Portugal Vehicle Production : 2017

Portugal has a long history of vehicle assembly. Years ago there were many brands assembling small numbers of vehicles each, suggesting a protected market. As the protection was reduced, most of the manufacturers went but a few have stayed. Overall, the total number of units assembled hasn't varied that much.

Today two companies make cars, VW Group and PSA. Light Commercial vehicle assembly is undertaken by three makers, PSA, Toyota and Fuso. Let's look a bit deeper.

VW Group: They made the Seat Alhambra MPV. For the VW brand was the Sharan MPV, Scirocco coupe and T-Roc crossover.

PSA: The Citroën Berlingo and Peugeot Partner small vans are assembled.

Fuso: The Canter small truck is manufacturered.

Toyota: The Land Cruiser is assembled by the Salvador Caetano Group for export.

Passenger Cars
13	14	15	16	17	Brand	2017	%	+/-		2016	%	+/-
1	1	1	1	1	VW	76,618	60.6%	42%		53,912	54.3%	-27%
2	2	2	2	2	Seat	33,638	26.6%	8%		31,214	31.5%	12%
3	3	4	3	3	Peugeot	10,386	8.2%	38%		7,551	7.6%	24%
4	4	3	4	4	Citroën	5,784	4.6%	-11%		6,523	6.6%	-10%
					Total	126,426		27%		99,200		-14%
Light Commercial Vehicles
13	14	15	16	17	Brand	2017	%	+/-		2016	%	+/-
1	1	2	1	1	Citroën	21,028	42.8%	16%		18,179	41.4%	12%
2	2	1	2	2	Peugeot	16,447	33.5%	-4%		17,212	39.2%	1%
3	3	3	3	3	Fuso	9,730	19.8%	46%		6,682	15.2%	7%
5	4	4	4	4	Toyota	1,913	3.9%	5%		1,823	4.2%	12%
4	-	-	-	-	Isuzu	-				-
					Total	49,118		12%		43,896		7%
					Grand Total	175,544		23%		143,096		-9%

Summary: Not a huge volume of vehicles leave plants in Portugal but it is a stable industry and is expected to grow. VW is ramping up the T-Roc and that should see higher numbers. PSA is doing the same with its vans as demand is strong.

Data source: ACAP.