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The Kenitra Peugeot plant will double its production capacity by 2020, said a PSA Group management source during a site visit organized by the Ministry of Industry. The PSA Automotive Group intends to double its production capacity at its Kenitra plant. This decision follows the first results achieved so far, the source said, describing these […]
Morocco is on its way to become the world’s third largest producer of aluminum wheels as it continues to attract investments by world automotive industry giants. On July 26, China’s Citic Dicastal signed a deal with the Moroccan government to build two plants for auto wheel production in Morocco with an investment of €350 million […]
Cars dominated Morocco’s exports in the first six months of 2018 with 35.973 billion Dirhams, as the country continues to attract automotive investments. Home to investments by French giants such as Renault and Peugeot, Morocco unseated South Africa as the largest car producer in the continent. Car exports, a valuable source of foreign currency for […]
The Euro Repar Car Service, which specializes in car’s servicing, maintenance and MOT tests, has opened its first site in Morocco wherein automotive industry is thriving. Euro Repar Car Service is part of the strategic plans of French Group PSA and Sopriam to offer customers best aftersales services and boost spare parts sales in Morocco. […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted Novares Morocco, the Moroccan subsidiary of the French automotive supplier Novares Group, a €16.5 million loan. The amount will be used to finance the Novares project in Morocco, supplying the plants of Peugeot PSA in Kenitra and of Renault in Tangiers. The funds will also […]
Morocco’s thriving automotive industry continues to attract foreign investors and car parts markers looking for business and growth opportunities. Among these investors, Adient, the global leader in automotive seating, which has announced the opening of its first plant in the North African Kingdom. The plant, based in Kenitra, will expand Adient’s fabrics business, which designs […]
Morocco’s automotive sector was the largest in Africa in 2017 with an output of 345,000 cars, surpassing South Africa’s production of 331,000 cars, South African business news outlet, IOL, said. “Morocco posed a threat to South Africa’s automotive industry because it was about 16km from Europe and focused on that market rather than sub-Saharan Africa,” […]
Morocco raised its automotive industry target to 1 million vehicle by 2025 in light of the positive results shown by the sector. Minister of Industry Moulay Hafid El Alamy voiced confidence in achieving such a goal, which could generate 200 billion dirhams. He said the current performance of Morocco’s car industry is moving at a […]
South Korean wheel manufacturer, Hands Corporation, will soon operate a factory worth 4.33 billion dirhams ($472 million) in Tangier. A ceremony marking the launch of construction works of the new plant was attended by Morocco’s Industry and Investment Minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy who said that the 23 hectare-factory will create 1300 direct jobs and will […]
Spanish car parts maker, Ficosa, will start operating its Moroccan plant specializing in producing in-vehicle cameras on March 20, the company said. The Catalonia-based Ficosa, which has been sold to Japan’s Panasonic last July, has completed the plant for a total cost of €30 million. The plant, which will offer 800 direct jobs by 2020, […]