Car News from Spain
Automotive news from Spain.
Spain's new-car market grew 7.8% in June, and the Dacia Sandero kept its lead among models - but the bigger story was the BYD Atto 2, which reached Spain's top 10 for the first time as the brand's overall sales more than doubled.
SAIC will build a new MG factory in Galicia, north-west Spain - likely in the port of Ferrol. It is MG's first European production since the Longbridge plant closed in 2016. Capacity is 120,000 cars a year, but the modest €200m investment points to assembly rather than full localisation - a way around EU tariffs on Chinese EVs.
Geely has agreed to buy the newest building at Ford's Almussafes (Valencia) plant. The plan: Geely GEA-platform models (BEV and PHEV) plus new affordable Ford EVs on the same Chinese architecture.