Will the Tesla brand be established in Morocco? This is the question that has been asked in Casablanca for a few days now, following the installation of several electric vehicle charging stations bearing the brand’s name.
After France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the small Citroën AMI , produced in Morocco, will attack the United Kingdom as of 2022. Several British customers have already expressed interest in the 100% electric car.
Aptiv, the multinational specialized in the design and manufacture of automotive equipment, will invest 394 million dirhams (MDH) to build a automotive cable factory in the city of Oujda.
New car sales in Morocco have withstood the health crisis. Over the first eight months of the year, an increase of 13.81% was recorded for a total of 118,382 units sold.
Opel would have chosen Morocco as the production site for a new vehicle model. This choice would be explained by the PSA policy aimed at deploying the German brand outside Europe.
Despite the difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Moroccan exports have increased significantly this year thanks to the industrial project bank initiative, which has contributed to a revitalization of Moroccan markets internationally.
The American group PPG, which notably markets automotive paint products, announced on Thursday the start-up of its plant in Tangier.
Morocco has just signed a technology transfer agreement with Brazil in the field of electric mobility. The Green Energy Park (GEP), a solar energy research and training center based in Benguerir and INESC P&D Brasil, a scientific and technological network , have sealed this new partnership.
Morocco wants to dethrone India and China to become the world leader in automotive competitiveness. An ambition that Moulay Hafid Elalamy , Minister of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy, reiterated during the signing of an agreement with the Renault Group.
Automotive exports stood at 152.88 million dirhams (MDH) in the first six months of 2021, up 61.1% compared to the end of June 2020. At the same time, imports are also up 19.5%.
The manufacture of automotive parts for the Tesla brand of billionaire Elon Musk entrusted to the American company STMicroelectronics, located in Bouskoura in the Casablanca region, propels Morocco into the electric vehicle market. It is on the verge of becoming the first African country to enter this market.
Morocco’s energy bill has dropped considerably in 2020. This emerges from the annual report on foreign trade for the year 2020, carried out by the Office des Changes .