Saturday, May 7, 2011

What are some foreign companies from Spain that work and invest in the United States


What are some foreign companies from Spain that work and invest in the United States?
For example, Volkswagon company was originated in Germany and is now huge in the US Doesn't have to be cars. it could be anything.
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Here are 4 (out of hundreds): Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España, S.A. Barrio de la Estación S/N 26200 Haro, La Rioja, Spain Phone: +34-941-304-800 Fax: +34-941-304-815 Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España, S.A. (which goes by the initials CVNE and is known in English as The Northern Spanish Wine Company) has produced wine in Spain since 1879. It operates three vineyards: Cvne Haro, Viña Real, and Viñedos del Contino. The oldest, CVNE Haro serves as the company's headquarters and is commonly referred as "La Cuné." Brands include Contino, Corona, Cune, Imperial, Monopole, Real de Asúa, and Viña Real. Besides Spain, CVNE's wine is distributed in about 30 other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Japan, and the US. Spain's onetime phone monopoly, Telefónica, is still the telecommunications jefé among Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking populations worldwide. The company operates about 44 million fixed lines, including 19 million in Spain. Its wireless unit, Telefónica Móviles, has nearly 20 million subscribers in Spain among more than 54 million overall. Telefónica, S.A. Gran Vía 28 28013 Madrid, Spain Phone: +34-91-584-0306 Fax: +34-91-584-9347 http://www.telefonica.com Telefónica also owns the Terra Networks Internet portal, and the company provides ADSL broadband access to more than 1 million subscribers. Other operations include call centers and directory publishing. J.P. Morgan Chase and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (owning about 7% and 6%, respectively) are Telefónica’s largest shareholders. IBERIA, Líneas Aéreas de España, SA Velázquez 130 28006 Madrid, Spain Phone: +34-902-400-500 Fax: +34-91-587-4741 The planes in Spain fly mainly for IBERIA, Lineas Aereas de España, the country's leading air carrier. IBERIA offers an average of 1,000 daily flights with its fleet of more than 200 aircraft. It carries more than 30 million passengers and cargo to more than 100 domestic and international destinations, including code-sharing agreements. The company, which flies to more than 40 countries, participates in the Oneworld global marketing alliance led by American Airlines and British Airways. Oneworld partners fly to a combined 550-plus destinations. The Spanish carrier signed an agreement with Airbus to acquire up to 79 aircraft from 2006 to 2011. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Plaza San Nicolás, 4 48005 Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain Phone: +34-944-875-555 Fax: +34-944-876-161 Don't tell Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) that we're in a post-colonial era. It's not Cortez revisited, but BBVA, one of Spain's top banks (alongside Santander Central Hispano), is conquering Latin America, where it controls key banks in about 10 countries in the region. With some 7,500 offices in nearly 40 countries, its services include retail, corporate, and institutional banking; investment banking; asset management; insurance; and Internet banking. Beyond its activities in Spain and Latin America, BBVA also operates elsewhere in Europe, mainly in Portugal, France, and Italy. It's also expanding its reach into the US.