Volkswagen group confirmed it during the deployment of the first one this Friday. Move saggy gigafactory HE will increase its production capacity from 40 GW to 60 GW. VW’s head of technology, Thomas Schmall, reported that the project has been expanded and announced that it will. A battery recycling plant in the municipality of Valencia.
With this announcement andThe Volkswagen group will increase the capacity of the Volkswagen battery gigafactory by 50% to supply third parties and manufacture batteries for large vehicles. The company already owns the land planned for this expansion and the design of the facility unveiled this morning is already visible.
Specifically, the first batteries from the Volkswagen gigafactory in the Community of Valencia, Three small electric car models that the company will produce at its Martorell (Barcelona) and Landaben (Navarra) plants. The aim is to start with the production of cells to equip. Half a million cars in 2026, and then increase them to 800,000.
Great “bet on the future”
During the action, King Felipe VI He underlined that Sagunt will have the first gigafactory in Spain and the third in Europe for electric cars.. “Spain wants to become a center of electromobility,” stressed the monarch. In addition, Felipe VI emphasized that the Sagunt project is “a great commitment to the future”.
Head of Consell Ximo PuigHe reminded that Sagunt had experienced the sudden end of the old industry with the closure of the blast furnaces and today saw the birth of a new one. “Without a strong industry, there would be no strong Europe,” Consell’s senior leader condemned.
Finally, the Head of Government, Pedro SanchezHe stated that “the gigafactory will help secure the future of the automotive industry in Spain”. reminded that the sector constitutes 8 percent of the country’s GDP and employs 2 million workers.