Volkswagen llevará a récord la producción en sus fábricas españolas gracias a los coches híbridos y eléctricos

Volkswagen has marked the start of production for the Volkswagen ID. Cross at its Navarre factory in Landaben, marking the completion of the electrification process at the two German consortium factories in Spain – including the Seat and Cupra plant in Martorell. This venture has required a public-private investment of approximately €4 billion, with an additional €10 billion accounted for the Sagunto gigafactory.

The new Volkswagen ID. Cross, being manufactured in Navarre, completes the industrial launch of Volkswagen's urban electric vehicle family, which began nine months ago with the introduction of the Cupra Raval, followed by the Volkswagen ID. Polo and Skoda Epiq. With the production of these four affordable, small electric models, along with future hybrid Seat and Volkswagen vehicles, Volkswagen aims to set a new record in Spanish factory production, ensuring job security in Martorell and Landaben.

The German group, directly employing around 20,000 people in Spain, anticipates surpassing an annual production of over a million vehicles across the Iberian Peninsula, including the Portuguese Palmela plant where the next-generation Volkswagen ID. 1 will begin production in 2027. Volkswagen's production chief in the Iberian Peninsula, Andrés Kleb, emphasized the growing significance of the Iberian Peninsula within the Volkswagen group and its path towards becoming a highly competitive and adaptable region.

Of the projected million vehicles produced in the Iberian Peninsula, more than 800,000 will be manufactured at the two Spanish plants in Martorell and Landaben. The Catalan plant boasts an annual production capacity of nearly 500,000 vehicles, having produced 470,347 units in 2025. In contrast, the Navarre factory aims to surpass its historic record of 353,353 vehicles produced in 2011.

Michael Hobusch, president of Volkswagen Navarra and CEO of VW, alongside two Landaben workers, highlighted the significance of the new ID. Cross and Skoda Epiq production in Navarre, stating that the plant's record-breaking production is likely to be broken. The CEO of Volkswagen and head of the group's volume brands, Thomas Schäfer, praised the combination of electric and hybrid technologies at the plant, noting that very few plants worldwide can achieve this.