by Ekrem Duman | Aug 31, 2026 | Portugal Automotive, Moulds & Industry, Startup
⚡ TL;DRPortugal holds Europe’s largest known lithium resources and has attracted a battery cell investment from Chinese manufacturer CALB reported at around US$2.09bn, alongside Volkswagen’s decision to build an affordable electric car at Palmela...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 31, 2026 | Portugal Automotive, Moulds & Industry, Startup
⚡ TL;DRPortugal’s automotive components industry is considerably larger than its vehicle assembly, employing tens of thousands of people across wiring, electronics, tyres, interiors, moulded plastics, metal parts, glass and lighting. Most of that output...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 31, 2026 | Portugal Automotive, Moulds & Industry, Startup
⚡ TL;DRBraga has become one of Western Europe’s densest concentrations of manufacturing small and medium enterprises, anchored by large foreign plants including Bosch Car Multimedia with around 2,100 staff and the Aptiv Technical Center with about 1,200,...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 31, 2026 | Portugal Automotive, Moulds & Industry, Startup
⚡ TL;DRPortugal is one of the world’s leading producers of injection moulds and precision tooling, concentrated in two historic clusters at Marinha Grande and Oliveira de Azeméis plus a northern grouping around Braga. Roughly 82% of Portuguese...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 31, 2026 | Portugal Automotive, Moulds & Industry, Startup
⚡ TL;DRVolkswagen Autoeuropa in Palmela is the largest foreign industrial investment ever made in Portugal and a factory large enough to move national statistics. In 2025 it produced 240,400 vehicles — its second-best year ever — accounting for 1.25%...
