List of Automotive Companies in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 9,020 automotive companies in Portugal, one in every 95 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 163 firms employ 50 people or more. One in six automotive firms is based in Lisboa, Sintra, Vila Nova de Gaia, Loures and Porto. Below you find the largest automotive firms in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

9,020 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies9,0201 in95 Portuguese companiesCities294Largest cityLisboa 534Sole traders10%Employees1-4 (84%)Revenue< $100K (43%)Email23%Phone30%Website32%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Volkswagen Autoeuropa, Lda	Portugal	Palmela	Circular Sul A Autoeuropa, Quinta Da Marqueza	Setúbal	2954-024	N/A	1991	$4,443,841,956	4,817	Partnership of unknown type	4281	502616695
2	Siva - Sociedade De Importacão De Veículos Automóveis, S.A.	Portugal	Azambuja	Rua Do Comércio, 2	Lisboa	2050-541	*****.pt	1973	$1,143,899,331	260	Corporation	4281	500301522
3	Stellantis Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Loures	Rua Vasco Da Gama, 20	Lisboa	2685-244	*****.pt	1993	$1,088,028,812	167	Corporation	1333	502995912
4	Peugeot Citroen Automóveis Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Mangualde	Quinta Do Bacelo, 3	Viseu	3530-101	*****.com	1962	$1,029,880,434	834	Corporation	1333	500064580
5	Mercedes-Benz Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Sintra	Rua Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler, 20	Lisboa	2714-530	*****.pt	1946	$872,220,262	181	Corporation	970	500049424
6	Renault Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Lagoas Park, Edifício 15 2º	Lisboa	2740-262	*****.pt	1980	$756,479,913	59	Corporation	636	500970602
7	Bmw Portugal, Lda	Portugal	Oeiras	Lagoas Park, Edifício 11 2º	Lisboa	2740-270	*****.pt	2003	$750,341,907	61	Partnership of unknown type	614	506698521
8	Toyota Caetano Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Avenida Vasco Da Gama, 1410	Porto	4430-247	*****.pt	1946	$604,268,454	563	Corporation	225	500239037
9	Caetano Auto, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Avenida Vasco Da Gama, 1410	Porto	4430-247	*****.pt	2002	$423,153,310	1,070	Corporation	225	505955342
10	Tesla Portugal, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, 26	Lisboa	1149-096	*****.com	2016	$418,231,065	106	Corporation	1476	514063858
11	Carclasse - Comércio De Automóveis, S.A.	Portugal	Braga	Avenida Barros E Soares, 130	Braga	4715-214	*****.pt	1993	$391,295,378	767	Corporation	15	503048852
12	Caetano Baviera Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Rua de Barreiro, 547	Porto	4409-513	*****.pt	2022	$379,516,622	603	Corporation	225	517304406
13	Santogal V - Comércio E Reparacão De Automóveis, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua de Campolide, 437/439	Lisboa	1070-035	*****.pt	1976	$333,674,319	386	Corporation	62	500625654
14	Santogal L - Comércio E Reparacão De Automóveis, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Dom Luís de Noronha, 40	Lisboa	1069-081	*****.pt	1989	$333,552,929	327	Corporation	62	502220465
15	Volvo Car Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Lagoas Park, Edificio 14 4º	Lisboa	2740-262	*****.com	2008	$283,465,748	32	Corporation	678	508307562
16	Vesauto - Automóveis E Reparacões, S.A.	Portugal	Sintra	Estrada Nacional 250-1	Lisboa	2609-502	*****.pt	1983	$263,541,692	238	Corporation	123	501316272
17	Sózó Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Rua de Barreiro, 547	Porto	4409-513	*****.pt	2017	$259,826,117	135	Corporation	225	514251409
18	C.santos - Veículos E Pecas, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Do Proletariado, 18	Lisboa	2790-138	*****.pt	1920	$258,272,375	371	Corporation	40	500035679
19	Ford Lusitana, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Rua Do Parque Tejo, 5	Lisboa	2625-437	*****.net	1932	$244,346,858	15	Corporation	765	500118035
20	Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe - Sociedade Europeia De Automóveis, S.A.	Portugal	Abrantes	Estrada Da Zona Industrial	Santarém	2205-644	*****.pt	1990	$237,443,356	402	Corporation	241	502385090
21	Sociedade Comercial C. Santos, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Rua Da Estrada, 95	Porto	4470-600	*****.pt	1977	$237,109,927	498	Corporation	7	500676372
22	Man Truck & Bus (portugal), Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Rua Da Quinta das Cotovias, 2 2º	Lisboa	2615-365	*****.eu	1998	$220,281,694	148	Corporation	4281	504169777
23	23 Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Rua de Barreiro, 547	Porto	4409-513	*****.pt	2022	$213,523,449	56	Corporation	225	517309203
24	Stellantis &YOU Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Quinta Do Paizinho, 5	Lisboa	2794-068	*****.com	1985	$210,746,344	390	Corporation	1333	501456040
25	Nors Vt Trucks And Buses Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Rua Manuel Pinto de Azevedo, 711 1º	Porto	4149-010	*****.com	2000	$209,398,580	325	Corporation	93	505051931

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Largest automotive firms in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Volkswagen Autoeuropa, Lda is the largest automotive firm in Portugal by headcount. 163 firms employ 50 people or more; 81 employ 100 or more.

1Palmela4,817 staff
2Vila Nova de Gaia1,070 staff
3Mangualde834 staff
4Braga767 staff
5Maia498 staff
6Coimbra480 staff
7Abrantes402 staff
8Lisboa386 staff
9Oeiras371 staff
10Porto332 staff

By employee size · 8,534 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	7,149	84%
5-9	771	9%
10-19	267	3%
20-49	184	2%
50-99	82	1.0%
100-199	50	0.6%
200-499	24	0.3%
500-999	5	<0.1%
1,000+	2	<0.1%

84% have 1 to 4 people; 184 have 20 to 49; 163 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	3,420	43%
$100K-$500K	1,826	23%
$500K-$1M	911	12%
$1M-$5M	1,262	16%
$5M-$10M	206	3%
$10M-$50M	178	2%
$50M-$100M	47	0.6%
$100M-$500M	45	0.6%
$500M+	8	0.1%

43% under $100,000; 1,262 between $1M and $5M; 484 above $5M.

Automotive firms in Lisboa

Lisboa has 534 automotive companies and automotive firms, 0.6% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 46% below the national share. Four in five Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 21 have 50 or more. 31 new firms were entered in 2026, 43 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 420 · 83%
5-9: 44 · 9%
10-19: 10 · 2%
20-49: 8 · 2%
50+: 21 · 4%

Legal form

Sole traders: 9 · 2%
Partnerships: 198 · 37%
Lda and S.A.: 277 · 52%
Other or none: 50 · 9%

Of the Portuguese total: 5.9%
Of all Lisboa companies: 0.6%
Against the national share: 0.5×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 31
Entered 2025: 71
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 6.1%

Old

Before 1990: 43 · 8%
1990 or later: 491 · 92%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 5.9%

Reachable

Email: 126 · 24%
Phone: 152 · 28%
Website: 169 · 32%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 217 · 48%
$100K-$500K: 76 · 17%
$500K-$1M: 43 · 10%
$1M and more: 115 · 25%

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Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most automotive companies in Portugal (534), ahead of Sintra (304), Vila Nova de Gaia (253), Loures (229) and Porto (223). Together the five hold one in six of them. Relative to their size, Leiria, Odivelas and Santa Maria Da Feira have the most: 1.6 to 1.6 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

294 Portuguese cities have at least one automotive firm; 145 have ten or more; 28 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Automotive firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 1.06. Leiria has 1.6 times the national share.

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By district 29 districts

District	Firms	%
Lisboa	1,974	22%
Porto	1,640	18%
Braga	885	10%
Aveiro	678	8%
Setúbal	602	7%
Leiria	583	6%
Santarém	427	5%
Faro	347	4%
Coimbra	302	3%
Viseu	282	3%

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Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 8,534 Portuguese automotive firms with a known headcount, 7,149 (84%) have one to four people, 771 have five to nine, 451 have ten to 49 and 163 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (3,420, 43%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 107,920 93%
Small 10 to 49451 5%
Medium 50 to 249156 2%
Large 250+7 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

484

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 278 more than $10 million.

508

firms were entered in 2026.

How many automotive companies are there in Portugal?

Automotive companies and automotive firms in Portugal

9,020

21 October 2026

There are 9,020 automotive companies and automotive firms in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 95 Portuguese companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (508 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 7,819 87%
Head offices: 439
Branch offices: 762

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 codes 291, 292 and 451. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 291, 292, 451.

4,157 of the 9,020 are Lda and S.A. (46%); 913 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 6 manufacturing companies for every automotive firm in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Manufacturing Companies	55,619	30%	55%
Automotive Companies	9,020	32%	79%
Furniture Companies	3,767	30%	57%
Chemical Companies	1,141	43%	43%
Electronics Companies	392	46%	50%
Office Furniture Companies	236	47%	49%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	278,339	4.4
India	161,117	4.2
Italy	81,166	11.6
Germany	63,055	9.3
South Africa	36,429	4.7
Portugal	9,020	10.6

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How reachable are they?

Automotive firms are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 30% list a phone number and 32% a website.

Email2,051 23%
Phone2,748 30%
Website2,868 32%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

508 automotive firms were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 2 a working day, after 812 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 1.5% of the inflow.

3682022
5382023
5962024
8122025
5082026 so far

320 of this year's 508 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Águeda13 staff
2Setúbal13 staff
3Espinho6 staff
4Lisboa6 staff
5Loures6 staff

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in ten Portuguese automotive firms work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Half are Lda and S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)91310%
Partnerships3,15935%
Lda and S.A.4,15746%
No form on record or other7919%

Single-site: 87%
Head offices: 439
Branches: 762

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 0 Portuguese automotive firms from before 1900, 25 from before 1950 and 726 from before 1990.

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1. Lisboa
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1. Coimbra
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1. Oeiras
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1. Guarda
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1. Torres Vedras
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1. Vila Nova de Gaia

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Frequently asked questions

How many automotive companies are there in Portugal?

There are 9,020 automotive companies and automotive firms in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 95 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest automotive firm in Portugal?

Volkswagen Autoeuropa, Lda in Palmela, with 4,817 staff. By revenue Siva - Sociedade de Importacão de Veículos Automóveis, S.A. in Azambuja leads with $1.1 billion a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most automotive companies?

Lisboa, with 534, ahead of Sintra (304), Vila Nova de Gaia (253), Loures (229) and Porto (223). Relative to its size, Leiria has the most: 1.6 times the national share.

How many automotive firms are there in Lisboa?

534, which is 0.6% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 46% below the national share.

How big is a typical automotive firm?

Small. 84% of the 8,534 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 163 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese automotive companies sole traders or companies?

One in ten (913) are sole traders, 35% are partnerships and 46% (4,157) are Lda and S.A..

How many automotive firms started in 2026?

508 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 812 in 2025. 320 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest automotive firm in Portugal?

António Cardoso Oliveira Júnior & CA., Lda - em Liquidacão in Lisboa, 1920, followed by Auto Industrial, S.A. in Coimbra (1920) and C.santos - Veículos e Pecas, S.A. in Oeiras (1920). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers automotive companies?

Portuguese automotive companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 codes 291, 292 and 451. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 291, 292 and 451.

Can I download the full list?

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