Veneporte aumenta gama Euro 6 com mais de 600 produtos

As novas atualizações feitas pela Veneporte na sua gama Euro 6, têm como objetivo oferecer ao mercado produtos que sejam mais amigos do ambiente

in Jornal das Oficinas, 15-03-2024


 

O aumento da gama Euro 6 da Veneporte tem como finalidade os avanços em LNTs (Lean NOx Traps), PNAs (Passive NOx Adsorbers), SDPFs (Selective Diesel Particulate Filter) e cDPFs (Catalytic Diesel Particulate Filter).

A empresa procura oferecer ao mercado novas aplicações de controlo de emissões de CO2, e revela: “dedicamo-nos a desenvolver e fornecer consistentemente produtos de alto nível que atendam aos requisitos legais baseados nas normas UNECE”.

A gama de produtos homologados abrange mais de 600 aplicações em veículos, contendo atualizações nos clusters LNT’s, PNA’s, SDPF’s e cDPF’s de forma a atender às necessidades do mercado e para “garantir uma excelente montagem, desempenho e durabilidade”, destaca.

 

https://veneporte.pt/pt/

 

 

 

Automakers are still sorting out Europe’s EV charging issues

A lack of charging infrastructure is still worrying automakers.

in Automotive News Europe / Bloomberg, 16-03-2024


Automakers bringing new electric vehicles to market in Europe are virtually united in common complaints — not about consumer demand or government subsidies, but about issues with plugs.

Ford, for instance, is rolling out an all-electric Explorer model manufactured in Cologne, Germany. “There is one thing I am really concerned about,” Martin Sander, the head of the company’s EV business in Europe, said in an interview: getting the grid ready to receive EVs from Norway in the north, to the Italian island of Sicily in the south.

“It needs to speed up drastically,” Sander said of permitting processes and charging infrastructure implementation. “If this doesn’t happen, then customers will not have the possibility in 2035 to drive electric vehicles everywhere in Europe, because it just will not be practical.”

Similarly, Renault later this year will start selling the R5 E-Tech, priced to start around €25,000 ($27,300). While one of the features CEO Luca de Meo eagerly touts is bidirectional charging — meaning, the car will be able to return energy back to the grid, or to one’s home or appliances — it will work only with a Renault-designed charger, and with certain electricity providers the company has agreements with.

“That is a little bit of a limit, right?” de Meo said last week in a conversation with the head of Eurelectric, an association that represents Europe’s electricity industry.

“Interoperability and finding a way to make all cars to be able to get energy back into the system, wherever it comes from — it’s a discussion you should have.”

The comments Sander and de Meo made last week at events in Brussels — where the European Commission has set a target to eliminate emissions from new vehicles sold just over a decade from now — speak to anxieties that have flown under the radar relative to the race to lower costs and increase battery range. These are among the more nuanced complications that the industry and regulators have little time to resolve.

The EU should take inspiration from the region’s efforts to develop a European standard for mobile phone telecommunications, which led to the creation of the Global System for Mobile Communication, or GSM, de Meo said.

“In Europe, we invented the GSM standard, and this thing was copied everywhere,” he said.

Regulators do not necessarily see a role for themselves in this process. Klaus Müller, president of Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur, which oversees the country’s electricity and telecommunications markets, believes that setting a common EV charging standard in the EU is not a job for the bloc’s 27 regulators, but one “for the car producers and their self-governing bodies.”

“It’s more practical to rely on industry standardization,” he said in an interview this week.

One automaker that hasn’t been complaining about charging infrastructure is Tesla. The automaker led by Elon Musk has the largest ultra-fast charger network in Europe, with 12,200 superchargers in the region, more than three times as many as the No. 2 operator, Germany’s EnBW, according to recent BNEF estimates.

Tesla has continued to pad its lead in ultra-fast charging installations even as other automakers unite to share the burden of building out a charging network.

Ford, BMW and its German peers, and South Korea’s Hyundai have a joint venture called Ionity with about 600 stations and more than 3,300 high-power charging points in 24 European countries as of January.

Some past criticism of Ionity reflects German automakers’ view that charging infrastructure remains a weak link in their efforts to catch up to Tesla.

Even in countries where heavy investment in EV charging infrastructure has been made — such as France — big holes remain.
“Highway stations in France have 100 percent electric recharge stations that are reliable, of quality and working,” Vincent Salimon, the CEO of BMW France, said in an interview.

“In Paris, there also is charging infrastructure that works well. Where there is a big problem, and where the government needs to speed up, is in semi-urban areas, in departmental roads, on national roads. There is nothing there.”

 

 

Grupo Renault produziu 2,4 milhões de automóveis no mundo em 2023

Le groupe Renault a produit 2,392 millions de véhicules dans le monde, dont 20 % en France

in L’argus, par Benoît Landré, 15-03-2024


Le constructeur Renault s’appuie sur 34 sites industriels dans le monde, dont 21 pour la fabrication de véhicules. En 2023, ce sont près de 2,392 millions d’autos qui sont sorties des usines du constructeur et de ses partenaires. Une voiture sur cinq a été fabriquée sur le sol français.

Selon le rapport d’activité du groupe Renault pour l’année 2023, ce sont 2 391 977 véhicules (voitures et utilitaires) qui ont été fabriqués dans le monde, soit une augmentation de 2,8 % par rapport à 2022 (calculs réalisés par L’argus). Ce volume de production global comprend également les autos qui sortent des sites industriels détenus par les partenaires du Losange :

  • Shiyan (Chine), dans le cadre de la coentreprise eGT créée en 2017 par Renault Group, Nissan et Dongfeng ;
  • Renault Nissan Automotive India Private (RNAIPL) à Chennai (Inde) ;
  • Karsan otomative à Bursa (Turquie), détenu par le constructeur turc Karsan.

« Les partenariats stratégiques de Renault Group offrent des opportunités de synergies qui s’appuient sur la mise en commun des moyens de production et permettent d’accroître l’activité industrielle de nos sites », rappelle le constructeur au losange dans son rapport.

La production de véhicules dans les usines du groupe Renault en 2023*

  • Batilly (Sovab) : 150 260 unités
  • ElectriCity Maubeuge (Ampere) : 123 149 unités
  • ElectriCity Douai (Ampere) : 51 486 unités
  • Flins : 16 679 unités
  • Dieppe (Alpine) : 4 708 unités
  • Sandouville : 131 426 unités
  • Oran (Algérie) : 2 456 unités
  • Córdoba (Argentine) : 83 586 unités
  • Curitiba (Brésil) : 178 332 unités
  • Shiyan (eGT-NEV ; partenaire en Chine) : 54 119 unités
  • Envigado (Colombie) : 34 712 unités
  • Busan (Corée-du-Sud) : 100 503 unités
  • Palencia (Espagne) : 129 567 unités
  • Valladolid (Espagne) : 172 733 unités
  • Chennai (RNAIPL ; partenaire en Inde) : 67 266 unités
  • Casablanca (Maroc) : 94 801 unités
  • Tanger (Maroc) : 287 860 unités
  • Mioveni (Roumanie) : 322 086 unités
  • Novo Mesto (Slovénie) : 60 881 unités
  • Bursa (Oyak Renault ; Turquie) : 284 040 unités
  • Bursa (Karsan otomative ; partenaire en Turquie) : 41 327 unités
  • Total : 2 391 977 véhicules

Renault produit pour Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz…

Dans plusieurs de ses usines, Renault Group fabrique également des modèles pour d’autres marques. Ainsi, des véhicules badgés du logo de Nissan sortent des chaînes de montage de Batilly, ElectriCity Maubeuge, Sandouville et Cordoba (Argentine). Le site ElectriCity Maubeuge conçoit pour Mercedes-Benz (Citan), celui de Sandouville pour Renault Trucks, tandis que l’usine Renault Korea Motors de Busan (Corée-du-Sud) va produire la Polestar 4 pour Geely. Par ailleurs, les Mitsubishi ASX et Colt sont respectivement fabriqués dans les sites Renault de Valladolid et de Bursa (en attendant un SUV à Douai).

Au total, le groupe français dispose de 34 sites industriels dans le monde consacrés à la fabrication de véhicules (21 implantations), de moteurs (6), de boîtes de vitesses (6), d’éléments de châssis (4), ainsi qu’aux activités de fonderie (8) et à l’économie circulaire (2). Ce chiffre englobe également les plates-formes logistiques.

La production de moteurs dans les usines du groupe Renault en 2023

  • Valladolid : 969 502 exemplaires
  • Cléon : 665 129 ex. (thermique + électrique)
  • Mioveni : 345 121 ex.
  • Curitiba : 217 866 ex.
  • Bursa : 210 754 ex.
  • Busan : 96 527 ex.
  • Total : 2 504 899 moteurs

Batilly, le site français le plus productif

En France, le constructeur français dispose de six usines dédiées à la production de véhicules : Batilly, Dieppe (Alpine), Electricity Douai (Ampere), Electricity Maubeuge (Ampere), Flins et Sandouville. L’an passé, ce sont 477 708 véhicules qui sont sortis des chaînes de montage de Renault dans le pays, soit une part de 20 % de sa production mondiale. À titre de comparaison, Renault Group a commercialisé 551 373 véhicules neufs (VP + VUL) dans l’Hexagone en 2023, soit une part de près de 25 % de ses ventes mondiales (2,235 millions d’unités).

L’usine de Batilly (Sovab) a été la plus prolifique en volume, avec 150 260 exemplaires. Il convient de rappeler que Renault va arrêter la production de la Zoé à Flins d’ici la fin du mois de mars 2024, tandis que les premiers exemplaires de la Renault 5 sont sortis de l’usine de Douai.

La production de boîtes de vitesses dans les usines du groupe Renault en 2023

  • Séville : 596 576 exemplaires
  • Cacia : 526 627 ex.
  • Mioveni : 278 509 ex.
  • Cléon : 239 990 ex.
  • Los Andes : 189 529 ex.
  • Bursa : 71 895 ex.
  • Total : 1 903 126 boîtes de vitesses

Huit implantations pour la nouvelle entité Horse

Au niveau mondial, c’est l’usine Dacia de Mioveni, en Roumanie, qui a assemblé le plus de véhicules l’an passé (322 086 exemplaires), suivie par les sites de Tanger (287 860 ex.) et Oyak Renault de Bursa (284 040 ex.).

Enfin, sept implantations dans le monde coiffent la nouvelle entreprise Horse, créée le 1er juillet 2023 et dédiée à la conception comme à la production de groupes motopropulseurs thermiques, hybrides et hybrides rechargeables : Cacia (Portugal), Séville (Espagne), Valladolid (Espagne), Mioveni (Roumanie), Bursa Oyak (Turquie), Córdoba (Argentine), Curitiba (Brésil) et Los Andes (Chili).

 

* Dans son rapport d’activité, le groupe n’a pas communiqué cette année le volume de production par modèles.

 

 


En Algérie, ça ne tourne pas fort pour Renault

Exploitée par la société Renault Algérie Production (RAP), fruit du partenariat entre Renault (49 %), Madar Holding (34 %) et le Fonds national d’investissement (17 %), l’usine d’Oran n’a fabriqué que 2 456 véhicules en 2023, contre 2 773 unités en 2022. Selon Renault Group, cette implantation affiche une capacité de production de 25 000 véhicules par an, pouvant être portée à 75 000 unités. « Après un arrêt de la production pendant un an et demi, l’usine a repris une activité partielle mais discontinue durant l’été 2021. En 2022 et 2023, une faible activité a subsisté sur la base des stocks de pièces existants. Depuis 2023, l’usine est de nouveau dans l’attente d’une autorisation de redémarrage », explique le constructeur dans son rapport d’activité. Ce dernier y assemble les modèles Symbol 2, Sandero 2 et Clio 4.

 

 

 

Excellent prospects for BMW Group in Upper Palatinate – Plant Regensburg investing and continuing to hire

  • Very high capacity utilisation, with annual production of 238,301 vehicles in 2023 – Higher production figures expected for 2024
  • Global market launch of new BMW X2 in early March
  • 600 new hires in 2024
  • Further € 200 million investment to secure long-term future of Regensburg and Wackersdorf

in BMW Group, 15-03-2024


Prospects are looking good for the BMW Group in Upper Palatinate: Plant Director Armin Ebner is extremely optimistic for 2024. “Since we added a night shift in autumn of last year, our daily production has already increased by about 300 vehicles, to 1,300 currently. Our total annual production for 2023 was 238,301 vehicles.” This means that, last year, nearly one in ten BMWs produced worldwide came from Regensburg.

“This confirms the strong customer appeal of the compact class models built in Regensburg, the BMW X1 and the BMW X2,” underlines Ebner. The second generation of the BMW X2 went into production in Regensburg in November. The global market launch of the vehicle manufactured exclusively at BMW Group Plant Regensburg took place on 2 March. Its main markets will be China, the US and Europe.

Ebner anticipates a further increase in the number of vehicles produced in Regensburg in 2024. To be more precise, the plant will be able to manufacture well over 300,000 units per year, if justified by market demand. Production of electric models, in particular, is expected to increase significantly: In 2024, at least one in three BMWs leaving the BMW Group’s Bavarian vehicle plants should be an electric car – and the same applies to Regensburg.

“With the BMW iX1 and BMW iX2, we will continue to inspire customers around the world with fully-electric driving pleasure from Regensburg,” says Ebner. Europe is a particularly important sales market for the fully-electric BMW iX2. In its domestic market of Germany, for instance, the BMW iX1 was Germany’s ninth most popular electric car, with 14,694 new vehicle registrations in 2023, according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA).

High-voltage batteries for the electric cars built in Regensburg are produced at the Leibnizstraße site, in direct proximity to the vehicle plant. “Our location in Leibnizstraße provides valuable support for the transformation. The fact that we produced more than 100,000 high-voltage batteries here last year is evidence of the successful ramp-up of electromobility in Regensburg,” explains Ebner. To meet differences in customer demand across all regions of the world, Regensburg will also continue to build vehicles with an internal combustion engine as part of the mix on the same assembly line.

Commissioning of battery testing centre in Wackersdorf from mid-2024

The Wackersdorf location is also set to become a major facilitator for electromobility: “The first deliverables from our new battery testing centre will enter into regular operation in Wackersdorf from mid-2024 onwards,” says Ebner. The new testing centre, covering an area of more than 8,000 square metres, will be integrated into the site’s existing building structures. Here, high-voltage batteries and other electric powertrain components for future BMW Group models will be put through their paces in a very early phase of development – well before the start of production.

600 new hires planned by end of 2024

This high level of production is also reflected in the development of employee numbers. “We already hired more than 500 new staff in 2023. For 2024, we are planning on recruiting another 600 for our production,” explains Ebner. The site is looking to hire employees in areas with skills shortages, such as maintenance and electronics. “But we will also be offsetting natural attrition caused by people leaving the plant due to age,” Ebner continued. BMW Group Plant Regensburg will recruit 120 new apprentices in the summer as well. “This will include training eight apprentices for our planned new site in Straßkirchen here in Regensburg.” The BMW Group’s core staff at its Regensburg and Wackersdorf locations in eastern Bavaria currently totals around 9,250 employees.

€ 200 million investment in securing long-term future – gearing up for production of NEUE KLASSE from second half of the decade

By the end of 2024, a total of around € 200 million will be channelled into the Regensburg and Wackersdorf locations. Ebner: “The prospects for both sites look very good. This renewed investment will help us secure the long-term future of both facilities. At the same time, it is also an investment in Upper Palatinate as a location for industry.”

At the same time as building the current models, the vehicle plant in Regensburg is also preparing for production of the next model generation, which will ramp up in the second half of the decade. “With the NEUE KLASSE, the company aims to set new standards for digitalisation, electrification and circularity – and we are already gearing up for this in Regensburg. During the production break over the New Year, we completed the first major modifications, including for our vehicle assembly. Further extensive structural measures will be implemented at the turn of the year 2024/2025,” explains Ebner.

Extensive resource conservation initiatives

BMW Group Plants Regensburg and Wackersdorf are also investing in resource conservation. Initiatives range from transport logistics to biodiversity, and from water management to new, resource-efficient production methods. “For example, at the start of the year, we converted one of our paint shop’s two base coat lines entirely to dry separation using limestone powder. The second line – due to production reasons – will be switched in August 2025.”

This method will save the BMW Group plant sites in Regensburg and Dingolfing a total of 17 million litres of water and around 17,400 megawatt hours of energy per year. “Converting the painting process moves us another step closer to the BMW Group’s aim of reducing CO2 emissions throughout the entire vehicle lifecycle by 40 percent by 2030,” emphasises Ebner.

BMW Group Plant Regensburg also invested in water-efficient practices in 2023. Refurbishing its re-cooling systems has reduced the plant’s total water consumption by a fifth, saving around 53 million litres of water per year.

Digitalisation in line with principles of BMW iFACTORY

As it implements the BMW iFACTORY, the BMW Group is also focused on digitalising the Regensburg plant site to create a digital and intelligent connected factory. “We are following a holistic approach that brings together people, processes and systems. Digitalisation optimises processes and helps our employees do their jobs – because people will continue to be the backbone of our production,” says Ebner.

For example, BMW Group Plant Regensburg is the automotive industry’s first plant worldwide to use an end-to-end digitalised and automated process for inspection, processing and marking of painted vehicle surfaces in standard production that relies on robots controlled by AI (artificial intelligence).

“My aim is for us to be a pioneer, shaping change together with our outstanding plant team, so we can defend our leading global position – and so mobility ‘made in Upper Palatinate’ can continue to inspire people all over the world in the future,” sums up Ebner.

 


 

BMW Group Plants Regensburg and Wackersdorf

The BMW Group has viewed itself for decades as the benchmark for production technology and operational excellence in vehicle construction – including at its locations in Regensburg and Wackersdorf.

The BMW Group vehicle plant in Regensburg has been in operation since 1986 and is one of more than 30 BMW Group production locations worldwide. A total of up to 1,300 vehicles of the BMW X1 and BMW X2 models come off the production line at Plant Regensburg every workday – destined for customers all over the world. Different types of drive trains are flexibly manufactured on a single production line – from vehicles with internal combustion engines to plug-in hybrids, to fully-electric models.

High-voltage batteries for the electric models built in Regensburg are also produced locally, in direct proximity to the vehicle plant. They are assembled at the electric component production facility, which opened in 2021 at the Leibnizstrasse location.
BMW Innovation Park Wackersdorf also belongs to the Regensburg site. The 55-hectare campus built in the 1980s was originally intended as a nuclear reprocessing facility. The BMW Group has located its cockpit production there, as well as its parts supply for overseas plants. In addition to BMW as the largest employer, several other companies are also based at Innovation Park Wackersdorf. A total of around 2,500 employees work there.

The BMW Group core staff at the Regensburg and Wackersdorf locations in eastern Bavaria is made up of around 9,250 employees, including more than 300 apprentices.

www.bmwgroup-werke.com/regensburg/de.html

 

 

 

Visita do Primeiro-Ministro à Exposição do Projeto Hi-rEV

O passado dia 12 de março representou um marco significativo para o Projeto Hi-rEV, que teve a honra de participar ativamente no 2º Encontro Nacional das Agendas Mobilizadoras, realizado no Europarque, em Santa Maria da Feira. Este evento emblemático reuniu cerca de 50 Agendas Mobilizadoras, proporcionando uma plataforma crucial para a partilha de ideias e conquistas.

in Hi-rEV, 15-03-2024


Com uma exposição dedicada, o Hi-rEV mostrou ao público presente as mais recentes tecnologias e produtos desenvolvidos pelo consórcio até ao momento. Esta plataforma permitiu não só a apresentação visual, mas também a interação direta com os visitantes, enriquecendo o diálogo sobre mobilidade elétrica e inovação.

O evento contou ainda com a presença de figuras chave da política e economia nacional, incluindo o Primeiro-Ministro, António Costa, e o Ministro da Economia, António Costa Silva, que demonstraram interesse e apoio ao trabalho desenvolvido pelo Hi-rEV. Esta oportunidade de receber os representantes do Governo e apresentar os resultados já tangíveis ofereceu ao projeto uma plataforma única para destacar o seu impacto económico e social, bem como para reforçar o compromisso com a transformação verde do país.

O Projeto Hi-rEV não só celebrou os seus próprios avanços, como também contribuiu ativamente para a discussão sobre o futuro energético de Portugal. Num momento em que as agendas mobilizadoras assumem um papel crucial na recuperação económica pós-pandemia, o Hi-rEV está na vanguarda, impulsionando não apenas a inovação, mas também a criação de empregos e o crescimento sustentável.

O evento serviu, adicionalmente, como palco para o anúncio feito pelo Ministro da Economia e do Mar, António Costa Silva, sobre os impressionantes objetivos das agendas mobilizadoras financiadas pelo Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR). Com previsão de criar mais oito mil milhões de euros de volume de negócios e 18 mil novos postos de trabalho até 2026, as agendas mobilizadoras representam um pilar fundamental na estratégia de revitalização da economia nacional.

O Hi-rEV está comprometido em continuar a liderar o caminho rumo a uma economia mais verde, competitiva e resiliente. Acreditamos firmemente que a mobilidade mais ecológica é o futuro, e estamos determinados em fazer parte dessa jornada rumo a um Portugal mais sustentável e próspero. Junte-se a nós nesta emocionante trajetória de inovação e transformação!

 

 

https://hi-rev.pt/

 

 

Fábrica de baterias da chinesa CALB já recebeu luz verda da APA para avançar em Sines

A APA já emitiu a declaração de impacto ambiental favorável que permitirá á à CALB avançar com aquela que será a sua maior fábrica na Europa (e que deverá rivalizar com a Tesla), ainda que com uma extensa lista de mais de 90 medidas obrigatórias de compensação e minimização do impacto.

in Jornal de Negócios, 14-03-2024


A Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente já emitiu a sua declaração de impacto ambiental favorável, embora condicionada, para o projeto da empresa chinesa de baterias de lítio China Aviation Lithium Battery Technology (CALB) que tem planos para construir uma fábrica em Sines, avança o Expresso esta quinta-feira.

O investimento previsto ronda os 2.000 milhões de euros para uma capacidade instalada de quase 43 milhões de células por ano, com uma produção diária de 23.400 células por cada linha de produção. No total, a fábrica terá cinco linhas de produção. Em termos de produção anual de baterias serão 187 mil (com uma capacidade total de 15 gigawatt hora). Em 2028, a CALB prevê ampliar as instalações de Sines, o que vai permitir “escalar de 15 para 45 GWh”. Poderá ainda haver ainda uma terceira fase para duplicar a capacidade e igualar a fábrica da Tesla na Europa.

A previsão da CALB aponta para a criação de 1.800 empregos (1.679 na produção e 121 na área administrativa; 1.269 homens e 582 mulheres). A fábrica deverá funcionar em regime contínuo, com três turnos diários de oito horas. A empresa chinesa estima que a fábrica possa iniciar a produção “até ao final de 2025”, com o objetivo de “satisfazer a grande procura dos clientes, nomeadamente da indústria automóvel”.

Foi já no dia 7 de março que a APA deu luz verde à CALB para avançar com aquela que será a sua maior fábrica na Europa (e que deverá rivalizar com a Tesla), ainda que com uma extensa lista de mais de 90 medidas obrigatórias de compensação e minimização do impacto, que a empresa chinesa terá de cumprir se quiser construir a unidade industrial.

Soma-se ainda o pedido de dezenas de novos elementos que a empresa terá também de incluir no seu relatório de conformidade ambiental do projeto de execução da linha que ligará a fábrica à rede elétrica.

A declaração da APA refere ainda que as ações de desflorestação e desmatação no lote industrial onde ficará a fábrica serão asseguradas pela Aicep Global Parques, entidade pública que gere a Zona Industrial e Logística de Sines. Isso só poderá acontecer se a empresa chinesa obtiver do Governo uma “declaração de imprescindível utilidade pública”.

Os documentos colocados em consulta pública mostram ainda que a construção da fábrica da CALB em Sines vai afetar 5,3 hectares de montado, área que vai ser alvo de desmatação, podendo assim implicar o abate de 703 sobreiros e azinheiras. Estão previstas medidas de compensação por parte da empresa.

No âmbito da consulta pública ao projeto, que teminou a 29 de fevereiro, a CALB recebeu 129 participações (na sua maioria contra), incluindo as de 124 cidadãos e ainda da Câmara Municipal de Sines, da Aicep Global Parques, da REN e de duas organizações, o movimento Juntos pelo Cercal e o Movimento Contra Mineração Massueime.

O projeto conta já com a classificação de “Projeto de Interesse Nacional”, atribuído pelo Governo em 2023, o que significa, por exemplo, que será prioritário na ligação à rede elétrica nacional, no âmbito do diploma do “bar aberto” de atribuição de capacidade de ligação em zonas de grande procura, como é o caso de Sines.

 

 

Volvo EX30 LCA shows lowest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date

The Volvo EX30 possesses the smallest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date1. That’s according to the life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Volvo EX30, available here, which concludes that it has a total carbon footprint of 23 tonnes per 200,000 km – approximately 60 per cent less than the XC40 ICE (petrol)2.

in Volvo Cars, 14-03-2024


 

The carbon footprint report identifies the key contributing materials and processes to the car’s emissions. Exclusively focused on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the report covers the car’s life cycle, starting with the extraction and refining of raw materials and ending with the car’s end-of-life.

Using wind-based electricity to charge the EX30 substantially reduces the carbon footprint compared to global or European electricity mixes, by approximately 42 per cent and 22 per cent respectively3. This underlines the need to accelerate investments in renewable energy infrastructure globally for electric cars to reach their full climate potential.

“Transitioning to electric cars is key to limiting climate change, but increased transparency about its challenges is needed to reduce their emissions even further,” says Jonas Otterheim, head of climate action at Volvo Cars. “By studying the EX30’s carbon footprint and identifying its primary materials and processes, we aim to provide valuable insights that can help guide decisions in our company towards becoming more sustainable, as well as amongst the wider industry.”

We have now completed comprehensive LCAs of the carbon footprint for three of our fully electric cars launched since 2019: the Volvo EX40, EC40 and now, EX30. By making these reports available to the public, we hope to help customers make informed decisions when choosing their next electric car.

An important step in our journey towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions
A car is not just driven. It is also designed, developed, built and transported – providing us with numerous opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make progress towards achieving each of our sustainability ambitions. With the Volvo EX30 we are taking an important stride towards our goal of becoming a fully electric car company by 2030 and our aim to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

The proportion of recycled materials in the EX30 is the highest of any Volvo car so far. Around one quarter of the aluminum and almost one fifth of the steel is recycled material. In addition, around 17 per cent of all plastics within the car, from interior components to exterior bumpers, are made from recycled material.

Thanks to initiatives across our supply chain and manufacturing, the LFP-equipped Volvo EX30 has a “cradle-to-gate” impact of an estimated 14.8 tonnes – just over 60 per cent of the model’s total carbon footprint4. This includes emissions generated during the production of materials and the car, but excludes emissions from the use and end-of-life phases of the EX30.

We plan to reduce the EX30’s CO2 impact even further by collaborating with suppliers across our entire value chain. By 2025 for example, our battery suppliers are working towards reducing emissions from manufacturing the LFP battery by 20 per cent, and by 46 per cent in the case of the NMC battery. To do this, our suppliers aim to replace electricity usage during cell manufacturing with renewable energy sources, increase the share of recycled content in their materials and reduce their supply chain emissions.

Production of the EX30 began in November 2023, and the first cars were delivered to their new owners in European markets late last year. To date, the EX30 has received several prestigious awards, including Small SUV/Crossover of the Year in the News UK Motor Awards, Carwow Car of the Year 2024, and Eco Warrior of the Year in the TopGear.com Awards 2023, and Car of the Year by The Sun.

 

1 the lowest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date statement relates to globally available products over 200,000 kilometres of driving using the same energy mix during the use phase

2 based on Single Motor equipped with an LFP battery (51 kWh) with 15 years and 200,000 kilometres of driving, using an EU28 average energy mix

3 based on Single Motor equipped with an LFP battery (51 kWh) with 15 years and 200,000 kilometres of driving, using an EU28 average energy mix

4 based on Single Motor equipped with an LFP battery (51 kWh) with 15 years and 200,000 kilometres of driving, using an EU28 average energy mix

 

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Volvo Cars in 2023
For the full year 2023, Volvo Car Group recorded a record-breaking core operating profit of SEK 25.6 billion. Revenue in 2023 amounted to an all-time high of SEK 399.3 billion, while global sales reached a record 708,716 cars.

About Volvo Car Group
Volvo Cars was founded in 1927. Today, it is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world with sales to customers in more than 100 countries. Volvo Cars is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange, where it is traded under the ticker “VOLCAR B”.

“For life. To give people the freedom to move in a personal, sustainable and safe way.” This purpose is reflected in Volvo Cars’ ambition to become a fully electric car maker by 2030 and in its commitment to an ongoing reduction of its carbon footprint, with the ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

As of December 2023, Volvo Cars employed approximately 43,400 full-time employees. Volvo Cars’ head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars’ production plants are located in Gothenburg, Ghent (Belgium), South Carolina (US), Chengdu, Daqing and Taizhou (China). The company also has R&D and design centres in Gothenburg and Shanghai (China).

 

 

Volkswagen Group | Brand Group Core improves result and return in 2023 – closer cooperation between the volume brands is gaining traction

  • Brand Group Core operating profit grew 80% in 2023 to 7.3 billion euros
  • Operating return rose to 5.3% in 2023 on the back of a rigorous focus on cost discipline and profitability
  • Year-on-year improvement in return at all five volume brands SEAT/CUPRA, Škoda, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Volkswagen
  • Brand Group Core sales revenue increased by 21% to 138 billion euros
  • Systematic reduction of inventories significantly improved net cash flow to 5.6 billion euros in 2023
  • The Brand Group Core plans to increase its result in 2024, bolstered by the related effects from the volume brands’ ongoing performance programs
  • Thomas Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Head of the Brand Group Core & CEO of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand: “The Brand Group Core has a clear strategy – and we are delivering: through close cooperation between our brands, we are working more efficiently, becoming more competitive and boosting our innovativeness for our customers worldwide. It is very important that we continue to improve our economic performance in a difficult environment. That gives us the financial leeway to make targeted investments in vehicles and technologies that enable us to meet customers’ high expectations of our brands.”

in Volkswagen Group, 14-03-2024


The Brand Group Core delivered robust financial results in 2023. Higher volume and price effects, improved availability of parts and lower fixed costs had a positive effect, while higher product costs and the deconsolidation of Volkswagen Group Rus had a negative impact on the result. The global market and competitive environment remains challenging. The Brand Group Core is working on further stabilizing its performance with a view to improving its resilience against external factors, in particular given the slower development of the e-mobility market in Europe.

The systematic expansion of cooperation in the agreed cross-brand core action areas is having a sustained positive effect on key financial performance indicators: Brand Group Core operating profit before special items in 2023 grew 80% year-on-year to 7.3 billion euros (2022: 4.1 billion euros). The main driver here was a 19% increase in unit sales to 4.826 million vehicles (2022: 4.069 million vehicles). Net cash flow increased from 1.1 billion euros in 2022 to 5.6 billion euros. This development was chiefly attributable to the one-off reduction of inventories that largely corrected the inventory build-up due to the shortage of logistics resources in the previous year. The operating return before special items improved by 1.7 percentage points to 5.3% (2022: 3.6%), sales revenue climbed 21% to 138 billion euros (2022: 114 billion euros).

Thomas Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Head of the Brand Group Core & CEO of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand, said: “The closer cooperation in the Brand Group Core is gaining traction. Our work is beginning to pay off. Our networking has become stronger and more systematic. We now have several projects where cooperation extends beyond former brand boundaries. We have the right team spirit. As the volume brands’ CEO team, we have pushed hard to drive this transformation forward in recent months. Our common goal: to fully exploit our performance potential as a brand group by sharing knowledge and working together to find the best solutions. With our strong, clearly differentiated models we ideally cover important market segments without cannibalizing business for our sister brands. And our networking will become ever closer in order to leverage our enormous combined potential even more effectively in future under difficult economic conditions and within a rapidly changing automotive industry. That is good for each brand, for the Group and for our customers.”

 

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BMW Group continues on profitable growth course

  • Zipse: “Implementing strategy consistently and successfully”
  • Group EBT margin of 11.0% for the full year
  • Automotive EBIT margin at 9.8% in 2023
  • Percentage of BEV deliveries of 15% in 2023, as forecast
  • EU fleet CO2 emissions at 102.1 g/km (WLTP) ? well below 128.5 g/km limit
  • Dividend of € 6.00 per share of common stock proposed

in BMW Group, 14-03-2024


The BMW Group achieved its business objectives for financial year 2023, as forecasted. Despite strong competition and volatile conditions, the company successfully maintained its profitable growth and defended its leading position in the global premium segment: A total of 2,554,183 premium vehicles weredelivered to customers in the year to the end of December (2022: 2,399,632 units / +6.4%) ? including 717,620 units in the fourth quarter (Q4 2022: 651,794 units / +10.1%). Deliveries for the full year had a solid increase, resulting in a market share of 3.3%.

High demand for its products was the driver for the BMW Group’s continuing strong financial performance: The Group EBT margin came in at 11.0% (2022: 16.5%; Q4: 8.6%; 2022: 8.2%), above the strategic target of 10%. The EBIT margin in the Automotive Segment of 9.8% (2022: 8.6%; Q4: 8.5%; Q4 2022: 8.5%) was within the forecast target range of 9.0-10.5%.

Throughout 2023, the company’s fresh and attractive range of fully-electric vehicles was a key growth driver. The BMW Group delivered a total of 375,716 fully-electric cars (2022: 215.752 units / +74,1%) to customers, achieving a share of around 15% of total sales, as planned. Including the PHEVs delivered, the BMW Group sold a total of 565,875 electrified vehicles (2022:433,792 units / +30.5%) and thus achieved a sales share of 22%.

The electrification of the vehicle portfolio contributes significantly to CO2 emissions reduction in the Group and also to the continued reduction of CO2 fleet emissions. In the European fleet, the BMW Group continued to reduce emissions in 2023: At 102.1 grams per kilometre of CO 2 (according to WLTP; 2022: 105 g/km / -2.8%), the preliminary figure was significantly below the target set by the European Union of 128.5 grams per kilometre.

“The year 2023 underlined how we are implementing our strategy consistently and successfully. We posted strong growth and substantially increased our percentage of fully-electric vehicles, while improving our operational profitability. A lot of people talk about ‘transformation’. For us, it’s more a question of continuous progress,” said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, on Thursday. “We are advancing forward with our course – offering our customers the newest innovations and the latest technology, regardless of the vehicle’s powertrain. In this way, we aim to continue to deliver strong products for strong demand.”

Solid increase in Group revenues

Group revenues reported a solid increase in the full year and climbed to € 155,498 million (2022: € 142,610 million / +9.0% / adjusted for currency translation effects: +13.1%).

In the period from January to December 2023, the revenues of BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. (BBA) were fully included; in the prior year, this was only the case from 11 February 2022 onwards, following full consolidation. This should be factored into the year-on-year comparison.

In addition to full consolidation, revenues were primarily driven by higher sales volumes and positive product mix effects. Higher interest rates and tailwinds from loan financing also contributed to the growth in revenues – which were impacted by currency headwinds from the Chinese renminbi and the US dollar.

R&D expenses reach new high

Group research and development costs for the full year rose significantly to € 7,538 million (2022: € 6,624 million / +13.8%). In addition to development expenses for new models, like the new BMW 5 Series, the X3 and X5 (model update), Rolls-Royce Spectre* and future models for the NEUE KLASSE, R&D spending was primarily focused on further electrification and digitalisation of the vehicle portfolio and on automated driving.

The R&D ratio (according to the German Commercial Code) for the full year was 5.0% (2022: 5.0%) and therefore at the high end of the company’s long-term target range of 4.0-5.0%.

The BMW Group’s capital expenditure increased in the full year to € 8,836 million (2022: € 7,791 million / +8.5%). Substantial investment was channelled into the electrification and autonomous driving modules, as well as setting up high-voltage battery production in various markets and plant construction in Debrecen, Hungary.

The capex ratio for the 12-month period came in at 5.7% (2022: 5.5%).

“We are making major investments in innovative technologies and electrification and digitalisation of our products and plants. We are investing in the future of the BMW Group and generate a strong free cashflow. Our strong financial performance paves the way for this. Our profitability today lays the foundation for our success in the future. Thanks to our highly efficient premium vehicles with leading technology, we aim to maintain our profitable growth in the future,” said Walter Mertl, member of the Board of Management responsible for Finance.

Group earnings (EBIT) significantly higher

The company’s full-year earnings before financial result (EBIT) reflected the BMW Group’s strong operating performance: In 2023, EBIT climbed to € 18,482 million(2022: € 13,999 million / +32.0%). In addition to the full consolidation of BBA and higher vehicle deliveries, lower intersegment eliminations related to the leasing business also had a positive effect.

Between January and December, the BMW Group reported pre-tax earnings (EBT) of € 17,096 million (2022: € 23,509 million / -27.3%). Here, the negative fair value driven financial result of € -1,386 million (2022: € 9,510 million) reflects a corresponding base effect: In the prior year, the revaluation of BBA equity interests of € 7.7 billion, as part of the full consolidation, had significantly increased the BMW Group’s financial result, Group earnings and Group net profit.

The EBT margin for January to December came in at 11.0% (2022: 16.5%).

Group net profit for the 12-month period amounted to € 12,165 million (2022: € 18,582 million / -34.5%). Without the one-time revaluation effect, Group net profit would have been higher year-on-year, with an EBT margin on par with the previous year.

Significant increase in Automotive EBIT in YTD December

In the Automotive Segment,full integration of the operating business of BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. (BBA), higher sales volumes and positive product mix effects boosted revenues for the 12-month period by 7.0% to € 132,277 million (2022: € 123,602 million / adjusted for currency translation effects: +11.3%), as did higher revenues from aftersales business. Negative currency translation effects, primarily from the Chinese renminbi and the US dollar, impacted revenue growth: Excluding these headwinds, revenues saw a significant increase of 11.3% for the full year.

Depreciation and amortisation from the purchase price allocation in connection with the full consolidation of about € 1.4 billion impacted the segment’s cost of sales for the full year as well as a slight increase in sales and administrative costs.

The Automotive Segment’s earnings before financial result (EBIT) for the full year were also significantly higher, at € 12,981 million (2022: € 10,635 million / +22.1%). A positive effect came from the full-year inclusion of the BBA result and from the net effect of volume, mix and pricing, driven by the higher sales volume and the higher share of top end as well as BMW M vehicles. However, headwinds resulted from higher research and development spending and increased manufacturing costs against 2022 as well as the higher share of electrified vehicles. The EBIT margin for this period was 9.8% (2022: 8.6%; +1.2 %-pts.). Excluding depreciation and amortisation for BBA assets from the purchase price allocation of € 1.4 billion previously referred to, the EBIT margin was 10.8%.

Thanks to this positive earnings development, the segment’s free cash flow amounted to € 6,942 million at the end of December (2022: € 11,071 million / -37.3%). The previous year included the positive one-time effect of around € 5 billion from the full consolidation of BMW Brilliance.

BMW AG share buyback programme continued

Based on the authorisation issued at the Annual General Meeting in May 2022, the Board of Management made the decision to buy back shares worth up to € 2.0 billion. During the initial share repurchase programme between July 2022 and June 2023, BMW AG repurchased a total of 22,199,529 shares of common stock for
€ 1,850 million and 1,923,871 shares of preferred stock for € 150 million. This is equivalent to 3.78% of the current share capital. In accordance with the Board of Management decision, all shares acquired were retired in the third quarter of 2023.

The second share buyback programme, worth up to € 2.0 billion, got underway in July 2023. By the end of 2023, BMW AG had acquired 4,218,363 shares of common stock and 942,892 shares of preferred stock. A total purchase price (excluding incidental acquisition costs) of around € 500 million was paid for the shares repurchased in this first tranche. This corresponds to 0.81% of the current share capital.

The second share buyback programme continued in January 2024 with the second tranche. As of 12 March 2024, the BMW Group had bought back 7,531,194 shares with a total value of € 734 million and thus holds 1.18% of the current share capital.

The second share buyback programme will be concluded no later than 31 December 2025.

Dividend of € 6.00 proposed

Shareholders will also participate in the success of financial year 2023. Subject to the approval of the Annual General Meeting, thecompany’s unappropriated profit (according to the German Commercial Code) of € 3,802 million (2022: € 5,481 million / -30.6%), representing a preliminary payout ratio of 33.7% (2022: 30.6%), will be distributed to shareholders from BMW AG’s net profit.

Taking into consideration the target range of 30-40% of net profit for the payout ratio attributable to the shareholders of BMW AG, the Board of Management and Supervisory Board will propose a dividend of € 6.00 per share of common stock (2022: € 8.50) and € 6.02 ?per share of preferred stock (2022: € 8.52) to the Annual General Meeting on 15 May. BMW Group employees will once again participate in the company’s success in an appropriate way.

Stable earnings performance in Financial Services Segment

In the difficult competitive landscape of financial year 2023, BMW Group Financial Services reported slight growth in its volume of new business with retail customers, which increased to € 57,333 million (2022: € 55,449 million / +3.4%). Due to the improved product mix, the average financing volume per vehicle rose. The number of new contracts concluded with retail customers reached the previous year’s level of 1,542,514 (2022: 1,545,490 contracts / -0.2%). At the end of the year, the penetration rate – the percentage of new BMW Group vehicles leased or financed by the Financial Services Segment – stood at 38.2% (2022: 41.0% / -2.8 %-pts.).

In the 12-month period, the segment reported pre-tax earnings of € 2,962 million (2022: € 3,205 million / -7.6%). This decline in earnings mainly resulted from higher refinancing costs and the smaller total portfolio of 4,952,318 retail contracts (31 Dec. 2022: 5,210,246 contracts / -5.0%).

BMW Group Financial Services benefited from continuing high income from the resale of end-of-lease vehicles – although this was less positive year-on-year and therefore had a dampening effect on earnings. Prices for used cars are likely to continue this trend in 2024.

Lower credit risk provisioning compared to the previous year had a positive effect. In 2022, credit risk provisioning had been heavily influenced by geopolitical uncertainties and weaker macroeconomic prospects.

The credit loss ratio for 2023 remained at the low rate of 0.18%.

“The Financial Services segment supports our sales growth with its financing activities and makes a major contribution to earnings. We will be integrating our financial services business even more closely into our sales processes and our ‘customer journey’ going forward. Digitalisation of our processes will play a key role in this. In all areas of the company, digitalisation and AI will contribute to greater efficiency, speed and value creation,” according to CFO Mertl. “Also in view of the upcoming demographic change, these two topics are essential for the BMW Group.”

At 17.2%, return on equity in the Financial Services Segment for financial year 2023 (2022: 17.9% / -0.7%-pts.) was in line with the adjusted guidance of 16-19%.

Motorcycles Segment steps up deliveries again in centenary year

BMW Motorrad celebrated its centenary in 2023 with two limited edition models called “100 years”, three new models and four model updates. In its anniversary year, the segment also achieved a new all-time high, with a total of 209,066 motorcycles and scooters delivered to customers (2022: 202,895 units). This represents a slight increase of 3.0% and confirms expectations for the financial year.

In the 12-month period, BMW Motorrad revenues rose slightly to € 3,214 million (2022: € 3,176 million / +1.2%; adjusted for currency translation effects: +3.2%). The segment EBIT for January to December was € 259 million (2022: € 257 million / +0.8%) and therefore on a par with the previous year. The EBIT margin stood at 8.1% (2022: 8.1%).

BMW Group steers successful course in final quarter of the year

The BMW Group achieved dynamic growth in deliveries and a strong financial performance in the fourth quarter of 2023. It delivered 717,620 premium vehicles to customers (Q4 2022: 651,794 units / +10.1%), including 128,849 fully-electric vehicles (Q4 2022: 87,557 units / +47.1%).

Group revenues saw a solid increase in the fourth quarter to reach € 42,968 million (2022: € 39,522 million / +8.7%). Group research and development costs were higher in the final quarter of the year, at € 2,080 million (Q4 2022: € 1,739 million / +19.7%). The R&D ratio (according to the German Commercial Code) was stable at 5.9% (Q4 2022: 5.8% / +0.1 %-pts.). The BMW Group’s capital expenditure totalled € 3,758 million (2022: € 3,111 million / +20.8%).

Group earnings before financial result (EBIT) of € 4,412 million (2022: € 3,500 million / +26.1%) were significantly higher year-on-year. Group earnings before tax (EBT) rose significantly in the fourth quarter to € 3,682 million (2022: € 3,253 million / + 13.2%). The EBT margin for this period was 8.6% (2022: 8.2%).

Group net profit for the fourth quarter totalled € 2,614 million (2022: € 2,175 million / +20.2%).

Automotive Segment revenues posted solid fourth-quarter growth to reach € 37,283 million (2022: € 34,571 million / +7.8%; adjusted for currency translation effects: +12.2%).

Earnings before financial result (EBIT) showed solid growth in the fourth quarter to € 3,171 million (2022: € 2,932 million / +8.2%). The EBIT margin of 8.5% (2022: 8.5%) remained stable from the previous year, underlining the strong operating performance of the Automotive Segment in the final quarter of the year which showed the seasonally high cost burden.

Solid earnings development in the Automotive Segment resulted in a free cash flow of € 1,183 million in the fourth quarter (2022: € 1,195 million / -1.0%).

In the Financial Services Segment, the penetration rate climbed to 39.5% in the fourth quarter and has therefore maintained its growth trajectory (2022: 37.1% / +2.4 percentage points). The segment’s fourth-quarter pre-tax earnings (EBT) totalled € 511 million (2022: € 533 million / -4.1%). This slight decrease was due to higher refinancing costs and a smaller total portfolio.

Employee numbers higher year-on-year

The BMW Group had 154,950 employees at the end of 2023 (2022: 149,475 / +3.7%). This slight increase in employee numbers was mainly in development and IT, as well as in the BMW Group’s global production network.

Proposed re-election of supervisory board members

With the Annual General Meeting on May 15, 2024, the current mandate of Supervisory Board members Dr. h.c. Susanne Klatten, Stefan Quandt and Dr. Vishal Sikka will come to an end. The Supervisory Board will propose re-electing Dr. h.c. Susanne Klatten, Stefan Quandt and Dr. Vishal Sikka for another four-year mandate.

 

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Autoeuropa quer produzir 230 mil carros este ano, vai parar no verão para renovar a fábrica e dá prémio de €6000

Os trabalhos de adaptação da Volkswagen Autoeuropa, em Palmela, para a produção da versão híbrida do modelo T-Roc já começaram. Para este ano, os trabalhadores têm em cima da mesa uma proposta de aumento salarial de 6,8%

in Expresso, por Vítor Andrade, 14-03-2024


A fábrica da Volkswagen Autoeuropa, em Palmela, já estabeleceu o seu objetivo de produção para 2024: fabricar 230.550 automóveis do modelo T-Roc, apesar de ter de efetuar uma paragem técnica de cerca de seis semanas, sensivelmente a meio do verão. A meta implica um crescimento de 4,7% face às cerca de 220 mil unidades fabricadas em 2023.

O objetivo de produção para este ano não é o mais alto de sempre, no entanto. Em 2019 a fábrica portuguesa da Volkswagen produziu mais de 250 mil automóveis. Mas a fasquia para este ano está muito próxima do registo de 2022, quando a unidade de Palmela produziu 231 mil unidades, no seu segundo melhor registo de sempre.

PRODUÇÃO DE AUTOMÓVEIS DA AUTOEUROPA

Veículos fabricados por ano, em milhares

 

 

Regra geral, a fábrica de Palmela realiza uma paragem para férias no mês de agosto mas este ano, devido à preparação das instalações para a produção da nova versão híbrida do Volkswagen T-Roc, vai ter de fechar as portas por mais tempo, pois, segundo fontes da empresa, “vai haver alterações estruturais na fábrica”.

PREPARAR O T-ROC HÍBRIDO JÁ A PENSAR NO ELÉTRICO

Aliás, de acordo com as mesmas fontes, os trabalhos de remodelação da fábrica vão já deixar a linha de montagem apta para a produção do modelo elétrico que se seguir, embora sem datas calendarizadas.

Os trabalhos de adaptação da Autoeuropa já tiveram início, segundo aquelas fontes, a começar pela secção de pintura, que “vai ficar ainda mais amiga do ambiente”.

Ainda no âmbito das mudanças na linha de produção do Volkswagen T-Roc, a caminho da sua ‘hibridização’, os trabalhadores da Autoeuropa poderão beneficiar de um prémio, por objetivos, que pode ir até aos 6000 euros, no triénio 2024/26.

PRÉMIO DE 6000 EUROS A DIVIDIR POR TRÊS ANOS

Isso equivale a cerca de 2000 euros por ano, compensação que algumas fontes da empresa contactadas pelo Expresso consideram “muito significativa” e que se integra num pacote de negociações salariais (ainda sujeito a votação em plenário dos trabalhadores) que irá proporcionar um aumento de 6,8% já em 2024, com um aumento mínimo de 100 euros.

Para os dois anos seguintes também já ficou acordada uma atualização salarial de 2% em 2025 e de 2,5% em 2026, mas sempre na condição de, se a inflação disparar, ficar garantido que o aumento dos salários seja acompanhado com um acréscimo de 0,5%.

Estes aumentos garantem também que, se a inflação descer abaixo de 1,5% em 2024 ou de 1,8% em 2025, ou mesmo se for negativa, existe sempre um aumento de 2% e de 2,3% em 2025 e 2026, respetivamente.

AINDA HÁ CERCA DE 100 TRABALHADORES TEMPORÁRIOS

O Expresso apurou que, desde o início deste ano, foram já integrados 20 trabalhadores precários/temporários nos quadros da empresa, sendo que ainda há cerca de 100 nesta situação. Por outro lado, e segundo fontes da empresa, “vão ser desbloqueadas carreiras e níveis salariais”,

As mesmas fontes garantem que, para 2024, não estão previstas saídas de pessoal, a não ser alguns casos isolados devido à proximidade da idade da reforma.

Apesar de confrontada com o Expresso sobre uma data para o lançamento do novo T-Roc híbrido, a administração da Autoeuropa nada quis adiantar, por não haver, por enquanto, “nada de concreto”.

A Autoeuropa emprega cerca de 5000 pessoas, é a maior empresa industrial em Portugal e responde por cerca de 1,5% do Produto Interno Bruto nacional. Em 2023, apesar da paragem forçada devido à falta de uma peça fulcral para equipar os motores, a fábrica de Palmela produziu 220.100 carros do modelo T-Roc, tendo a Europa o principal mercado de destino.