In Turin, Lingotto is the name given to Fiat's 300,000m2 historic factory. Built in 1915, it is just five kilometers from the historic city center.

This is where more than 80 car models were created and then tested on the 2.5km track, which was built 21 meters off the ground on the roof of the building.

In 1982, Fiat stopped production at Lingotto. Just a few years later, architect Renzo Piano was appointed to lead the reclamation project. Today, the building is home to an exhibition center, a convention center, an auditorium, two hotels and a great many offices. The 8 Gallery (a shopping center that takes up the entire first floor) features a multiplex cinema and an extensive area of shops, cafés and restaurants – plus Camplus Lingotto, of course. All of this occupies a surface area of more than 70,000 square meters, 50,000 of which indoors.

The new Lingotto complex was opened in 1992 in conjunction with the Turin car show. In just a few years, the exhibition center has become one of Italy's most important fairgrounds and hosts a variety of national and international exhibitions every year, such as Fiera del libro, Salone del Gusto and Salone del Vino.

In 2002, the picture gallery on the top floor opened its doors, and a degree program in Automotive Engineering was started.
Camplus Lingotto, which served as an Olympic village during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, opened its doors to students for the first time on September 17th, 2007.

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