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The fourteenth meeting of the Nissan reindustrialization table in Barcelona,

which seeks an alternative for when the manufacturer leaves the facilities on December 31, has had as a great novelty the Government's promise that jobs will be guaranteed.

Nissan manufactured its last vehicle in the Free Trade Zone yesterday.

"Whatever the projects that replace Nissan, the workforce will be covered.

The industrial and logistics projects that are candidates to succeed it guarantee a number of jobs higher than the current one," states a statement from the Ministry of Industry categorically.

the Government Secretary General for Industry, Raül Blanco,

.

The three Nissan facilities employed about 3,000 employees,

agreed with the company, which reached 60 days per year worked.

Reinforce the role of the hub

Today's meeting took place just days after the Chinese GWM withdrew its offer to stay with the Free Zone plant, the largest of the three.

It was the key project and his refusal occurred despite the improvement in the initial conditions

In this situation, the alternative that gains more strength

This hub, which integrates a dozen companies, would manufacture different electric models, such as a small van and even a large vehicle. In a first phase, it could contribute between 700 and 800 new jobs, with the capacity to grow later.

In addition, the

in the center of

So the main question now is which project or projects will end up occupying those remaining 100,000 m2 of the Free Trade Zone.

Belgian Puch returns to the scene

From that list, the armored manufacturer Tess Defense,

which was going to

perform maintenance and testing at these facilities.

This project never received official approval, and

arguing that they do not contribute to recovering the auxiliary automotive sector, very affected by the departure of Nissan.

Furthermore, the Belgian company Punch has once again expressed its interest in entering the

reindustrialization

with the revision of its initial project, which was discarded in favor of GWM's.

In this sense, the members of the committee have asked the table to resume conversations with Punch to clarify its new proposal and

as a solution for the Free Zone plant.

The Punch Group initially planned to invest 650 million in Barcelona

to manufacture some 46,144 vehicles in 2025 and 75,678 in 2030, a volume that, according to those responsible for the company, would allow maintaining the current workforce, as well as guaranteeing a large part of the supplier network.

New meeting on December 29

The commission, made up of public administrations, Nissan and the unions, will meet again on December 29,

two days before the date set by Nissan to leave Barcelona definitively, although yesterday it closed its industrial stage in Catalonia with the manufacture of the last vehicle.

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