
Morocco Aims to Double Car Production to 1 Million Annually by 2030
One million cars produced per year in Morocco. This is the objective of the Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, by 2030.

One million cars produced per year in Morocco. This is the objective of the Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, by 2030.

The Moroccan start-up Atlas E-Mobility has recently announced its plans for the future: the creation of an electric car, whose name remains a mystery. This vehicle, promising simplicity and functionality, will be inspired by Moroccan aesthetics, according to Mohammed Yehya El Bakkali, co-founder and CEO of Atlas.

Lear Corporation has announced its intention to open a connection systems plant in Morocco in the third quarter of 2023. This plant will produce injection-molded parts and technical plastics for automotive manufacturers, suppliers and business units of electronic systems and seats.

The NamX Huv by Pininfarina, a revolutionary hydrogen-powered car created by Moroccan Faouzi Annajah, has received the 2023 Green Good Design Sustainability Award in the Green Transportation category.

In the eyes of some Algerian media, NamX Huv, a car model from the first Moroccan manufacturer and a prototype of a hydrogen vehicle, presented to King Mohammed VI on May 15, 2023, would not be 100% Moroccan.

As the French government is undertaking a reform of the ecological bonus for electric cars, the price of the Citroën AMI, an electric car without a license, manufactured in the PSA Group’s plant located in Kenitra, Morocco, could increase or decrease by the end of the year.

After several months of suspense and launch promises, the new "100% Moroccan" car has finally been unveiled in front of King Mohammed VI at the Royal Palace in Rabat. Intended first for Moroccans before considering its export, "Neo" is offered at a very affordable price according to its designers.

King Mohammed VI presided on Monday at the Royal Palace in Rabat the ceremony to present the first vehicle of a Moroccan automotive manufacturer, as well as the prototype of a hydrogen-powered vehicle developed by a Moroccan living abroad.

Following the announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron of the reform of the ecological bonus for electric cars that will favor the European automotive industry, the Dacia brand is considering relocating the Spring, produced in China, to Romania or Morocco.

French President Emmanuel Macron is launching a reform of the ecological bonus for electric cars, which will favor the European automotive industry but could have a negative impact on Morocco, where several models are manufactured.

As an integral part of the Hanover-based Continental AG company, the German group ContiTech, a specialist in automotive air conditioning (HVAC) systems, has decided to liquidate its subsidiary created in 2014 in Morocco.

Morocco ranks 11th globally as a customer of the Renault Group and the leading customer in the Africa/Middle East region, where the French automaker’s sales recorded a 14.1% increase compared to the same period in 2022.