Editing Valladolid (section)

== Economy and transport ==
Public administration forms a substantial part of the city's service economy because Valladolid hosts the main institutions of Castile and León. The [[University of Valladolid]] supports education and research employment. The city also functions as a commercial and distribution centre for the surrounding province.

Valladolid-Campo Grande railway station provides high-speed services to Madrid. Northbound railway lines connect the city with Palencia and León. The A-62 motorway forms the principal east–west road corridor through the area and continues toward Portugal. Valladolid Airport is located near Villanubla, northwest of the city.

=== Automotive industry ===
Vehicle manufacturing became one of Valladolid's principal industries after Fabricación de Automóviles Sociedad Anónima began producing Renault vehicles in 1953. Production expanded during the following decades, leading to the construction of dedicated bodywork, engine and final-assembly facilities.

The later assembly plant began operating in 1972. It produced successive generations of small Renault vehicles and became one of the company's main manufacturing locations in Spain. The [[Renault Modus]] and the longer Grand Modus were assembled in Valladolid from 2004 until production ended in December 2012.<ref name="renault-modus-production"/>

The automotive facilities continue to influence employment and industrial development in the metropolitan area. Vehicle assembly is supported by engineering operations and companies supplying components to the production plants.