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First SEAT built on January 22, 1976. Briefly assembled Lancias from 1978-1979. Previously called Landaben when owned by SEAT, S.A. In December 1993, was renamed Fabrica Navarra de Automoviles S.A. and separated from SEAT. Ownership was transferred to Volkswagen Passenger Cars. In December 1994, renamed Volkswagen Navarra, S.A.
The punitive tax on imported cars encouraged a wide range of companies to assemble their cars locally including Fiat, Ford and Renault. [1] From Ireland's entry to the European Union in 1973, the need for locally produced cars to avoid import taxes reduced and since the 1980s, production ended and all cars are now imported.
In 2007, it was announced that Volkswagen AG would take direct control over its operations in Ireland from October 2008. [8] This took effect on 10 October 2008 when the distribution business became Volkswagen Group Ireland. [9] This came about as result of the lifting of block exemption regulations in 2003.
[18] [19] [20] The purpose of the company was to manufacture the Volkswagen car, originally referred to as the Porsche Type 60, then the Volkswagen Type 1, and commonly called the Volkswagen Beetle. [21] This vehicle was designed by Ferdinand Porsche's consulting firm, and the company was backed by the support of Adolf Hitler. [22]
This category contains links to the global manufacturing plants and factories of the German automotive industry concern, Volkswagen Group. These factories may be utilised by one or more marques of the Group, including Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, Škoda, Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti, or Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
The summary chart includes the five largest worldwide automotive manufacturing groups as of 2017 by number of vehicles produced. Those same groups held the top 5 positions 2007 to 2019; Hyundai Motor Group had a lower rank until it took the fifth spot in 2007 from the at that time split German-American auto manufacturer DaimlerChrysler, while Ford became surpassed by Honda in 2020, and even ...
This is a list of notable current automobile manufacturers including buses & trucks manufacturers but excluding agricultural, construction, military & motorcycle vehicles with articles on Wikipedia by region.
Car manufacturers of Ireland (5 P) Coachbuilders of Ireland (1 P) R. Irish racecar constructors (1 P) This page was last edited on 26 August 2019, at 01:07 (UTC). ...