Portugal

Despite the austerity drive, Portugal is continuing with its plans to incentivise electric vehicle (EV) purchases and establish the requisite EV infrastructure with the view to getting... 2010-10-22

Volkswagen (VW)'s plant in Autoeuropa in Portugal may soon become a victim of the overall industry trend of restructuring, online news source algarveresident.com has reported. The... 2010-05-04

The Renault-Nissan Alliance will be using Renault's production facility in the CACIA (Companhia Aveirense de Componentes para a Indústria Automóvel) industrial complex in Aveiro,... 2009-12-10

Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor has signed an agreement with the Portuguese government to examine the viability of setting up an electric car battery plant in the country. If finalised,... 2009-03-03

German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) will temporarily cut production at its Autoeuropa plant in Portugal in Q109. However, the manufacturer has confirmed that it will maintain... 2009-01-29

The Portuguese government has launched a stimulus package worth some EUR900mn [US$1.13bn] for the country's automotive sector in an attempt to avoid an estimated 12,000 job losses... 2008-12-04

According to industry sources, Volkswagen (VW) is set to announce the production of its second-generation Sharan MPV