by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Spain Automotive & Industry, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSpain has been the most welcoming large European economy toward Chinese automotive investment, and it has been rewarded with plants, battery ventures and supplier facilities. The logic is straightforward for both sides: European tariffs on imported...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Spain Automotive & Industry, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSpain does not own a single vehicle manufacturer and it does own several genuinely global automotive component groups. Spanish companies lead worldwide in metal stamping and body structures, interior systems, and plastic and mechanical components,...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Spain Automotive & Industry, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSpain is hosting two of Europe’s most significant battery cell projects with opposite strategies. PowerCo, Volkswagen’s cell subsidiary, is building at Sagunto near Valencia with capacity of 40 GWh expandable to 60 GWh and deliveries scheduled...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Spain Automotive & Industry, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSpain produced 2,274,026 vehicles in 2025, down 4.3%, with passenger car output falling 12% according to the industry ministry. It remains the second-largest vehicle producer in Europe and among the world’s top ten, competing with Brazil. The...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Spain Automotive & Industry, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSEAT and CUPRA are the vehicle through which Volkswagen is making Spain its European hub for affordable electric cars. Together with PowerCo and project partners, the group has committed €10bn to Spanish electrification, €3bn of it at Martorell,...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Spain Telecom, Media & Tech, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSpain has built a real startup ecosystem across two cities with different characters: Barcelona for consumer, marketplace and mobility companies with a heavily international founder base, and Madrid for business-to-business, fintech and enterprise...
