77% of the factories produce more cars in 2015

77% of the factories produce more cars in 2015

Filed automobile factories in Spain have managed to close the year above expectations. Compared with 2.6 million vehicles waiting sector forecasts have been assembled 2.73 million vehicles last year. Manufacturing is therefore increased by 13.7% over the previous year.
"These are figures that are not seen since before the period of crisis when in 2007 2.9 million vehicles were produced," pointing from the Spanish association of car manufacturers Anfac last week, when these data are made public.
And this closure is attested by the fact that 10 of the 13 plants operating in the country have closed the year with increases in production, according to data collected from the different factories.
Only the Volkswagen plant in Landaben (Navarra), the Nissan Barcelona and Valladolid Iveco have reduced their production volume in 2015. Specifically, Landaben produced 2.4% less, with 298,400 units; Iveco Valladolid, down 16%, to 15,900 units and Nissan's Barcelona, ​​down 29%, with 90,500 vehicles produced.
The decrease in production of the Volkswagen plant in Navarra contrasts with the fact that the Polo, the only vehicle joining this factory today, is the most produced car in 2015, according to data from Anfac last week. For next year, the management of Volkswagen Navarra has set production forecasts at the end of year 274,935 units.

However, industry sources indicate that the installation is preparing its production lines for the introduction of a new model this year. Volkswagen has planned investment of about 900 million in the factory.
It is relevant to the fact that, although half of the year, Iveco plant in Madrid also reduced its production, this facility has regained pace and ended the year with a rise in production of 1.5%.
Also in June, he highlighted the important pull PSA Peugeot Citroen plant in Madrid, which had increased its assembly Cactus 120%. During the year, he has relaxed his pull and closed with a total volume of 87,300 units, up 45% on the previous year.
In this sense, the factory with the highest rate of growth is the Renault Palencia, which grew by 57% to 210,000 units assembled of Kadjar and Megane models. The plant of the French group in Valladolid, in charge of assembling the Captur, ended the year with a production of 257,500 vehicles. With this data, the Renault Captur becomes the second vehicle manufactured in Spain more.
Larger, Martorell and Vigo
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Again, lead the table in terms of volume Seat plant in Martorell and installation of PSA Peugeot Citroen in Vigo. The center of Martorell (Barcelona) ended last year with a production volume of about 477,000 units, "the highest figure in the last 14 years," confirmed those responsible and an increase of 7.8% over the previous year. With these data and pending the impact that future changes in production of the Audi Q3 by the A1, the plant is getting close to full capacity, which would be about 500,000 vehicles a year.
Factory Vigo, meanwhile, would have closed the year with a production of 407,100 vehicles, up 7.4%. Although the rule teaches forecasting, specialized newspaper La Tribune said the company Automotive shuffles a range of between 383,000 and 420,000 units next year. Plant for Madrid, the publication estimates a production level of 86,000 units, similar to this year.
The Ford factory in Almussafes increased its production by 37.5% in the year up to 388,400, thanks to increased exports. The Opel plant in Figueruelas grew 12%, to 359,600 units. For its part, Mercedes factory in Vitoria joined up 24%, to the 99,400 units.
Exports remain the pull production


ll authorized in the automotive sector in Spain sources agree that the diversity of export destinations to vehicles made in Spain are now heading is one of the factors that have allowed the survival and advancement of car factories in Spanish territory. From the Spanish factories, it sold to 120 countries, from the US to South Korea and New Zealand.
When data from production closure 2015 were reported, Anfac pointed out that "improvement in exports to countries outside our European environment" is a cornerstone for growth. Include countries in the Asian region such as South Korea or China, and the American zone with a strong increase of units to the United States. In these markets, great growth in countries outside the EU and Turkey joined.
Not to leave out, however, that the recovery of the European market. Sales in the major supplying countries to Spain grew by 9.3%, to 13,713,526 units.