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Stellantis has lost 22 billion euros with the electric car. Their hope to solve it is called Zaragoza

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Stellantis embarked on a path of rapid and aggressive transition to the electric car. Along the way, it merged models on the same platform, wanted to convert brands to zero emissions and lost the identity of some of them. The result is 20 billion euros of real and expected losses. Now, part of his future is at stake in Zaragoza with a Chinese car. Saragossa. The news was almost a not news because Stellantis, through the mouth of its CEO Automotive Newshad already confirmed that it would manufacture Leapmotor’s Chinese cars in Spain. By then, with a CATL factory in the middle of construction and already manufacturing Stellantis small electric cars, Zaragoza seemed the best placed city, ahead of Madrid and Vigo. Last week, Filosa himself reconfirmed what was already known but expanded the information with some nuances as stated in The Aragon Newspaper. The car will be manufactured in Zaragoza and will not be alone. And the company has awarded Spain the production of up to four completely electric Chinese models. It will, therefore, be the reconversion of Figueruelas. The Stellantis situation. Although the investments were already confirmed, the last presentation of results could have raised some doubts. Then Stellantis confirmed that the electric car would have a negative impact of 22,000 million euros in your accounts. This does not mean, exactly, that it loses that money, but it is the readjustment that amounts to the cancellation of two new factories, the compensatory payment to suppliers, the money invested in new developments and the money that will no longer enter the company’s coffers. All of this is a consequence of a project led by Carlos Tavares, former CEO of the company, which has failed. The Portuguese wanted to accompany the conversion to all-electric too quickly and with a very aggressive cost adjustment. The result has been too much product at dealerships that very few have bought and models little differentiated from each other with a total loss of identity between companies. Good news (1). Firstly, because the arrival of Leapmotor in Zaragoza represents support for the electric transition in Figueruelas. The factory will be in charge of producing one of the first purely Chinese electric cars to arrive in Europe, a key step to be able to sell them without tariffs. But this also guarantees two things. The first is the opening of a new assembly line because they cannot use exactly the same one as for the Opel Corsa, Peugeot 208 and Lancia Ypsilon electric that Figueruelas produces at the moment. The second is that it increases pressure on the production of batteries that CATL will set up nearby, giving greater support to the project. It remains to be seen if the other three Stellantis models will also roll out of their doors.. Good news (2). The second part of the announcement is interesting in that the Leapmotor B10, the first car to be assembled in Zaragoza, is different from the three mentioned above and that in itself is a reason for joy for Zaragoza. And it is that the Stellantis urban electric cars have not been working well in the market. Everything indicates that, in the future, these electric vehicles will have to receive the embrace of the European customer but at the moment it is not being like thatwhich raised questions about long-term production with a plant that could operate at half gas. The Lepmotor B10 is a car that Stellantis has hopes for because it is different. It has much more striking interiors, adjusted to the huge screens that the industry has demanded in recent years. And it has purely Chinese software and development, so Stellantis can play with the price because its investments have been minimal. The company has the power to distribute the car outside of China but the development, investments and sales within China have been left to Leapmotor itself. Strengths and weaknesses. Stellantis’ decision to produce in Spain reminds us the strength that our country has gained in Europe as a productive alternative to advance electric cars. Either because labor is cheaper than in countries like Germany or France, or because energy is also cheaper, Chery or Stellantis, with Leapmotor, have decided that they will manufacture on our soil. Spain has the advantage of a well-established industry that needs reconversion. The problem is that, for the moment, it has focused on the assembly of small cars (as also happens in Martorell) which are the ones that are having the most problems to sell them or, if necessary, for the brand to make a profit from them. It would be interesting for our country to expand its presence in the development of vehicles and not only focus its industry on their production. Therefore, it is good news that Chery also bets on our country for its new R&D&i space. Photo | In Xataka | Volkswagen’s cheap electric car is manufactured in Spain: this is the new megaconstruction that makes it possible

That CATL is going to employ 2,000 people in Zaragoza is good news. The problem is that they are going to be brought from China

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“There are Chinese manufacturers in Europe that assemble cars with Chinese components and Chinese personnel. It happens in Spain and Hungary, and it is not right.” This is the statement of Stéphane SéjournéVice President of Prosperity and Industrial Strategy of the European Commission, in light of the way some Chinese manufacturers proceed to avoid tariffs on electric car that comes from China. Evidence that Europe is not happy with the “removable” kits from Chinese manufacturers. There are companies that have a magnifying glass on their projects in Spain. CATL, with its 4.1 billion euro plant, is one of them. Now, his vice president has justified why its 2,000 employees will be Chinese. Removable kits. The tariffs came into effect at the end of last year for those electric cars not only from Chinese manufacturers, but that are manufactured in China. The Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai either Europeans would also be included. What Europe seeks with these tariffs is to persuade manufacturers to establish themselves in the EU and create value in the points where they install themselves. Well: shortly after the tariffs began to be applied, the news broke that there were Chinese companies that were assembling their cars in Europe, yes, but they were not manufacturing them here. How did they do it? With removable kits. All work on key parts of the vehicle is done in China, where practically the entire car is assembled and then disassembled and the parts sent to the destination countries. They do it without wheels or steering wheel, but with all the critical parts, which are reassembled in factories in other countries. Europe did not look favorably on this measure and already raised an eyebrow, but more recently, both Séjourné and other European manufacturers –Josep María Recasens, president of Renault Spain– they raised the hare. Recasens directly stated that Chinese manufacturers are making “four plates with wheels.” Figueruelas Plant. There are plants that plan to change their way of acting in the short term, but what some point out is that this harms the area in which these companies are located. SEAT, for example, gives work to 15,000 people in Martorell, generating thousands of indirect jobs around it. And it is common: the manufacturer employs directly, but also generates work in the surrounding areas because logistics, auxiliary industries and local suppliers come into play. Another key point in this controversy is the factory that CATL wants to build in Zaragoza. It will be the result of a joint venture between CATL and Stellantis, with a investment of 4.1 billion euros which will be used to create LFP batteries. It is scheduled to begin production in 2026 and is expected to generate 3,000 direct jobs. The problem is that 2,000 of those workers They will come directly from China. CATL’s position. That would not meet the European Union’s desire to create wealth directly on the land on which they are established, but Meng Xiangfeng, vice president of CATL, has spoken out on the matter. It was during the COP30 climate summit held in Brazil where the manager was forceful: “it is not that we are not willing to hire local workers, it is that we need experienced technicians to build and perfect the production lines and start up the equipment.” According to Meng, they are not seeking to replace local employment, but rather to start the plant in the best possible way by requiring specialized knowledge. “During this process, we will train local workers so that they can gradually take over the operation,” assured. “You can’t come to Europe and build four plates with wheels and seats with little added value. We didn’t do it like that when we went to China, they shouldn’t do it when they come to Europe” – Josep María Recasens Local wealth. It’s no small feat: CATL is one of the leading companies when it comes to powering new energy vehicles and was one of those on the table during the debacle of the European Northvolt. In addition to Figueruelas, the company has another plant on European soil, in Erfurt, Germany. It was CATL’s first outside of China and the executive assured that the procedure at the Spanish plant will be the same as that already applied on German soil and will be applied at the other European plant in Hungary. Like BYD. and technology transfer. Once the plant is at full capacity, it will be possible to assess the extent to which the local wealth sought by the European Commission is created, but in addition to that issue, the issue of technology transfer is up in the air. Companies are jealous of their creations, and it is logical, but the president of Renault has a reason for Europe to force Chinese manufacturers to “teach us.” When Western manufacturers entered China, the country forced them to partner with local companies to produce on its soil. As a result of that knowledge we have cars like the MG4 Electricbut also the new Renault Twingo made in Shanghai and Japanese Mazda 6e developed by Changan in China. And what is sought is for that knowledge to be shared. As we say, we will see what happens, but Figuerelas will be a complicated case because those 2,000 employees who will come from China will practically double the current census of inhabitants of the municipality. Images | Stellantis In Xataka | “It is playing free trade with a totalitarian State”: three experts give their opinion on tariffs on Chinese electric cars

Europe has filled with Stellantis cars that are not sold. And Madrid and Zaragoza will pay the consequences

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Zaragoza and Madrid will suffer a temporary stop in vehicle production. This has been confirmed to us from Stellantis, who we have asked about the rumored machine stop in six European floors. With a stock that is not giving out, the company does not want to return to past times. Temporary. That is the makeup: a temporary stop. Although we have asked in Stellantis about stops distributed throughout Europethe company has only confirmed in our case those related to Madrid and Zaragoza. Nor have we been offered data on when and how long these stops will take place. If it is confirmed that the company for the Poissy factory, which produces the DS 3 and Opel Mokka, from October 13 to 31, 2025, according to the French media Echos. In Bloomberg They expand the stop to the Italian Pomigliano factory where the Alpha Romeo Tonale and the Fiat Panda are manufactured. There are already four confirmed plants but in the French media it was ensured that the strikes could affect up to six European factories. Spain. What is manufactured in our country? In Madrid, Stellantis produces the Citroën C4y C4 X, as well as its completely electric variants. For its part, in Zaragoza produces the small electric electric. That is, Los Lancia Ypsilon, Opel Corsa Ey Peugeot E-208. In addition, it had recently confirmed that the B10 Leapmotor would arrive in Spain and, everything indicates, should land in Zaragoza. The one that will not stop is the Vigo plant. There Stellantis produces the commercial vehicles of Peugeot and Citroën, as well as the 2008 Peugeot and its completely electric version that takes advantage of the lines of the electric vans. The stock. Stellantis’s intention is to reduce the stock of his stores. The company has long dealt with its stores at a healthy level. In fact, during The last call with shareholders Following the middle of the year results, the message was sent that the company had maintained a “strong discipline in inventories after the corrective actions of 2024” and that it is “maintaining that discipline throughout 2025”. These messages are not causal. The company has been dealing with an enormous overstock, especially in the United States. So much so that in that market some of their concessionaires came to accumulate so many fiat 500 electric that ended give them away to take them off. The company does not want to be in a similar situation but some of its products are becoming outdated and are increasingly complicated to sell. That is why the production of cars such as the Alfa Romeo Tonale or the DS3, which do not reap good results. A serious problem. In your latest results reportStellantis confirmed that the network has more than 1.2 million cars without selling. Of these, 300,000 are possession of the group but there are more than 900,000 cars distributed by independent dealers to those who have not given exit. In Europe, in addition, this inventory has grown by 7% compared to 2024 because products to the available cars portfolio have been added. Among the data maremagnum, he emphasizes that Stellantis has produced fewer cars but his margin has also collapsed. If we talk about Europe, the company had already reduced its production in about 100,000 units but its benefit for the sale of these cars has collapsed at 2,000 million euros, because of discounts to sell vehicles in stock, low sales and the obligation to repurry units set on the market. Sales. In that last fact, sales were made. At the end of August, According to AceaStellantis has reduced its sales by 8.9%. And what is worse, the rivals eat ground because their market share has gone from 17,%to 15.9%. The reorganization in the portfolio of its range leaves us dramatic falls in what we have been. For example, Opel, its third best selling brand, falls 11.8%. Fiat, its fourth best brand, falls 19%. Lancia, which only has the electric ypsilon, falls by 72.8%. And the electric? When it was confirmed that Zaragoza was going to continue receiving electric cars, Like the Leapmotorwe already explain that the news can be seen from two perspectives that seem contradictory. The optimistic is that Zaragoza will manufacture the electric cars of Stellantis, which should guarantee the future of the long -term factory, especially if we take into account that, together with CATL, the company will raise a battery production plant To nurture your lines. This should be the confirmation that the bet is very serious. The pessimistic is that although the small electric car Sales should increase (especially if manufacturers want to meet the maximum limits set and flee) They will have to put these cars on the market. But, for now, they continue to demand certain complications from their owners and, therefore, they are being more complicated to sell even if they lower their prices. And a financial situation … difficult. To all of the above we must add what we have already counted a few weeks ago. Stellantis is going through a complicated moment in some decisions made by Carlos Tavares in the past. His commitment to the multienergy platform has forced the company to make great efforts to develop the Stla Medium and Small. Those economic results are still green. But, in addition, they have gotten into investments such as hydrogen and two electricity cars that They have been canceled. In total, 3.3 billion euros in the trash. Photo | Stellantis In Xataka | Before developing a pile of hydrogen or competing with Chinese electric, Stellantis has chosen a third way: surrender

Zaragoza trees are dawning full of bites. The mystery is not who does it but how to solve it

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The Ribera del Ebro as it passes through Zaragoza is filling with nibbled trees. Tens. Dozens of tens. It has been confirmed by the City Council itself, which has counted around 70 damaged specimens in different parts of the urban section of the river. Actually the phenomenon has little mysterious and there are less doubts about who is responsible. What is not so clear is how to avoid it. In Spring Environment he already launched a plan to protect his poplars and poplars, which has not avoided that he has to withdraw one. The key is in a particularly voracious rodent. What happened? That Zaragoza has encountered dozens and dozens of nibbled trees. Literally. The technicians of the Aragonese City Council have identified neither more nor less than with 70 trees with marks of dentelladas in several sections of the Ebro riverbank as it passes through the city. One of them, a black poplar (Populus nigra) Located in the parking lot, it is so deteriorated that the Consistory has come to the conclusion that he has no choice but to withdraw it. Is it so serious? Not all trees are equal to damaged, but in the specific case of the Park of the Eyes, municipal technicians have concluded that there is a “collapse risk”. “Being in an area of ​​playful use is a considerable risk for citizens,” Apostille The City Council. And as an image always says more than a thousand words has shared a photo in which it can be seen how the trunk is stripped of bark and shows a crescent -shaped gap on the side. Around it, the floor is full of splinters. Who is responsible? The Zaragozano Consistory has few doubts about it: The beavers. Moreover, its presence in the area and the damage they cause to trees are no novelty for technicians, who have been trying to protect the trees from the most punished parks for these large rodents. In March, the Ministry of Environment, hand in hand with the conservation unit of the natural environment, launched an initiative to ‘shield’ some specimens of the Ebro banks: it placed meshes so that the beavers had more difficult to reach the cortex. The works began on the left bank of the river, in the Blacón de San Lázaro, one of the affected areas. “For a few years the presence of beavers has been detected on the banks of the Ebro River, who would be demolishing trees to use them in the construction of their burrows and dams, or as food. In recent months the damages have been located in the trees of both margins of the Ebro riverbank and its tributaries” The City Council recountswhich has counted more than 70 affected specimens, especially in the section between the Ebro azud, the Yacht Club and the San Lázaro balcony. Traces have also been seen on the banks of the Huerva and Gállego. Castores in Aragon? Exact. And this is not the first time they jump to the headlines. A year ago the farmers of the Jalón River environment already They showed their suspicion Due to the impact of these rodents on their fruit trees, an issue that even came to Congress and led the Ministry for the ecological transition to confirm that there are indications that point to the presence of beavers in the region since 2019 corroborates in statements to eldiario.es. But … where do they come from? The story From the European beaver it is quite long. And complex. It is known that Fiber castor It was well distributed by Europe and that at the end of the 19th century it was almost on the edge of extinction, with just 1,200 copiesdue to human harassment. As we altered their habitat or pursued them to get their skins, meats or even the glands (for the perfume industry), they losing ground. It is also known that they lived in the Iberian Peninsula, although there are different opinions about their history and the date of their collapse here. It is usually located towards the 18th, 18th or 19th century, although There are those who believe that there are hardly solid evidence that confirms the presence of rodents in Spain in recent centuries. About what there is more consensus is how they resurfaced in the peninsula: it is usually pointed to a unauthorized loose of 18 copies in the Ebro and Aragon rivers more than two decades ago. With the passage of time the species has been extending and experts have detected it in the Tormes River, more than 300 km from the populations that had already been identified in the Ebro, or in the Guadalquivir basin. What do we do with them? In The statement In which he informs of the nibbleed trees, the City of Zaragoza slides a key fact. Almost a paradox. While the species reintroduced without permission in the rivers of Spain, it is armored by Europe. “He Fiber Castor o European Castor is, according to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, a native species of Spain that was extinguished for anthropic reasons and whose current presence is a consequence of an illegal reintroduction. Despite this, community regulations force their protection. “ The theme is complex because the liberation without permission from Castores, a practice known as ‘Beaver Bombing’ and that usually carry out activists convinced of the benefits of the species for the environment, does not fit the guidelines that usually follow species reintroductions. “As established by IUCN it is necessary to carry out a series of studies that are almost common sense”, emphasize in Climate Francisco José García, expert in Mammals of the SECEM. Why is it important? More graph was still the biologist Jacinto Román in 2023, in An interview with The country: “It is not that they are good or bad, but to know how a species that had been extinguished, studies are needed that, for now, do not exist. They cannot be made are visceral decisions.” … Read more

A neighbor from Zaragoza received a foreign card and did not hesitate to take advantage of it. The National Police soon found it

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A foreign card, a cap, some glasses and loose days of May were enough. A 58 -year -old man, a resident in Zaragoza, took advantage of the fact that a banking entity sent a card to his home – which was no longer that of the headline – and used it to make several extractions of money. In total, almost 6,000 euros in cash. But it was the head of the head that detected the movements and filed the complaint. The National Police soon acts. The card did not belong. The legitimate head resides abroad and was his brother, who still lives in Spain, who detected the strange positions in the account and filed the complaint with the National Police. What seemed a simple error in the shipment resulted in an investigation for improper appropriation. As explained by Rubén Nido, official spokesman for the body, In a video broadcast by La8 Zaragozathe agents began to follow the trail of the reimbursements. Five days, several extractions and an improvised costume. Between the eight and May 13, the man made several extractions at different ATMs of Zaragoza. He made it covered by a cap and with glasses to hinder his identification in security cameras. The costume was not enough. The images were key to binding ends and locating it. He was arrested in the immediate vicinity of his home, the same place where he had received the card days before. At this time it is known that he was brought to court and declared before the competent authority. It should be noted that the suspect already had a history of similar events. Now he has been released with charges while the process continues its course. What began with a simple postal error has ended, again, before a court. The Criminal Code is clear. According to Europa Presscurrent legislation contemplates this type of situations as a crime. Use a bank card to the detriment of its owner or a third can lead to a punishment between six months and three years in prison. What happened in Zaragoza is not an isolated case. In Zamora, a neighbor of Benavente was convicted after receiving a bizum of 20 euros by mistake and not return it, despite having been warned. The Provincial Court confirmed that its refusal also constituted undue appropriation. Result: mandatory return, fine of 180 euros and judicial costs. Images | Chiara Daneluzzi | Eduardo Soares | National Police In Xataka | The Meta Ray-Ban have turned anyone into spy for 329 euros. Barcelona’s detainee is only the first visible case

Zaragoza witnessed this weekend of a most unique weather event: a supercell

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From an extreme drought that ravaged the Iberian Peninsula for more than a year we have passed to a few months during which the extreme phenomena have come characterized by intense rainfall. We have seen various rainfall records beaten and we have also seen the most tragic face of these events. A new extreme event. Although it will not come with the destructive power of other storms, the province of Zaragoza has witnessed during the weekend of a new extreme event, A supercell. Supercells are storms with defined characteristics that make them a kind of miniature cyclone. They are more typical of areas such as the great plains of the United States than from Spain, but on Saturday the Aragonese could witness one of these storms. On Sunday, the State Meteorology Agency (AEMET) maintained yellow alerts for adverse phenomena in a good part of the area between the Ebro Valley and the Pyrenees. Notices that materialized in intense storms. The same day, Aemet shared through its social networks some images of this unique storm. Supercells are intense but not completely strange phenomena: similar events were also recorded in the region, according to explained at the time The local press. On that occasion, the storms came to cause a blackout in the city of Huesca, He pointed to the HERALDO DE ARAGÓN. What exactly is a supercell? Supercells are storms With an organized structure. In them, an ascending current transports, sometimes with high speeds, warm air from the surface to higher areas. There, the warm and humid air joins the cold and dry air, which leads to rainfall that can be intense and result in hails. The coexistence of an ascending and another descending current is one of the characteristics of these storms. One that also implies that these types of events can be extended for a certain time. This encounter between warm and cold air has another effect: it makes the storm turn. This triggers another of the characteristics of this type of storms, a mesocyclone, that is, an intermediate cyclone. From hail to tornadoes. According to explains the geographer Pedro de la Fuente to Meteoredthis type of storm involves risks derived from their rainfall and the winds associated with them. These adverse phenomena include hail, which can reach an important size; floods, as a consequence of rainfall, or important bursts of descendant wind. One of the most striking effects of this type of storms are, however, tornadoes. These are not frequent, even when these types of storms occur, but they can be one of the most relevant consequences of the supercells. From Ebro to the Mediterranean. If the storms in the Ebro valley have been protagonists during the weekend, the Mediterranean could take over on Thursday, Meteorologists point out. The storms could affect in particular the southern zone of the Valencian Community, as well as Murcia, Albacete and east of the province of Cuenca. In Xataka | “One of the most extreme phenomena in history”: meteorologists are dismayed before the heat wave of Africa and Asia Image | Matthieu pron

Ryanair has been carefree for time for delays on his flights. And in Zaragoza a judge has decided to make him pay

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There are sentences that seem anecdotal but, basically, have their importance. When a judge opts in favor of one side or another it is important because he is not only offering his vision of a fact, he is raiding the way for, in the future, his sentence is taken as a sentence for a similar case. When these decisions are made by a superior court, it is called jurisprudence And it serves, as we said, to apply the same criteria in the future. In spite of everything, the conclusions of the lower organs are also important because they can serve as the basis for defense or accusation later. That is why it is important to attend to the results that Ryanair is receiving in the courts. In recent months, with the Fund government finemost of the news that arrives are related to the collection by the cabin suitcase. Sentences that are important because, even, Justice itself does not seem to agree. Despite this, the company continues to receive complaints for another series of reasons. A few days ago the case of an old man who was prevented from returning to Spain was viracied because Ryanair workers assured that the document with which he was flying was not valid. They defended that the permanent ID, that in Spain it is given to people with more than 70 yearsit could not be used as a legal document to fly. Now we have known that Ryanair has received a new varapalo. You will have to compensate a passenger for the delay of a flight. Not because of the fact of being late, specifically because the judge who has led the case is clear that the company did not put all possible means to ensure that the flight left in time. Lighting, which is gerund The news brings it eldiario.eswho echoes the judgment of the Court of First Instance number 10 of Zaragoza. Its headline has confirmed that Ryanair will have to disburse 250 euros to compensate for a passenger who saw his flight delayed in three hours. The important thing here is that the judge points out that nothing extraordinary did not happen so that The flight will be delayedpulling the main defense argument of the company. This allegation is what the airlines usually use to try to deny compensation due to a flight delay, such as It can be read on the company’s own website. According to the claims platform. (who has led the defense of the passenger)many times they are told passengers that “they have no right to compensation because the incidence has occurred due to a cause of force majeure that was unpredictable for the airline, but that in many occasions the end of this argument is to avoid economically compensating passengers because in reality such extraordinary circumstance has not been produced.” In this case, the defense of the passenger claimed that the company could have had an alternative plan if they had taken the appropriate measures. Something that the judge coincides who in her letter has stressed that the company was aware that the flight was going to be delayed because in its previous route the plane was already traveling late. However, he did not launch any alternative plan and limited himself, exclusively, to delaying the next flight. For the judge, aware that the flight between Porto and London already circulated with a “serious delay”, the company should have contemplated how it could prevent the flight between London and Zaragoza from being delayed. Instead of letting the dominoes fell, in Ryanair, they should have sought a way to Avoid this last delay But, instead, they simply maintained their initial plan and waited for it to be replicated on the flight of the affected passenger. In her letter, the judge also emphasizes that “the fact that a plane is assigned to several flights in a short period of time only obeys a business decision, cost reduction, etc. but that gives rise to assume a clear risk that an incidence in one of them affects all the remaining flights assigned to the aircraft.” That should not be a reason, however, to correct the problem. The judgment of this Spanish court follows the line of the decreed by the Court of Justice of the European Union (TJUE) That last year he sentenced that airlines have to compensate passengers whenever they fail to demonstrate that they took all reasonable measures to avoid a delay, even in the face of “extraordinary circumstances” that has been based on what their defenses have been based so far. Photo | Ryanair In Xataka | Ryanair has found a new formula to win more for a ticket: force you to 100% digital shipment

Microsoft will invest another 2.9 billion euros in a new installation in Zaragoza

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Microsoft sends more in Aragon. In October 2023 he announced that would build a megacampus with data centers In that region, and now this bet has been reaffirmed, because the Redmond company will increase the initial investment significantly. 2.9 billion more. As indicated In the worldthe president of the Government of Aragon, Jorge Azcón, advertisement Last Friday that Microsoft would expand its previous investment in 2.9 billion euros. The project consists in the creation of a new data center near Zaragoza. 59 hectares for the new campus.Este nuevo centro de datos ocupará 59 hectáreas en la zona de Puerto Venecia, en Zaragoza. It is expected to begin to develop in 2026 with an initial investment of 582 million euros for three years – the cost of building it, they point out In El Heraldo– And the rest of the phases for 2.3 billion more, to be executed in the next 10 years. 10,000 million in total. That makes the figure invested by Microsoft in Aragon already reach 10,000 million euros, a spectacular amount that yes, will benefit from a reduction in fiscal charges. The fourth data center in this region will be added to those already planned in the Recycling Technology Park (63 hectares), Industrial Polygon Centrovía de la Muela (147 hectares) or in Villamayor de Gállego (87.4 hectares). These three centers have a joint investment of 6,600 million euros in the next 10 years. More jobs. The construction phase will allow to create between 1,000 and 2,000 new jobs, and the project expects to be completed in ten years and creates 300 jobs. If the rest of the planned data centers are included for the region, there will be between 900 and 1,200 jobs in total. Economic impact. This last data center will make the impact for Aragon GDP estimated at 2,685 million euros between 2026 and 2030. Aragon is becoming a true nerve point for the technological industry, and in May 2024 already announced a technology park of 42 hectares next to the Ebro River Campus of the University of Zaragoza. Amazon is also installed in Aragon. Amazon was the first to want to create new data centers in Arat what. As indicated In the avant -gardelast year confirmed an investment of 15.7 billion for the construction of four centers (the Burgo de Ebro, Villanueva de Gállego, Huesca and Empresarium). Goal also seems have raised A data center in the region, although this project has not been confirmed at the moment. They will need a lot of energy. These great projects are also generating doubts about how the region will face the enormous energy consumption of these centers. Azcón indicated that the government should continue to invest in infrastructure and in the energy transport network to favor these Big Tech investments, but the truth is that these centers will consume more energy than the entire community. Aragon generates a lot of renewable energybut it is also that the demand imposed by these new centers probably put that supply in trouble: only AWS will duplicate The electrical consumption of Aragon, and Microsoft will further aggravate the problem. And a lot of water. Not only is the energy problem, but that of water. It is true that large technology companies are developing promising cooling systems For data centers, but the requirement is clear. Amazon already estimated that he would need 750,000 cubic meters of water a year, but most would return to the network after fulfilling his target as a refrigerant. We have no data on how Microsoft raises dealing with these needs in Aragon. The unique provision of Aragon to host these investments contrasts with that of Lleida, which vetoed these types of facilities in January 2025. Image | Microsoft In Xataka | 30,000 jobs and many doubts. What do we know (and what is not) of the “Data Valley” Valencian

‘The Brutalist’ is only broadcast in 70 mm in three Spanish cinemas. Two of them are in an unlikely city: Zaragoza

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‘The Brutalist’, one of the premieres of the yearreaches Spanish screens with its 10 Oscar nominationsbut it does so in a very special way: from a week before, in Zaragoza, where it is also being seen in 70 mm format. An unusual decision that is usually reserved for large capitals, but in this case it has given an unusual privilege to the city. Early release. To start, the winner of three Golden Globes It was seen a week earlier in Zaragoza: it premiered on Friday, January 17, while it hits theaters in the rest of Spain on the 23rd of the same month. Furthermore, he did it that Friday with a special pass: at the Palafox Cinemas, with Luis Alberto de Cuenca, Eduardo Torres-Dulce and Inocencio Arias, members of the radio program ‘Cowboys de Medianoche’, directed by Luis Herrero, and who maintained a discussion with the spectators at the end of the screening. Only three in Spain. But not only that: the film is shot in VistaVision, a widescreen format owned by Paramount and not used since the 1961 classic western ‘The Impenetrable Face’. This means that the best format to be enjoyed is 70 mm, and that only three cinemas are equipped to project in Spain: Phenomena and two cinemas in Zaragoza, Palafox and Aragonia. Nolan went first. The format is, therefore, ideal for watching ‘The Brutalist’, a film with a very careful image, since the 70 mm. They offer up to three times the resolution than 4K (reaching a digital equivalent of 12K), and stand out for their excellent brightness and sharpness. It is not the first time that Zaragoza, along with Barcelona, ​​has become an icon of screenings in traditional formats: Christopher Nolan films such as ‘Interstellar’ or ‘Oppenheimer’ have also been seen almost “how he would like it“. “Almost” because the format Nolan plus ultra It is the 70 mm IMAX, and for this there are no cinemas in Spain. But the 70 mm. Analogues are a good approach for which Zaragoza is prepared. The man from Zaragoza. Behind these cinemas is Francisco J. Puig, owner with his Zarafilms group of a third theater in the Aragonese capital, the Cervantes cinemas. At the Palafox they started their projections in 70 mm. in the complicated times of the pandemic, as told by ‘The Herald‘, precisely with a screening of Nolan, ‘Tenet’. A bet that, over time, has ended up configuring the city as a center of film pilgrimage from other parts of Spain. Medium-sized cities also exist. The case of this exceptionality in the Zaragoza exhibition puts the problem of the quality movie theaters outside big cities. However, the drop in collections After the pandemic (which is being noticed worldwide, but in countries like Spain it has had a special impact) it has especially affected cinemas in medium-sized cities or, of course, in rural areas. Often, entrepreneurs like Puig and his resistance to abandoning the traditional film business are a small-scale reflection of the drama of exhibition in Spain, which in 2024 was especially affected by a very little collections. In Xataka | The IMAX technology used in ‘Oppenheimer’ is overwhelming. But it depends on a 20-year-old Palm Pilot

Spain will manufacture the electric car that Europe needs. And Stellantis’ commitment to Vigo and Zaragoza is the proof

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It had been a while since it was rumored but it has been a official communication from Stellantis which has settled the matter: the STLA Small multi-energy platform is awarded to Spain. The Vigo and Zaragoza plants have their future guaranteed by producing the smallest electric or electrified cars of the automotive group. In addition, Stellantis has also confirmed that it is working on a project to modernize the Villaverde plant in Madrid and give it life beyond the current production of the Citroën C4. The announcement of this award is really important for the Galician and Aragonese plant that in recent years They have feared for the future of their jobs. Furthermore, without leaving Aragon, the confirmation that Stellantis will manufacture its electrified B segment cars there is an endorsement of the joint plans that it maintains with CATL to build a huge battery plant for electric cars next to Zaragoza. The electric car that Europe needs to succeed In your path towards cleaner mobilityIn 2025, Europe will have one of its first touchstones. The new emissions regulations will force us to significantly reduce the combustion car market and increase, even if artificially, the market share of electric and plug-in hybrids. Even if this requires reducing the production of vehicles with combustion engines. Manufacturers who do not act in this way will have to face billion-dollar fines which will be calculated from 95 euros for each gram of CO2 exceeded (the fleet average must not be higher than 93.6 gr/km of CO2) and car sold. In addition to balance your production, Stellantis will pay Tesla to reduce their polluting emissions and present themselves to the European Union under the same group. With this panorama, Europe will have to take a breath and cross its fingers before checking If the customer is willing to pay what the manufacturers ask for for smaller electric cars. The reception of those of 25,000 euro vehicles will be key to understand if the goals set regarding emissions are realistic or, on the contrary, have been overestimated. In that price range, compact and smaller electric cars are the ones that will have to be attractive enough to convince potential clients. These cars are the ones that Stellantis will manufacture on the platform STLA Smalla base that allows vehicles mounted on it to achieve ranges of up to 500 kilometers. But, above all, they have the advantage of being multi-energy and, therefore, offering hybrid versions (plug-in or not) of the same car. This platform has been the one that has been awarded to Vigo and Zaragoza. It is an especially important announcement since they keep alive two plants that last year produced 890,000 vehicles (one in every three cars of all national production), according to Five Days. The economic newspaper assures that, although there is no official data, Stellantis’ investment in modernizing the Vigo and Zaragoza lines for its STLA Small will be around 900 million euros and that, in total, 5,000 million euros will be invested in our country if added to the amount of the new CATL battery plant in Zaragoza. This combo of a car production plant and batteries for said cars is great news for workers. It must be taken into account that, beyond European trends, countries such as France They are betting heavily on electric vehicles of the size that Vigo and Zaragoza will manufacture. It is not only a question of how many electric cars are sold in Spain. Furthermore, Spain is positioned as an interesting country to produce automobiles that, in addition to having a lot to gain from customers, are of special interest to manufacturers. The new regulations will force them to sell more electric vehicles, so greater competition is expected at the most reasonable prices. The award of STLA Small also confirms that Spain is making a especially competitive gap between countries willing to manufacture cars that leave very little profit margin for manufacturers. The smaller and more electrified a car is, the less profit a company can make from it, which is why Spain feared that part of the production of these cars would end up in Eastern Europe. Morocco either Türkiye. As is now happening with Stellantis, the Volkswagen Group also confirmed that Martorell will be the indicated factory to produce its smaller electric cars. An investment that also adds a billion-dollar battery plantthat of Sagunto. The energy and labor costs in Spain are being quite an attraction for manufacturers who have important conflict fronts open in Italy either Germanywhere they propose thousands of layoffs or factory closures. Photo | Stellantis In Xataka | The ghost of PureTech engines haunts Stellantis: it will pay for repairs from 2022 to 2024 if these conditions are met

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