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Volkswagen AG, known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It owns: Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Skoda, SEAT, Bentley Motors, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Ducati, Scania AB and MAN SE.

VW to build new battery cell plant in Sagunto port, near Valencia

Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) March 24, 2022 – The German automotive group Volkswagen AG (VW) has announced it will build a new battery cell plant in the...

Volkswagen Navarra distributed 1,619 vehicles through the Port of Tarragona in 2021

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2022 – The German automobile company Volkswagen (ETR: VOW3) transported 1,619 vehicles in 2021 from its...

First overseas car freighter with low-emission LNG propulsion in service for Volkswagen Group

News Release – Volkswagen AG – Premiere in Emden: For the first time, vehicles from Europe will be transported from Europe to North and Central...

Autoeuropa looks to reopen Portuguese Palmela plant on April 20

Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 9, 2020 – German auto manufacturer has announced it plans to open its Autoeuropa plant in Palmela, Setúbal, on...

Setúbal port sees higher cargo volumes in 2019

Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 6, 2020 – 2019 was a year of growth for the Port of Setúbal, both in cargo volume and in the number of ships,...

Rail delivery of Volkswagen cars to Setúbal port resumes

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) September 8, 2019 – The port of Setúbal has received a train carrying 125 vehicles, which is the resumption of the...

Catalonia automotive cluster visits Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 – A delegation from Clúster de la Indústria d’Automoció de Catalunya (CIAC – the Automotive...

Volkswagen to keep exports via Vigo despite end of Setúbal port strike

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – German carmaker Volkswagen AG has said it plans to continue the export of cars produced at its Palmela factory...

Sadoport says that client companies considered leaving Setúbal port definitively

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – The port administrator has said that the conflict between company management and trade unions has...

Volkswagen plant in Pamela faces production suspension due to Setúbal port strike

Setúbal, Portugal  (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – Autoeuropa, the Volkswagen AG can manufacturing facility in Palmela, has no further space to store...

Minister of Economy considers situation in the port of Setúbal “serious”

Setúbal, Portugal  (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – Deputy Minister of the Economy, Pedro Siza Vieira, has described the situation...

AutoEuropa to use Leixões port as alternative to Setúbal for car exports

Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Portuguese automotive assembly plant operator AutoEuropa Automóveis, Lda., part of Volkswagen...

Leixões port handles Volkswagen vehicles

Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Leixões port has started receiving vehicles from Volkswagen AG’s Autoeuropa car plant in...

Portugal’s AutoEuropa to remove 2,000 cars from Setúbal port

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Portuguese automotive assembly plant operator AutoEuropa Automóveis, Lda., part of Volkswagen AG,...

Volkswagen cars produced in Portugal exported via Vigo port, Spain

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – German car Volkswagen AG manufacturer has started exporting vehicles made at its Palmela plant, near...

Volkswagen key to Portugal’s car industry

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Research by Germany Trade & Invest shows that German vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen AG is a key...

Local press reports Volkswagen considering new Morocco plant

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 28, 2018 – There are unconfirmed reports locally that German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen AG will soon...

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