Chairman of Seat and Cupra, Wayne GriffithsThis Thursday he showed confidence in reaching a solution that avoids frustrating US plans. electric car After the fiasco caused by the allocation of aid from European funds by the Ministry of Industry, the auto industry in Spain Next generation The project continues under the leadership of the Volkswagen group, which plans to mobilize an investment of 10 thousand million. “We are in the process of analyzing this. We are looking for solutions not only with the central government, but also with the regional governments,” the head of the Anfac employers’ association in Madrid said at a briefing. breakfast organized by Spanish Confederation of Managers and Managers (CEDE), although admitting that there is “too much competition” between different industrial projects. Negotiation is against the clock, because 9 November is the deadline for each industry group to accept the aid allocated by the Government in its decision of 25 October.
The VW group plans to mobilize €10,000 of public and private investment, but received only 397.4 of the total 877.2 million in aid allocation. we said that most PERTE not enoughGriffiths noted in regards to the Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE), which was adopted by the Government to express European aid in favor of electric vehicles.
At the request of Volkswagen and Seat, support is sought for 3,000 million for the battery plant, 1,000 million for Landaben (Volkswagen-Navarra) and 3,000 for Martorell. The plan, called Future: Fast Forward, plans to mobilize 10,000 million euros, provided the entire project is approved by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. Some of this investment will come from the 62 partners of the project, and some will come from the European Union’s Next Generation funds.
After learning about the allocation of European funds between different industrial projects, Griffiths realized they were “surprised” in the Volkswagen group and industry. “These are not enough” for the VW project in Spain to continue. “We are very far from the potential of these funds,” he said. If this industry is to be transformed in Spain, these investments must be made and must be made now,” he said. In any case, he is “optimistic” about the possibility of a “solution” whether each industry group should accept the decision with the assistance of the Government, before the deadline, which will end on 9 November. has been.
“There is no plan B for Spain,” said the Chair of Seat and Cupra. We are looking for a solution, but PERTE has to come out. Investments cannot be postponed. “Spain will be lost if it doesn’t take the train because this train is on the move,” he said.
Source: Informacion
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