{"id":351699,"date":"2026-01-19T19:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=68729"},"modified":"2026-01-19T19:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:36:00","slug":"volkswagen-navarra-keeps-moving-majority-of-cars-on-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=351699","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen Navarra keeps moving majority of cars on trains"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Volkswagen plant in Navarra, Spain, has been on a quest to make rail freight its main mode of transport. Last year, the company set a new record by moving 52.1% of its vehicles by train after a step back in 2024.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The results posted in 2025 are Volkswagen Navarra\u2019s best in the past three years: in 2023, 51.9% of the products travelled by rail, while in 2024 it was 46.6%, the company specified. In absolute terms, 117,394 of the 225,134 produced in total in Navarra were loaded on freight trains, while the remaining 107,740 took the truck.<\/p>\n

The role of rail freight for the Navarra plant has significantly increased over the past 15 years, from 29% in 2010 to the current 52.1%. The plan is to then further increase the modal shift of rail to 80% \u201cover the next few years\u201d, the company said on LinkedIn. Increasing the use of freight trains is part of Volkswagen\u2019s \u2018goTOzero Impact Logistics<\/a>\u2019 initiative, which aims at cutting emissions.<\/p>\n

Confirmed trends<\/h2>\n

The continuous ascent of rail freight of Volkswagen Navarra was the only trend that was confirmed. The main rail destination, by far, was the port of Barcelona with 57% (66,917 units). The port of Santander came second with 26% (30,406 units), while Germany was third with 7.3% (8,587 units). These three destinations have been leading for quite some time, with slightly fluctuating percentages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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