A History of VW’s Spanish Car Plants, Part II: 1989–2018

Jacobs, A. J.

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A History of VW’s Spanish Car Plants, Part II: 1989–2018

A. J. Jacobs²

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Abstract

This chapter examines Volkswagen Sociedad Espanola de Automoviles de Turismo, SA’s (SEAT’s) newly constructed Martorell complex, the winding down of car output at Zona Franca, and the automaker’s spinning off its Pamplona plant from SEAT in 1993. The final sections offer post-2001 highlights for Seat Martorell and VW Pamplona and projections for their near-term futures.

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1.
VW (1972–2018); Ward’s (1956–2018); Seat (1988–2018). Again, to avoid confusion, the all caps SEAT is used for the SEAT Group and corporation, SEAT SA. The mixed case Seat is utilized for the names of the corporation’s cars and factories.
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Ward’s (1956–2018); Seat (1988–2018, 2009, 2017, 2018a); Done (1989); Financial Post (1990).
3.
Ward’s (1956–2018); Seat (1988–2018); Smith (1998); Jacobs (2017).
4.
Seat (1988–2018); Done (1989); Smith (1998).
5.
Ward’s (1956–2018); Kamp (2007); VW Navarra (2017, 2018).
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VW (1972–2018); Seat (1988–2018, 2017).
7.
Seat (1988–2018, 2017); VW Navarra (2017).
8.
Seat (1988–2018).
9.
Seat (1988–2018); Protzman (1992); WSJ (1992); Aeppel (1993); Smith (1998).
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Seat (1988–2018, 2009, 2018a); Perez (1993).
11.
Choi (1993a, b); WSJ (1993a); Smith (1998); Seat (1988–2018).
12.
Ibid.
13.
Choi (1993a, b); WSJ (1993b, c, d); Smith (1998).
14.
Seat (1988–2018); AP (1993) Choi (1993b); WSJ (1993c, d); Smith (1998).
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WSJ (1993e); Smith (1998).
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Seat (1988–2018); Nelson (1993); Smith (1998); VW (2014); VW Navarra (2018).
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Seat (1988–2018, 2009, 2017); Choi (1994); Goodman (1998).
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Choi (1994); WSJ (1994); Smith (1998); Jacobs (2017); Spain (2017–2018).
19.
Ibid.
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Seat (1988–2018, 2017).
21.
Ibid.
22.
Ibid.
23.
Ibid.
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Generally speaking, a platform comprises a vehicle’s underbody (front floor and underfloor), axles, steering and suspension systems, and related compartments where powertrain components (engine, transmission/gearbox, and drivetrain) are installed.
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Seat (1988–2018, 2017); Muffato (1999); Pries (2003); Jurgens (2009); Jacobs (2017); Spain (2017–2018).
26.
Ibid.
27.
Seat (1988–2018, 2017).
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VW (1972–2018, 2014); VW Navarra (2017, 2017–2018).
29.
Ibid.
30.
Ibid.
31.
VW (1972–2018); Done (1999); Jakubiak et al. (2008); Ortiz and Llorente-Galera (2008); BLS (2013a); Jacobs (2013, 2017); VW Slovakia (2018). VW also had grown frustrated with the demands and work stoppages of its German unions, an issue it expected to avoid in Slovakia.
32.
VW (1972–2018); Seat (1988–2018, 2017).
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Seat (1988–2018); Jacobs (2017); VW Slovakia (2018).
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VW (1972–2018); Seat (1988–2018, 2009); Ostle (1999); Ortiz and Llorente-Galera (2008).
35.
Ibid.
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Seat (1988–2018, 2009).
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VW (1972–2018); Seat (1988–2018, 2009, 2017); Jacobs (2017). The Audi A6 luxury sedan was second, launching at Audi Neckarsulm in Germany in February 2004.
38.
Seat (1988–2018); VW (1972–2018).
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Seat (1988–2018).
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Lyffyt (2011); Jacobs (2017); EEA (2018).
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VW (1972–2018); Seat (1988–2018, 2017).
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VW (1972–2018); Seat (1988–2018); Skoda (2001–2018); Audi (2004–2018).
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VW (1972–2018, 2014); Jacobs (2017).
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VW (1972–2018, 2014); Audi (2004–2018); Jacobs (2017).
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VW (1972–2018); Seat (1988–2018); EEA (2018).
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Seat (1988–2018, 2017); Audi (2004–2018).
47.
Seat (1988–2018, 2017); Jacobs (2017).
48.
BLS (2013b); Jacobs (2017); Eurostat (2018). BLS hourly compensation incorporates direct pay, social insurance expenditures, and labor-related taxes.
49.
Seat (1988–2018, 2017); Jacobs (2017); Eurostat (2018).
50.
Mueller (2015); Jacobs (2017); Eurostat (2018).
51.
VW (1972–2018); Seat (1988–2018, 2017).
52.
Seat (1988–2018, 2017); Jolley (2015); Gibbs (2016); Jacobs (2017).
53.
Seat (1988–2018); Skoda (2001–2018).
54.
VW (1972–2018, 2014); Ortiz and Llorente-Galera (2008); Jacobs (2017); VW Navarra (2017, 2017–2018).
55.
VW (1972–2018, 2014); Slovak Spectator (2007); Jacobs (2017); VW Navarra (2017, 2017–2018).
56.
Mueller (2015); Palacios (2016); VW Navarra (2017, 2017–2018).
57.
VW (1972–2018); Seat (1988–2018, 2018b); Audi (2004–2018); Jacobs (2017); Spain (2017–2018).
58.
Ciferri (2017) Palacios (2017); Cramer (2018).
59.
Spain (2017–2018); Palacios (2018a).
60.
VW Navarra (2017, 2017–2018); Hetzner (2018a, b); Palacios (2018b).
61.
VW (1972–2018, 2018); Skoda (2001–2018); Hetzner (2018b); Gibbs (2018); Mano (2018).

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Jacobs, A.J. (2019). A History of VW’s Spanish Car Plants, Part II: 1989–2018. In: The Automotive Industry and European Integration. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17431-6_15

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