“Barcelona and Catalonia enjoy a strategic location in Southern Europe, with fast and easy access to the rest of Europe, the Mediterranean region, and the North of Africa”
Mobility & Transportation
in Catalonia
Catalonia stands out as one of Europe’s leading automotive manufacturing regions, producing 1 in 5 vehicles in Spain alone.
A powerful mobility industry in Barcelona-Catalonia.
Catalonia has a strong network of engineering companies and TIER suppliers in the automotive sector, as well as having Seat’s (part of the Volkswagen Group) automotive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer).
Catalonia is also home to a significant number of business providers in the sustainable mobility and smart cities sectors, which includes the automotive and motorcycle industries, the railway industry, mobility services, and all telecommunications and infrastructures related to mobility.
The region concentrates the most advanced R&D centers in the automotive industry, such as Applus IDIADA, Eurecat and ICFO. The Automotive Industry Cluster of Catalonia (CIAC) brings together over 200 companies in the sector actively involved in projects aimed to boost the industry’s competitiveness.
Today, Catalonia plays a major role in promoting the transformation of the automotive industry towards the electric and connected vehicle. Furthermore, Barcelona is Southern Europe’s leading 5G hub and promotes the development of pilot projects to test and validate new 5G-related technologies.
The capital of Catalonia is also the headquarters for the EIT Urban Mobility project, the largest European initiative to transform urban mobility with a co-funding of up to € 400 million (2020-2026).
Moreover, the industrial railway sector is one of the strongest in Europe and is composed of 190 companies sharing a €6.85 billion total turnover.
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42,000 million euros in turnover
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188,000 employees
A world-class center for logistics and connectivity
Barcelona and Catalonia enjoy a very strategic location in Southern Europe, with fast and easy access to markets in the rest of Europe, the Mediterranean region and the North of Africa. Leading infrastructures like the Port of Barcelona, the Port of Tarragona, and Barcelona’s Airport ensure excellent connectivity with plenty of international routes for both cargo and passengers.
A highly specialized logistics network provides any business with integrated services such as packaging, product certification, or product handling. Moreover, an extensive rail network of almost 1,800 km connects the main cities in Catalonia with Southern Europe, including 400 km of high-speed railway lines.
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Main players and events
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Check below which are the main clusters, institutions and events related to the Mobility & Transportation sector in Barcelona-Catalonia.
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Automotive Industry Cluster of Catalonia (CIAC)
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Mobile World Congress
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