The car industry was looking forward to the Perte VEC 2. Now it has a problem: the elections
In April 2021, my colleague Enrique Pérez pointed out all the projects that were expected to invest the 70,000 million euros of the Recovery Plan that arrived from Europe. Of all the variables, the car It formed an essential piece when distributing the money.
It must be borne in mind that the automotive industry is key for Spain. According to data from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, this industry represents 10% of Spanish GDP and 18% of its exports. In 2021 it was the ninth country that produced the most vehicles and the second in Europe.
With these figures on the table, it was to be expected that part of the European funds would be devoted to modernize our plants of automobiles, with the aim of attracting new investment and maintaining the manufacturers that ...