After having established its range in the Spanish state and achieved a foothold in an increasingly complex market, Ebro has this week inaugurated the first five dealerships of the brand in Portugal, in the cities of Porto, Aveiro, Viseu, Leiria, Coïmbra and Lisboa thanks to a collaboration agreement with the Portuguese distributors of the MCoutinho group.Ebro lands in Portugal with the S400 models, S700, S800 and S900, with conventional hybrid or HEV versions, plug-in hybrid or PHEV, and conventional combustion engines, as well as with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive variants. Throughout 2026, the brand expects to also introduce a fully electric model, also assembled at the Barcelona plant.The arrival in Portugal is a first step in the brand's international growth strategy, which expects to open five more dealerships before the end of the year and reach 20 dealerships throughout the country by 2028. The Portuguese market is Ebro's first international venture, which has also planned to open new dealerships in Croatia, Slovenia, and Bulgaria.The fastest growing brand in Spain

Ebro has been the brand that has grown the most and fastest in Spain over the last sixteen months, thanks to the alliance with distribution groups and dealerships and the industrial, financial, and technological support of Chery, the parent company of the Zona Franca brand. In this regard, Johnson Xu, vice president of Chery, has announced that Ebro will "deepen local production" in Barcelona and in the new R&D center in Cornellà to adjust the brand's product to the tastes and preferences of European buyers and "sustain the brand's growth".

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The investment fund manager Magallanes Value Investors has announced its acquisition of a stake in Ebro EV Motors, the company that manufactures cars under the Ebro brand. at the former Nissan plant in the Barcelona Free Trade ZoneAccording to a statement released by the automaker on Thursday, the transaction involves Magallanes acquiring a 3.24% stake in the company's share capital. This stake comes from the founding partners, who facilitated the transaction in proportion to their existing holdings with the strategic objective of bringing in a leading institutional investor. The statement says that Magallanes' entry represents a fundamental milestone for Ebro and supports the company's strategic plan. Furthermore, its arrival coincides with a key operational moment for the company. after the announcement of the first quarter with positive EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization). and the progress in the production capacity of the Barcelona Free Trade Zone plant.

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Around Deltebre, the rice fields create a mosaic of water and mud. The river meanders between canals and banks, and the Delta's light floods everything with a metallic sheen. It is in one of these wetlands that a unique rice variety is born: the only long-grain, aromatic rice cultivated in the Ebro Delta, known as Essència del Delta. It is grown, managed, and marketed by the Women Rice Growers of the Ebro Delta, a cooperative of five women who have made the land their livelihood. The result is a fine, fluffy, and versatile rice—perfect for salads, stir-fries, and celebratory rice dishes—but also a product imbued with values: respect for the environment, a deep connection to the land, pride in being women who preserve the craft, and the dedication that rice cultivation entails.

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The Ebro EV Motors factory in the Zona Franca industrial park has hired the last 48 workers who were eligible to be rehired following the closure of the former Nissan plant at the same location. The company therefore considers all commitments stemming from the reindustrialization agreement reached to relocate the employees to other jobs to be fulfilled. fired by the Japanese manufacturer four years ago

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Ebro continues to grow with a new model in its range. Following the already well-known S700 and S800 and as expected S400 hybrid urban SUV (which should become the brand's best seller), the Barcelona subsidiary of the Chery group has now presented the brand new S900, a very large, powerful and plug-in SUV that becomes the brand's new flagship.

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Metalworkers in the Barcelona area again blocked several roads this morning in protest against the breakdown of negotiations with employers regarding a new collective agreement. The C-25 highway between Sant Fruitós de Bages and Sallent is closed due to a demonstration in both directions, causing a kilometer-long traffic jam, according to the Catalan Traffic Service (SCT). There were also blockades due to protests on the Cornellà and Hospitalet de Llobregat exits of the C-32 highway in both directions, and on exit 18B of the Ronda Litoral ring road in Marbarna, heading towards Besòs. This is the second consecutive morning that the metal sector has organized blockades as part of the two-day strike called in response to the conflict with employers. On Wednesday, workers already blocked some of the main access routes to Barcelona, ​​such as the ring roads, causing long traffic jams. They also blocked access to industrial parks in the Baix Llobregat and Vallès Oriental and Occidental regions. "The strike has been a success. The largest companies and industrial parks have been paralyzed," union sources explained to ARA. The protest was also observed on Monday at plants such as the Ebro automotive plant in the Zona Franca and the Ficosa plant in Viladecavalls, and the same sources confirmed that it was also noticeable at the Seat facilities in Martorell. Workers in the metal sector—nearly 200,000 employees were called to participate in the strike—also protested in front of the Foment de Treball headquarters on Via Laietana in Barcelona to pressure for improvements to their collective bargaining agreement. Wages in accordance with the CPI

One of the main points of contention between unions and employers in reaching an agreement is wages. Employers—through the Metalworkers' Union (UPM)—are proposing a 3% wage increase this year, 2.75% in 2026, and 2.5% in 2027. In contrast, workers' representatives believe the increases should be 3.9% this year, followed by 3% in 2027. "Their proposals, focused on compensation and wage absorption, cut acquired rights and block necessary improvements for all workers in the sector," says the UGT union. Beyond ensuring that wages are linked to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the unions also want to prevent the elimination of paid leave and the denial of reduced working hours to some employees. "This attitude is unacceptable, especially in a context of strong business results," they argue. UPM maintains that its latest proposal is "balanced" and should have been enough to call off this week's strike.

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The storm's devastation in Terres de l'Ebre is concentrated mainly in Montsià: Firefighters worked intensively this Tuesday in the municipalities of Santa Bárbara and Godall to "normalize" the roads, urban roads, and rural paths that are impassable due to the water and mud there. In this second municipality, with 600 inhabitants, the water coming from the wells has become cloudy due to the rains, according to sources from the Catalan Water Agency (ACA), and it is likely that they will have to supply water with tanker trucks until the problem is resolved, for which the Government will offer lines of '.

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"We haven't had any sickness, we've been incredibly lucky," explains Mari Pau, the pharmacist from Godall (Montsià), to her neighbors. But she's not smiling either. The town's misfortune doesn't allow it. This Monday morning, when the sun rose, everyone went out to check on the damage caused by the storm. The best news is that there are no deaths, but considering the state of the town, it seems impossible. Godall is the place that has been most affected by the storm. Alice, And despite the determination of her neighbors, who today were constantly cleaning the town with shovels, brooms, and tractors, it will take a long time to recover.

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An employee of the car manufacturer Ebro died this Tuesday while working at the firm's plant in Barcelona's Zona Franca, the former Nissan factory. This was confirmed this Wednesday in a statement by the CCOO union, which lamented this latest workplace accident and demanded that the causes of the incident be clarified in the investigation. The man, who was directly employed by Ebro, was in his 50s and was seriously injured after material fell on him while unloading a truck. Medical services took him to a hospital, but were unable to save his life. "We will demand accountability and the necessary improvements so that this does not happen again," the organization stated.

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In just over a year and a half of existence, the new Ebro brand has already achieved several impressive industrial and commercial milestones, with a portfolio of three models called the S700, S800, and the brand-new S400. With hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines, it also has an increasingly well-coordinated sales and after-sales service network that now includes more than 60 dealerships and authorized service centers in Spain alone.

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Australian industrial developer Goodman, the successful bidder for the lease of the former Nissan land in Barcelona's Zona Franca, will invest €123 million over the next two years to build a new multi-story warehouse for logistics and last-mile distribution, planning to house between three and four warehouses. The new 144,000-square-meter warehouse will begin leasing this year, with full occupancy expected in 2028.

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The Platform for the Language has filed an administrative complaint against the automobile company Ebro for failing to comply with the language obligations imposed upon it when it received a public subsidy. According to a statement, the organization asked the General Directorate of Industry of the Generalitat of Catalonia to open a case against the company after receiving a "non-repayable grant of almost two million euros." "It is unacceptable that when the administration sets language requirements, it fails to enforce them," asserts the organization defending Catalan.

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Ebro has unveiled the new S400 coinciding with the opening of Automobile Barcelona 2025. The Ebro S400 is a B-segment urban SUV that leverages the technological and mechanical foundation of the Tiggo 4, which Chery manufactures and markets in China. Chery will use the same strategy it already uses with the Ebro S700 and S800, manufacturing the vehicle's various parts in China and shipping them to Barcelona by sea. Finally, Ebro will assemble the components sent to its facilities in the Zona Franca (Free Trade Zone) and complete the vehicle's production phase.

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The Ebro automobile brand, the result of a collaboration agreement between the Catalan EV Motors company and the Chinese automotive giant Chery, has already begun production of the electrified PHEV or plug-in hybrid version of its S700 SUV at its plant in the Zona Franca district of Barcelona. This milestone marks a turning point for Ebro, which began production of the combustion engine versions of its two S700 and S800 SUVs at the end of 2024, having already produced around 2,400 units over the last four months.

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For some years now, Chinese brands have been landing in Europe. Unlike traditional manufacturers from the Old Continent and the United States, Chinese brands are relatively unknown in the West, so the large industrial conglomerates of the Asian giant have chosen to acquire names from traditional European manufacturers to revive them and revive the former splendor of their name, as in the case of the brand. On other occasions, however, Chinese brands propose new names with local reminiscences, as in the case of Ebro, or directly imported from China, as in the case of Omoda or BYD.

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