{
  "id": 5662677,
  "title": "Volkswagen guarantees the future of its Spanish plants despite Seat's withdrawal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/volkswagen-garantiza-el-futuro-de-sus-plantas-espanolas-pese-al",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-04T22:28:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/motor/2026/09/05/6a9acd0c468aeb2d018b458c.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "The Volkswagen Group has guaranteed the future of its two factories in Spain, located in Pamplona and Martorell, despite plans to cut 100,000 jobs, mostly in Germany. The factories will produce a new family of small electric cars from the Volkswagen, Cupra, and Skoda brands, including the Cupra Raval, Volkswagen ID. Polo, Skoda Epiq, and Volkswagen ID. Cross. These models will bring both factories to maximum production capacity by 2027. The company's CEO, Thomas Schäfer, cited the high productivity and profitability of the Spanish factories as reasons for their security.",
  "summary": "The German group, which will eliminate 100,000 jobs worldwide and plans to close four plants in Germany, guarantees the future of the Pamplona and Martorell factories thanks to the new family of small electric cars.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}