Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals

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Liux’s Azuqueca factory is small because it follows Toyota’s “lean management” principles and performs only the last steps of the process, said its head of production Beatriz Belda González, a Spanish-born engineer who previously worked for BMW in Munich.

This may dampen hopes that microcars could challenge traditional car ownership, but Liux has to pick its battles, Espinosa said. According to Liux’s head of R&D, Celso Fernández Llorens, weight and size limitations are a huge constraint in this category.

But after a fallout with his former partners, he and Espinosa teamed up to found Liux.

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But after a fallout with his former partners, he and Espinosa teamed up to found Liux.
Liux’s Azuqueca factory is small because it follows Toyota’s “lean management” principles and performs only the last steps of the process, said its head of production Beatriz Belda González, a Spanish-born engineer…
This may dampen hopes that microcars could challenge traditional car ownership, but Liux has to pick its battles, Espinosa said.
According to Liux’s head of R&D, Celso Fernández Llorens, weight and size limitations are a huge constraint in this category.

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