The automotive sector in Castile and Leon bets by the economic development, social and industrial of Spain
13 March 2014
Has taken place in Valladolid, a meeting, where have participated,
The day, has been focused in the contribution of the sector of the car to the region and of Spain. The factories of vehicles of Castile and Leon beside the axis of companies of components that surround them, to resupply them of pieces and technology, are the locomotive of this Community.
In concrete automotive sector supposes 25% of the regional Industrial GDP, what comes to mean roughly 4,5% of the regional GDP.
Like data of reference 5 of the 10 greater companies implanted in Castile and Leon, considering the volume of turnover and employment, are of the sector of automotive sector and besides are integrated in the Clúster of Automotive sector FACYL.
After difficult years and of falls of the consumption, the sector of automotive sector has known to adapt to the situation, finding formulas to follow attracting investments and follow expanding the production of his lines of work.
Castile and Leon represent 15,5% of the Spanish production of vehicles. In the month of January the production of vehicles in Castile and Leon increased 99%, happening of the 13.716 units in January of the year happened to 27.280 units in this first month of year, duplicating therefore the volume with regard to the beginning of the previous year.
Castile and Leon is the region of Spain that more factories of vehicles explains in his territory.
Iveco, Nissan and Renault have received new load of work, that will do that the Autonomous Community turn into spearhead of the industrial development Spanish. FACYL, the Cluster of automotive sector of Castile and Leon, is the channel of cohesion and meeting of the companies and manufacturers, creating alternative of action and promoting new opportunities of business.
The clúster FACYL agglutinates in the actuality to 30 partners including to:
- The whole of the manufacturers of vehicles implanted in the region
- 26 companies of components and services more significant of the regional group
- the technological centre Cidaut
Follow promoting the strategy of reindustrialización of the region, to improve the economy and mark the way of the recovery, is a common aim, directed by the leaf of route that us guia, the Plan 3 Millions, to attain produce 3 millions in 2016-2017. In the year 2013 already have approached to the aim, with an increase of 9% in the production of vehicles in Spain. This year we will manufacture near of 2,4 million vehicles, where Castilla and León and the companies manufacturers rooted in the region will play a very notable paper.
