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Renault, Stellantis and Volkswagen assign new models to Spanish plants
Renault, Stellantis and Volkswagen have assigned new models to factories in Spain, where their plants make nearly 1.7 million vehicles combined.
The plans were confirmed at the Paris International Motor Show as the car industry shifts towards electric vehicles and faces growing competition from Chinese brands.
Renault assigned five models: two electric and one hybrid for its Palencia plant, and two hybrids for Valladolid.
Volkswagen confirmed four electric models for its Spanish operations.
Stellantis plans a new family of electric vehicles and Leapmotor models at Spanish factories.
Under a deal with Leapmotor, the Madrid plant is expected to make two electric models from 2028, while two Leapmotor models and an Opel based on the Leapmotor B10 are planned for Zaragoza.
The assignments offer work for the plants in the coming years, although Renault’s chief executive said competition from low-priced Chinese hybrids raised concerns about the future of models made in Valladolid.
Renault, Stellantis and Volkswagen have assigned new models to their Spanish plants, securing future work at factories in the country.
The announcements include five Renault models, four Volkswagen electric models and a new family of electric vehicles and Leapmotor models for Stellantis plants.
The companies’ chief executives confirmed the plans at the Paris International Motor Show.
Their Spanish operations produce almost 1.7 million vehicles a year.
The plans come as the industry shifts to electric mobility and faces competition from Chinese brands.
- Who
- Renault, Stellantis and Volkswagen.
- What
- They assigned new models to Spanish plants, including electric, hybrid and Leapmotor models.
- When
- The chief executives confirmed the plans at the Paris International Motor Show, the day before the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The companies’ plants in Spain, including sites in Palencia, Valladolid, Madrid, Zaragoza and Vigo.
- Why
- The assignments secure future work at the plants as the industry shifts to electric mobility and faces competition from Chinese brands.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Stellantis’s Madrid plant is initially expected to produce two electric models for Leapmotor.
Production of the Citroën C4 and its electric version at the Madrid plant is due to end, with manufacturing to move to Morocco.
- Renault assignments
- Five models: three for Palencia and two for Valladolid
- Volkswagen assignments
- Four electric models
- Stellantis and Leapmotor
- Two electric models initially planned for Madrid from 2028
- Stellantis plants
- Leapmotor is also set to make two models in Zaragoza, alongside an Opel based on the Leapmotor B10
- Spanish production
- Almost 1.7 million vehicles across the groups’ plants in Spain
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