Asturias It has major attractions to house a factory. electric cars. You have to believe it,” he said.
Asturias is a candidate, along with the Vigo region and regions of Germany, France, Poland and Hungary. welcome Turkey’s first electric car factory Europe Chinese giant BYD (short for “Buid Your Dreams”) is the world’s first zero-emission vehicle manufacturer. The Shenzhen-based multinational plans to expand across Europe and wants to do so with its own factory and immediately. They want to own the factory in 2025 and company executives visit pre-selected areas.
Asturias has spent years on the radar for the possibilities of attracting investment in the automotive sector and Secretary for Economic Affairs and G20 Presidential Cabinet Ana Arias Urones announced From the Prensa Ibérica group to LA NUEVA ESPAÑA, “We are working on various projects where Asturias is one of the potential candidates” from La Moncloa for huge investments in green hydrogen and electric car”. This latest investment is the one BYD is managing. “The impact of a BYD factory for Asturias will be enormous” The principality should attract such investments, assuring that the fact of being Asturian is not blindsided by attractive assets ” region:
Infrastructure network. Mones pointed out that Asturias has a solid infrastructure network that will be completed when the Pajares railway variant enters service.
Availability of industrial land. The head of AEDIVE underlined that Asturias has enough industrial land to house a car factory immediately and guaranteed. “ZALIA (Logistics Area of Asturias) is a very suitable location for this type of project,” Mones said.
Exit to the sea. For a car factory to supply all of Europe, direct access to a sea port is crucial, Mones said, adding that “ZALIA has an excellent connection with Gijón and Avilés”.
Human capital. The head of AEDIVE emphasized the “industrial culture” and quality of education of Asturias. “Furthermore, the University of Oviedo has strong research teams linked to batteries and recharging infrastructures,” he stressed.
Component and auxiliary industry. Mones pointed out that a significant automotive components industry already exists in Asturias where BYD can be supported (see chart).
Top three models and job offers: Chinese group increases its presence in Spain
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Seeing Asturias and Galicia as potential regions to set up factories, Chinese auto giant BYD is on its way to full expansion in Spain. The company recently announced the launch of three electric cars in the domestic market: Atto 3 midsize SUV, BYD Han large sedan and BYD Tang large SUV. The next models to land will be Dolphin and Seal. As reported by the Chinese group, the vehicles are available for purchase from dealers of the Astara, Quadis and Caetano groups in Spain. All of BYD’s business activities in Spain are linked to the European division of the group, BYD Europe, which began operating in the Netherlands in 1998 and has expanded from there to countries such as Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France and Belgium. Added to these markets is the opening of subsidiaries in the UK and Spain this year. The Spanish delegation has a staff of around 25 although it is in the process of expanding with offers to hire qualified profiles such as engineers. In addition, BYD has an agreement with the Galician company Castrosua for the production of electric buses. “They send us the chassis and the batteries, and we build the superstructure,” said Castrosua sources. They noted that the plans from BYD regarding the production of vehicles and the selection of production centers correspond to the global administration located in Shenzhen (China).