AUTO GLOBAL CHINA / LOCAL PLANT
Ten automakers and six battery suppliers · Track localization by company, country, production model and evidenced stage.
Reviewed: 2026-09-26 · Each record shows the latest milestone evidence located; older evidence does not guarantee an unchanged status today. Stages are evidence-based classifications, not completion percentages.
EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING FOOTPRINT
Uses the filters above. Locations are approximate city centres; leader lines connect displaced markers, not precise factory addresses. Numbers count tracking records, not plant scale.
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Regional or undecided locations are not assigned invented points. Tula lies in Russia, which is not drawn on this basemap, and remains in the list.
GWM · EU site selection · Spain / Hungary · candidates · Discussion / unverified
SAIC MG · Galicia · Galicia · Announced / agreement
FAW Hongqi · Spain discussions · 地点尚待确认 / Site unconfirmed · Discussion / unverified
Changan · European production watch · 未确认具体厂址 / No verified site · Discussion / unverified
Basemap: Natural Earth, public domain. Approximate city positions are not for navigation. Operating status follows record evidence; unverified is not proof of non-operation.
LOCAL MANUFACTURING TRACKER
Spain / Hungary · candidates
Executive told Reuters sites in Spain, Hungary and elsewhere were being assessed. This EU expansion ambition is separate from the operating Tula plant in Russia.
Szeged
An executive told Reuters assembly was targeted for Q4 2026. This is a target, not evidence of achieved series production; classified as pre-production.
Komárom
Company release identifies the existing bus factory. Commercial vehicles are separate from the passenger-car sales dataset.
Valencia
Proposed 34% Geely stake, subject to approval; first new vehicles planned for 2028. The plant’s potential 500,000 units is not Geely-dedicated capacity.
Torslanda / Ghent
Official footprint identifies two existing assembly sites. This combined background record is not a new plant or the Geely Auto listed consolidation scope.
Košice / Valaliky
Public broadcaster reported initial bodies; complete-vehicle testing was a next step. Series production is targeted for 2027, superseding the earlier 2026 target.
Barcelona · Zona Franca
Factory page lists petrol, HEV and PHEV assembly of s400/s700/s800/s900. The new EV line is separate from existing assembly operations.
Galicia
Official announcement specifies about €200 million and a 2028 production target. Planned capacity is not treated as operational.
Graz
AION V production was announced in 2025; AION UT achieved SOP and roll-off on 18 March 2026. Magna owns the factory; it is not a GAC greenfield plant.
Rennes
Announcement proposes a 51:49 JV and potential Dongfeng NEV production in Rennes; not evidence of approval, construction or production.
Linares
September report confirms an Arcfox framework agreement; partner also describes BAIC SKD plans. Stable series production of the new project is not verified. BAIC Group differs from the listed BAIC Motor scope.
地点尚待确认 / Site unconfirmed
Reuters reported production discussions involving Stellantis. Not a final investment decision; Hongqi’s group scope differs from the original FAW listed financial scope.
未确认具体厂址 / No verified site
European website and Spanish office reporting were reviewed. No specific construction or production milestone verified in this review. Sales offices and R&D centres are not plants; this is not proof of absence.
Arnstadt
Company page confirms locally manufactured cells and modules supplied from December 2022.
Debrecen · modules
New building’s module line began assembly on 6 May. Cell permitting and trial production must be assessed separately.
Debrecen · cells
Official release says the first cell factory and equipment installation are complete; test production depends on required permits. Status is not advanced automatically by a target date.
Zaragoza
JV held a groundbreaking ceremony; planned investment up to €4.1 billion. Planned scale is kept separate from operational production.
Debrecen
Company announced recruitment for ramp-up and production preparation, serving BMW. Recruitment and a 2026 target do not establish achieved commercial production.
Göttingen
Company announced its first locally made battery product. Tracks battery-pack production, not achieved cell capacity from expansion plans.
Šurany
Project website describes construction and SOP targeted by end-2027. Expansion potential is not added again to initial capacity.
Sines
Contractor disclosed a €207.3 million Phase 1 contract with a 22-month duration. The 2025 ceremony and 2026 construction award are distinct; neither proves production.
Douai
Construction partner confirms the official production launch. Start of production does not mean full design capacity has been reached.
Sunderland
Company year-end update states production started at its new Douai and Sunderland factories. Further expansion is separate from this production milestone.
Überherrn / Heusweiler
Reporting cites government and company confirmation of withdrawal from Saarland plans. Kept to avoid success-only bias; this does not mean no European sales.
Top 10 follows the existing financial table, not a newly ranked list. Select a company to inspect its records; unverified does not mean no plant. This checklist is independent of the filters.