| Our Factory |
| Location | Municipality of Palmela, District of Setúbal |
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| Site details, in m² |
| Production area | 1 100 000 |
| Industrial park | 900 000 |
| Total area | 2 000 000 |
| Inauguration | 26 of April of 1995 |
| Job one | May de 1995 |
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| Initial Investment (in Million Euros) |
| Factory | 1 282 |
| Product development | 479 |
| Training and launch | 209 |
| Total | 1 970 |
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| Product | VW Sharan
VW Eos (since Feb. 2006)
Seat Alhambra
Ford Galaxy (until Feb. 2006) |
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| Manufacturing process | Stamping of body panels
Body construction
Painting
Trim & Final Assembly |
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| Production Capacity |
| Total capacity (3 shifts) | 180 000 cars/year |
| Production in 1995 (2 shifts) | 41 201 units |
| Production in 1996 (2 shifts) | 119 042 units |
| Production in 1997 (2 shifts) | 131 400 units |
| Production in 1998 (2 shifts) | 138 890 units |
| Production in 1999 (2 shifts) | 137 267 units |
| Production in 2000 (3 shifts) | 126 191 units |
| Production in 2001 (2 shifts) | 136 758 units |
| Production in 2002 (2 shifts) | 130 007 units |
| Production in 2003 (2 shifts) | 109 647 units |
| Production in 2004 (2 shifts) | 95 660 units |
| Production in 2005 (2 shifts) | 79 896 units |
| Production in 2006 (2 shifts) | 81 835 units |
| Production in 2007 (2 shifts) | 93 609 units |
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| Production by Models - 2007 |
| VW Sharan | 26 807 units |
| Seat Alhambra | 14 242 units |
| Eos | 55 560 units |
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| Employment – year 2007 |
| VW Autoeuropa | 2 990 |
| Industrial Park Suppliers | 2 350 |
| Region Suppliers | 3 750 |
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| Environment | VW Autoeuropa´s plant has been built with the minimisation of environmental impact as one of the primary concerns. The plant has been designed from the outset to meet the most demanding of European regulations. The factory has been built to standards well in advance of legislation governing this sector of industry, including regulations on water-based paints. There are on-site facilities for primary waste-water treatment. Paint process water is recycled and re-used. There is regular air monitoring of emissions. All employees are encouraged to be environmentally aware, through recycling of paper and printing materials, correct disposal of batteries, etc. In 1997 VW Autoeuropa converted to natural gas. Metal scrap is fully recycled. All non-production chemicals used in the plant have to be approved prior to use by a multi-skilled team of experts. All types of waste are treated in full compliance with national laws. In December 1998, VW Autoeuropa achieved Environmental Certification ISO 14001. |
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| Our Suppliers |
| Sourcing | The philosophy behind the relations with the suppliers for the VW Autoeuropa plant in Palmela is to have a high quality, low cost supply base operating in a lean manufacturing environment. This objective is met with long term relationships with suppliers based on mutual trust and benefit. |
| Total number of production suppliers | Approximately 670 |
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| Our People |
| Human Resources | VW Autoeuropa regards its employees, operating at all levels and in all departments in a teamwork environment, as the key to its success. It promotes empowerment of teams and decision making at this level. |
| Average age | 37 years |
| Male | 91% |
| Female | 9% |
| Employee representation | Workers Committee representing all departments. The two Trades Union Federations are represented: UGT and CGTP-IN. |
| Labour structure | strategic leaders
operational leaders
skilled workers
unskilled workers |
| Personnel Development | All local employees were recruited from more than 120 000 applications that went through the selection process. Autoeuropa invested in the past years in over 7 million training hours on-job and in room training. About 1000 employees attended training abroad. |
