Car production in Spain increases by 4.2% in the first half | companies

Production of cars in Spain increased by 4.24% in the first half of 2018, reaching a total of more than 1,630,000 vehicles manufactured, according to Anfac (the Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers) Monday. In addition, exports increased by 4.89% in the first six months.

The majority of cars manufactured are pbadenger cars, with more than 1,292,000, which represents a growth of 4.18% of this type. However, those who have increased their production the most are off-road vehicles, either 10.8% more than at the same time last year, but with a much lower volume than pbadenger cars, only 28,000 units. manufactured Trade and industry are also increasing, reaching more than 309,000 vehicles manufactured, up 3.9%.

The most exported vehicles in the first six months were pbadenger cars, with more than one million units. The most popular in this area are also SUVs, 11.09% more than in the first half of 2017.

The month of June was very good for export. It is up 12.88% over the same month of 2017. Anfac notes that this increase is mainly due to the good performance of the French, German and East European markets; and the restoration of other destinations in North Africa, such as Egypt and Algeria. In the United Kingdom, Italy and Turkey, however, the data was negative.