Countries with national champions protect them. Countries that host other people’s factories compete to host more. Spain is firmly in the second group.
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Spain Owns No Car Brands and Several Global Component Groups
Everyone discusses the assembly plants Spain hosts. The interesting half is the component multinationals Spain owns.
Two Gigafactories, Two Bets: Spain’s Battery Manufacturing Test
One manufacturer thinks cells are a core competence. The other thinks they are a specialist process. Both are testing the theory in Spain.
Spain Builds Europe’s Second-Most Cars and Owns None of the Brands
Second in Europe by output, with no domestic manufacturer and every strategic decision taken in Wolfsburg, Paris or Amsterdam.
SEAT and CUPRA: Where Europe Is Building Its Cheap Electric Cars
Volkswagen concluded its cheap electric cars could not be built profitably in Germany. Martorell got the work — and the margin pressure that comes with it.