Overview
- ANFAC's board ratified Markus Haupt as president on Friday, June 19, 2026, replacing Josep María Recasens who is leaving to become CEO of Indra.
- Haupt, chief executive of Seat and Cupra, made executing Plan España Auto 2030 his top priority and said the association will push for flexible, stable public policies that support electrification.
- Seat and Cupra have started building new electric models at the Martorell plant, a development ANFAC cites as proof of Spain's industrial role in the Volkswagen Group's shift to EV production.
- Recasens warned that Spain has lost the equivalent of a factory and stressed the rise of Chinese brands in the market, framing urgent action on production, trade rules and workforce issues as needed to stop manufacturing decline.
- The auto sector supports about two million jobs and 9% of GDP in Spain, so ANFAC's focus on industrial and energy sovereignty aims to lock in investment, boost EV demand and protect local employment through 2030.