Succesful projects

GREEN ENERGY – Competitive sustainability plan

• Competing from Europe with countries with very low energy costs.
• Grouped electricity negotiation since 2003. Currently 109 plants participate and a volume of 91 GWh is traded. 100% green energy.
• 1.5 million euros in annual savings for companies.
• 2026 contract: 70% fixed price + 30% of the price indexed to the daily market (OMIE) with the possibility of purchases on the futures market (OMIP).
• Advice and optimization of electricity supply contracting parameters, partial exemption from electricity tax and information on regulatory changes in the electricity sector.
• Grouped projects of energy audits, energy flexibility and energy efficiency. Promotion of self-consumption.
• CAEs framework agreement (Energy Acquisition Contracts).
• CEAGA and Eólica Galenova contract for the construction of two 54MW wind farms.

RESIST – Auto Resilience Plan

• EC regulations and competition from low-cost countries (Africa and Asia) with different requirements generate a very complex situation, which is analyzed and gives rise to the creation of the strategic plan PCAM 2030 with 36 action plans.
• The work embodied in the PCAM 2030 led to the implementation of the Automotive Master Plan, carried out in collaboration with the Galician Government, with a budget of 234 million euros.
• First materialization of the Master Plan: launching of the extraordinary funding plan for suppliers auto 2024: 60 companies benefited and 11.3 million in subsidies. Call for 2025 with another 14 million.
• Only autonomous community with an extraordinary self-support plan with continuity.
• As a result: Cluster companies invested 167 million, 27% more than the average of the last 5 years and €50 million in R&D.
• Open innovation platform at work. Connects companies with challenges and solution providers. Generated 5 consortia and collaborative projects with more than 40 companies.

COMPETE 2030 – Industrial Excellence Plan

Business Factory Auto & Mobility (BFA)

• Project started in 2016, promoted by the Galician Government, the Free Trade Zone Consortium of Vigo, Stellantis and CEAGA.
• Objective: to identify, accelerate and consolidate specialized automotive projects and transform them into viable and scalable innovative companies that attract and retain talent
• Support to entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship.
• Two programmes: acceleration (for newly created companies) and consolidation (for more mature companies).
• More than 90 companies created, 103 million euros in turnover and 869 jobs generated.

Project Manager Automoción (PMA)

• Programme developed by CEAGA and faculty almost entirely made of active professionals from the Sector.
• Execution of real product/process development projects proposed by companies of the Sector.
• The “Management and Development of New Products” programme was awarded with the “Excellence in Practice Award” from the prestigious organization European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).
• In 2017, the Program was readjusted and renamed Automotive Project Manager (PMA).
• 170 innovation technicians from 51 companies trained.
• 38 cooperative innovation projects developed.

CEAGA Project Office

• Project launched in 2021 with the support of the Galician Institute for Economic Promotion (Igape).
• Its objective is to help attract the necessary funding to start up the projects of the companies in the Sector.
• It provides three fundamental services: surveillance and radar of published calls for aid; technical support in the presentation of candidatures; support in the execution, implementation and justification of projects.
• Nearly 350 executives from 160 companies regularly receive the Office's newsletter with information on the latest aid.
• More than 200 individual meetings held with companies to learn about their projects.

4.0 Automotive Pilot Projects

• 45 SMEs participating, wich are representative of the entire Galician automotive value chain.
• Objective: to promote the transition of Galician automotive companies to the "Factory of the Future" through the investment in Industry 4.0 technologies and the dissemination of experiences and results among other companies in the Sector.
• More than 10 million euros of total investment, with an average investment of 225,000 euros per company.
• Investments cover a wide range of technologies: automation, machine to machine intercommunication, collaborative robotics, digitalization, sensor systems, Internet of Things, etc.

Team Leader Lean Programme

• Project launched in 2015 to develop the Team Leader, key figure in the Lean deployment.
• Methodology focused on obtaining continuous improvement tools and developing personal skills for their application.
• The interaction with professionals from other companies and the visit to the car manufacturer contribute to reinforce motivation, global vision and sense of belonging of participants.
• At the end of the training programme, professionals will have the skills required for managing, getting involved and motivating their team.
• 24 groups in 22 editions. More than 270 professionals from 43 companies trained.

People Network

• Relaunched in April 2024 to channel the plans of the personal area included in the new strategic plan.
• Working group made up of the heads of 32 CEAGA companies. Bimonthly meetings to share best practices.
• Communication channel integrated by 40 professionals of the Sector.
• Preparation of a report on the impact of absenteeism in the sector. Interlocution with the Xunta de Galicia for sectorial competitiveness in terms of people.
• Salary benchmarking with the participation of 29 companies.
• TalentRace project to attract STEM talent to the Sector.
• Holding of informative seminars with experts in HR matters with Adecco and Randstad.