Industry | Automotive industry |
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Founded | December 3, 1991 |
Founder | Volkswagen Group |
Products | Volkswagen T-Roc Stamped parts |
Number of employees | 4,980 (2022) |
Parent | Volkswagen Group |
Website | https://www.volkswagenautoeuropa.pt/ |
Volkswagen Autoeuropa Lda. is an automotive assembly plant, located in the city of Palmela, near Lisbon, Portugal. Formed in 1991 as a joint venture between Ford and Volkswagen, it began operations in 1995 and from 1999 became fully owned by Volkswagen when Ford left the joint venture.[1] It is the largest foreign industrial investment in Portugal.[2] It is currently the production site for the Volkswagen T-Roc.