Automotive

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 [...]

The Autoeuropa car plant in Palmela, near Setúbal has decided to apply a layoff regime for 3,742 of its 4,900 staff for a period of 13 days this month. With eight days of layoffs already made in [...]

Stellantis Portugal is to launch new electric cars that will be produced at its car plant in Mangualde. Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has been invited to deliver the first [...]

Plans to cut costs at car manufacturer PSA were averted because of the merger between Fiat Chrysler and PSA in 2019 to create Stellantis. The Portuguese CEO of Stellantis, the group which [...]

The Portuguese-inspired Tuga car, a stylish, efficient urban commuter vehicle built on a flexible, modular platform, is to be showcased at the Abu Dhabi Driftx Exhibition tomorrow and on Friday. [...]

The multinational automotive company Stellantis NV, formerly Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, formed as a result of merger with PSA Group, has managed to grow its market share in Portugal to 29%. [...]

Exports of car components from Portugal have grown to over €1Bn, up 22% this year compared to 2022. This is according to the Portuguese Association of Manufacturers for the Automobile Industry [...]

The car manufacturer MG is to strengthen its commitments in the Portuguese market as part of its expansion plan on five continents. With a modern and European spirit, MG aims to shakeup the [...]

Sales of Chinese cars and other vehicles are not making significant inroads in the Portuguese market with just a 2.5% market share according to the ACAP. Nevertheless, the Secretary-General of [...]

Portugal’s largest car plant is to begin a nine week stoppage from September 11 to November 12 because of a shortage of car parts in Slovenia. It will lay manufacturing staff off for the period [...]