The president of UCIMU, Riccardo Rosa, commented on the situation: 'To see the effect of the hyper-depreciation, we still need to wait for the next few months, but we have great confidence in this measure, which will accompany us until September 2028.'
The results show the difficulties that Italian machine tool manufacturers are facing both in the domestic and foreign markets. In particular, orders collected beyond the national borders recorded a decline of 15.3% compared to the second quarter of 2025, with an absolute value of 63.2. Orders in Italy also decreased, standing at 38.7% compared to the same period of the previous year. The absolute index value was 33.1.
Riccardo Rosa, president of UCIMU SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, stated: 'The uncertainty of the geopolitical environment – marked by wars, the crisis in Hormuz, and the extremely concerning stance of the President of the United States regarding international politics – has deeply shaken the already fragile balance in which the industry of the sector had to operate.'
'The decline in foreign deliveries is understandable given the current situation and was to be expected. Activity has slowed down, but as is our nature, we have tried to align our offerings with those regions that are less directly affected by conflicts and critical situations, and – where possible – to diversify the markets for our products.'
'What is certain – continued President Riccardo Rosa – is that the investment volumes previously guaranteed by the automotive sector cannot be replaced by the demand from other, albeit dynamic, areas such as defense, aerospace, or energy. For this reason, we again urge those who represent us in Europe to reconsider their position and to apply the principle of technological neutrality when defining the development plans for the automotive industry. This approach would enable the entire supply chain and its broader environment to manage the ongoing transition correctly – not only in line with environmental goals but also while preserving employment wherever possible.'
'In the domestic market, companies waited for clarification on hyper-depreciation before confirming their purchasing intentions. Since June 12, the day all operational steps were completed, hyper-depreciation has shown its effect. Immediately, we noticed a change in the attitude of Italian users: orders are starting to come in.'
'However, we still need to wait a few months until the effect becomes clearly visible in our surveys, but we are very optimistic. Also because we now have the data from the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, which on July 9 recorded the submission of 7,000 reports on the GSE platform with a value of 2.5 billion euros.'
'MIMIT deserves great praise for providing a multi-year duration for these funding measures. Its validity until September 2028 should guarantee a thoughtful planning of investments in new machine tools and production technologies by Italian customers and allow us manufacturers to plan production activities in the medium term.'
'The hope is – concluded Riccardo Rosa – that the Italian market will soon return to the levels of the years 2021–2022, when it was worth over 6 billion euros. Because our manufacturing industry must renew itself to remain competitive in the international context, where digitization and AI are completely redefining the rules of the game.'
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