing for plastics, rubber and composites; steel and aluminum sheet metal are used in vehicle construction. The company was founded in 2011 and builds on more than 30 years of vehicle development by its founder, including Swatch Volkswagen, MCC Smart and Cree.
- Site
- Fribourg
- Processes
- Plastic injection molding know-how and contract manufacturing (Injection know-how and, Molding/urethane casting know-how and contract manufacturing (Molding know-how and subcontracting), Assembly of electric vehicles (assembly units / microfactories), Design, calculation and simulation (CAO, CFAO, design, PLM, MES, ERP), Low-CO2 production (Low-carbon production), Development and manufacture of lightweight electric/hybrid vehicles (body-swap construction), Product licenses for local vehicle production, Turnkey microfactories (micro-factories incl. setup of assembly centers)
- Materials
- Steel (sheet metal), Aluminum (sheet metal), Steel/aluminum sheet-metal blanks, Plastics, rubber and composites
- Founded
- 2011
- Employees
- 51–200
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Urban Mobility, Clean Technology, Sustainable Production
- 01
Design, calculation and simulation (CAO, CFAO, PLM, MES, ERP)
- 02
Injection molding/molding know-how and contract manufacturing
- 03
Assembly of electric vehicles (microfactories/assembly centers)
- 04
Licensing and turnkey microfactory delivery
- 05
Partner program and preorder
Materials & Processes
Steel (sheet metal)
Sheet metal and sheet metal blanks for the vehicle structure.
Aluminum (sheet metal)
Sheet metal blanks for lightweight vehicle construction.
Plastics, rubber and composites
Injection-molded and molded parts with contract manufacturing know-how.
Sites
Fribourg
CHHeadquarters
- Materials
- Steel, aluminum, plastics
La Neuveville
CHSite
- Materials
- Steel, aluminum, plastics
Vehicles & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic injection molding know-how and contract manufacturing (Injection know-how andPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Molding/urethane casting know-how and contract manufacturing (Molding know-how and subcontracting)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics, rubber, composites |
| Assembly of electric vehicles (assembly units / microfactories)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, Aluminum, Plastics |
| Design, calculation and simulation (CAO, CFAO, design, PLM, MES, ERP)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Low-CO2 production (Low-carbon production)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1994
Swatch Volkswagen – project of founder Jean-Luc Thuliez in the Swatch Automotive environment
- 1995
Swatch ACE
- 1997
MCC Smart
- 2001
Cree
- 2011
The Total Car; founding of Softcar (January 2011)
- 2014
The Aventor
- 2015
Softcar Concept
- 2024
Softcar V1 Reveal
- 2025
Extreme tests of the Softcar Mango in the Alps (Great St. Bernard Pass); Salon des Inventions Geneva with award from the Fédération Française des Inventeurs; appearance at Global Industrie (booth 5T111)
- 2026
RTS report (Basik) on Softcar; participation in the Salon International des Inventions Geneva (March 11–15, 2026)