VW makes Spain the center of electric mobility
Volkswagen has opened a new battery assembly plant at its facility in Martorell, Spain, marking an important milestone in the group's strategy for producing small-class electric vehicles, according to Automobilwoche.
Located next to the Seat/Cupra plant, the plant can assemble one battery pack every 45 seconds, equivalent to 1,200 battery systems per day or 300,000 units per year at full capacity, and will exclusively equip electric vehicles manufactured in Martorell. Seat /Cupra heads the Volkswagen Group's "family of electric city cars", which will produce models such as the Cupra Raval and VW ID.
Polo and related vehicles such as the Skoda Epiq and VW ID.
Cross, gather in Pamplona. The Martorell plant is part of VW's broader battery strategy aimed at increasing independence from external suppliers through its own production of battery systems and, in the future, battery cells.
In the medium term, the batteries will be supplied from the PowerCo plant in Salzgitter and from Asian suppliers, and the new PowerCo giga-plant, which is planned to be built in Sagunt near Valencia, is scheduled to begin battery production in 2027. Volkswagen adheres to a balanced "produce and buy" approach, combining domestic production with external supplies. At the same time, the group is reorganizing its global production network into five regions to increase efficiency and synergy, with the Iberian Peninsula designated as a separate hub for common platforms, production lines and procurement for all brands.