Automotive sector exports amounted to 77.68 billion dirhams for the first nine months of this year, up 34.9% compared to the end of September 2021, according to the Foreign Exchange Office. These exports reach their highest level during the same period in the last five years, indicates the Office which …
Read More »Mobilize Duo will be produced at the Renault plant in Morocco
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Moroccan industrial site in Tangier, the Renault automotive group has awarded it the production of a new model, in addition to the Dacia: the Mobilize Duo. This first 100% electric vehicle, designed for shared mobility, will roll off the lines from 2023. Inaugurated …
Read More »Inauguration of the Adient Automotive Seating Morocco plant
The Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, chaired the inauguration ceremony of the new Adient Automotive Seating Morocco plant, in the presence of the President of the EMEA division, Michel Berthelin, the General Manager, Mohamed Al Fatine, local authorities and industrialists from the Kenitra free zone. Specializing in the …
Read More »Automotive companies leave Ukraine for Morocco
The Russian invasion in Ukraine is pushing some companies in the automotive industry to leave this country, which was the center of gravity of the sector in Europe, to settle in Morocco. Automobile companies based in Ukraine started by leaving the country in view of the persistence of the crisis …
Read More »Dacia’s electric Spring will soon be sold in Morocco
Dacia has announced that the Spring, the brand’s 100% electric city car, will be introduced on the Moroccan market by the end of the year. More specifically, the marketing of the Dacia Spring in Morocco is scheduled for November, said Fabrice Crevola, General Manager of the Dacia brand in Morocco. …
Read More »Repsol and Ravago will build a factory in Morocco
Repsol and Ravago plan to build the largest plant of polypropylene (PP) compounds for the automotive sector in Morocco. It will be installed in the free zone of Tangier and will be operational from 2023. The plant will have a production capacity of 18,500 tons per year to meet local …
Read More »Turkish automotive supplier Martur Fompak inaugurates a factory in Morocco
Turkish automotive supplier Martur Fompak International inaugurated an industrial unit in Tanger Automotive City, located in the Tanger Med industrial platform, in the presence of the Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour. Built on 38,487 m² of land, this plant, whose construction was supported by the Ministry of Industry …
Read More »Citic Dicastal builds a 3rd factory in Morocco
The Chinese group Citic Dicastal has announced the construction of a third factory in Morocco, specializing in the casting and machining of aluminum chassis components. With an overall investment of 1.8 billion dirhams, the “Dika Morroco Castings – DMC” project will be carried out within the Atlantic Free Zone in …
Read More »A first electric battery factory in Morocco
Morocco is about to take its first industrial steps in the production chain of electric cars. Indeed, the “Marocaine Industrielle des Batteries” (MARIBAT), a company specializing in the manufacture and marketing of batteries in different segments (cars, heavy goods vehicles, solar systems, marine, etc.), is immediately launching the construction of …
Read More »Morocco’s automotive exports reach MAD 83.78 billion in 2021
Exports of the automotive sector reached 83.78 billion dirhams at the end of December 2021, up 15.9% compared to 2020, according to the Office des Changes (exchange office). This rise is due to the increase in sales of the construction segment (+35.2%), combined with the decline in those of the …
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