Volkswagen Autoeuropa in Palmela is the largest foreign industrial investment in Portugal and one of the most modern car plants in Europe. The plant/land has a total area of 2.000.000 square meters: 900.000 dedicated to the plant and 1.100.000 dedicated to theindustrial park. At the moment in total 741 suppliers deliver parts to the plant, of which 19 deliver just in time and 82 trucks with production components reach the plant every day.
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One million Sharan – Volkswagen Autoeuropa in Portugal celebrates production anniversary
Today, the millionth Sharan rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen Autoeuropa in Palmela since production started there 24 years ago. Its safety, space utilisation and sliding door concept continues to impress families and long-haul drivers around the world. -
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The Volkswagen Group makes Lisbon a software development center
The Volkswagen Group is further strengthening its international IT competence. In future, the Portuguese capital Lisbon will play a key role in these efforts. In Lisbon, the Volkswagen Group is developing a software development center for Volkswagen Group IT and MAN Truck & Bus AG. In the medium term, about 300 IT specialists, especially software engineers, web developers and UX designers, are to work at the new facility. They are concentrating on the development of cloud-based software solutions for the further digitalization of corporate processes within the Group and for the connected vehicle.