Automotive

Hundreds of million euros of incentives had to be provided to Volkswagen to convince the German manufacturer to produce its new electric low-cost vehicle at its Autoeuropa plant in Palmela. Under [...]

Five executive directors at Bosch Portugal, including its CEO, Carlos Ribas, were fired last summer by the German company’s head office without the right to compensation or severance pay over [...]

The Portuguese government is to offer incentives to encourage consumers to buy electric vehicles selling for up to €55,000 + VAT for those families who need more seats than are normally provided [...]

Volkswagen has chosen Portugal’s Autoeuropa factory to produce its recently-presented VW iD.Every 1 – a compact electric city car which will sell for a starting price of €20,000. The [...]

Portugal’s vehicles market fell 5.4% in the first two months of the year, with around 40,000 new vehicles put on the road, according to data from the Automobile Association of Portugal. (ACAP) By [...]

Shares in the multinational car manufacturer Stellantis tanked on Monday on the Milan, Paris and New York stock markets after its CEO, Carlos Tavares resigned. The group, which manufactures [...]

German multinational Bosch, which recorded sales of more than €2,000 million euros in Portugal last year and employs more than 7,000 in the country, does not rule out that Portugal may be part of [...]

Multinational car manufacturer Stellantis is to up production at its plant in Mangulade from 12 vehicles to 18 vehicles per hour. To do this, it will create a fourth daily shift and install a [...]

Carlos Tavares ruled out his departure from car manufacturer Stellantis on Thursday and indicated that he intends to remain in his post until the end of 2026, the date on which the mandate [...]

Exports of car components fell 3.7% to July this year according to data released by the Portuguese Association of Automobile Industry Manufacturers – AFIA. “With regard to accumulated [...]