Spain

The Spanish automotive industry has been hit by the tough operating environment affecting carmakers across Europe. Data from the Spanish association of carmakers ANFAC shows that... 2006-08-02

GM's investment in its Figueruelas plant in Zaragoza, Spain comes to a head this week with the launch of the new Opel Corsa. The company has invested EUR550mn over two years to give... 2006-08-01

The employment conflict at Volkswagen's plant in Navarre, Spain remains shrouded in uncertainty, 19 months after management and trade unions initiated talks aimed at concluding a... 2006-07-20

The success story of CIE Automotive continues. The Basque car component manufacturer has just unveiled a 10% increase in its profit for the first six months of 2006 to EUR411mn. CIE... 2006-07-20

DaimlerChrysler announced last month that it plans to axe around 750 jobs at two of its Spanish plants over the next three years as part of a restructuring plan. The company's Mercedes... 2006-07-10

Spain's car-manufacturing industry accounts for a significant proportion of GDP (just over 7%, according to our calculations). The country became an attractive place to locate operations... 2006-06-09

With 2005 production of 2.8 million vehicles the Spanish industry is the third largest in Europe, well ahead of the UK with output of 1.8 million vehicles. Yet Spain is also some... 2006-05-16

Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra has revealed plans to enter the Spanish and Portuguese markets from May 2006. The first models on offer will be the... 2006-02-16