The Association, established in 1957 on the initiative of Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia, recognized with Decree of the President of the Republic number 1455 dated 8 October 1957 modified with D.G.R. of Piedmont n. 6-18993 of 10 December 1992, is called “NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM AVVOCATO GIOVANNI AGNELLI”, abbreviated to “MAUTO”. The Automobile Club of Italy, the City of Turin, FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles S.A. are members of the Association. and the Piedmont Region.

The Association is non-profit and operates within the Piedmont Region.

The Association aims to facilitate and promote the documentation, study and dissemination of the history of the automobile and other means of transport as well as the related components.

To this end the Association aims to:

• conserve and enhance the collection and individual vintage cars, in any capacity owned;
• research, acquire, conserve, study, exhibit and represent material evidence relating to assets of institutional interest and take care of initiatives for the protection and valorisation of such assets, as well as collect, conserve, restore, order and update the graphic, bibliographic, photographic, cinematographic and in any case of any other nature inherent to said story;
• facilitate and stimulate research by scholars and technicians in this field; 
• collaborate in the dissemination of the history of self-promotion, through the organization of a permanent exhibition of motor vehicles in the Museum, conferences, special exhibitions, conferences and other similar events; 
• acquire ownership, loan and other title and/or dispose of motor vehicles and other means of transport and their parts and accessories, falling within the objectives of the Association; 
• implement and encourage any other initiative that falls within the aims of the Association.