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november 25, 2021 - Seat
SEAT S.A. and Volkswagen Autoeuropa connect Martorell and Palmela factories by train to boost sustainability
- The new rail service will transport more than 20,000 vehicles per year and avoid 2,400 road journeys
- With a total of up to 18 wagons, each train will carry around 200 cars per journey and decrease CO2 emissions
- The new service is part of #seat S.A.’s “Move to Zerø” plan to reduce the impact of production to zero
SEAT S.A. takes another step forward in its “Move to Zerø” strategy with a new rail service linking its #martorell (Spain) plant with the #volkswagen Autoeuropa factory in #palmela (Portugal). As of this month, this service operates once a week, and is expected to transport more than 20,000 vehicles per year, which will avoid 2,400 truck journeys and reduce CO2 emissions by 43%.
Until now, vehicles produced in #martorell were transported by train to Salobral (Madrid) and then delivered from there by lorry to the various dealerships. With this new line, the vehicles will arrive directly at the #palmela factory, from where they will be transported by lorry one last time to the distribution depot in Azambuja, 75 km away. The return train journey will take vehicles manufactured in #palmela to the Port of Barcelona, from where they will be distributed by road to different regions of Spain, the South of France and by ship to destinations in the Mediterranean.
“The train is an environmentally friendly, cost-effective and efficient means of transport, which is why this new service between the #martorell and #palmela factories helps us make progress in our aim to reduce the carbon footprint of vehicle transport and brings us closer to our goal of logistical sustainability,” says Herbert Steiner, Vice-President for Production and Logistics at #seat S.A. “This project is part of the ‘One Production’ strategy of #volkswagen Group factories on the Iberian Peninsula, which seeks to optimize resources, generate synergies between production centres and boost efficiency.”
Eliminating 2,400 road journeys will mean a reduction of almost 1,000 tonnes of CO2. By 2024, emission neutrality will be achieved with the arrival of hybrid locomotives that will allow electricity to be used on 100% of the route.
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