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Automotive industry in Spain. The historic premises of SEAT in Zona Franca (Barcelona) built in the 1950s. In 2023, Spain produced 2.45 million cars which makes it the 8th largest automobile producer country in the world and the 2nd largest car manufacturer in Europe after Germany, [1] a position in the ranking that it was still keeping in 2024.
During World War II, the Spanish State under Francisco Franco espoused neutrality as its official wartime policy. This neutrality wavered at times, and "strict neutrality" gave way to "non-belligerence" after the Fall of France in June 1940. Franco wrote to Adolf Hitler offering to join the war on 19 June 1940 in exchange for help building ...
The official founding date of the German motor vehicle manufacturer BMW is 7 March 1916, when an aircraft producer called Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (formerly Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik) was established. [1] [2] This company was renamed to Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) in 1922. However, the BMW name dates back to 1917, when Rapp Motorenwerke ...
Interest rates dropped and the property boom accelerated. By 2006 property prices had doubled from a decade earlier. During this time construction of apartments and houses increased at a record rate and immigration into Spain increased into the hundreds of thousands a year as Spain created more new jobs than the rest of Eurozone combined.
The international response to the Spanish Civil War included many non- Spaniards participating in combat and advisory positions. The governments of Italy, Germany and, to a lesser extent, Portugal contributed money, munitions, manpower and support to the Nationalist forces, led by Francisco Franco. Some nations that declared neutrality favored ...
Spanish Army Ejército de Tierra Seal of the Spanish Army Founded 15th century Country Spain Type Army Role Land force Size 75,822 personnel (2018) Part of Spanish Armed Forces Garrison/HQ Buenavista Palace, Madrid Mascot(s) Crowned rampant eagle with Saint James cross Commanders Commander in Chief King Felipe VI Chief of Staff of the Army Army General Amador Fernando Enseñat y Berea Insignia ...
This page contains a list of equipment used the German military of World War II.Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.
Stumbling electric vehicle demand might be hurting other auto companies—but not BMW. The German luxury carmaker has seen a massive 74.4% jump in the sale of all-electric cars (called BEVs) in ...