Automobiles: Morocco Is Shaking Spain’s Automotive Industry

The Tanger Med port handles more than 20,000 cargo ships of all types every year. Located in deep waters, just 15 kilometers from Tarifa, this Moroccan port platform, which began operations in 2007, has become the true gateway to the Mediterranean in terms of maritime freight transport. Its strategic geographical position enables it to deliver any goods to European cities such as Barcelona or Marseille within 24 hours.

Tanger Med is at the heart of King Mohammed VI’s project to make Morocco Europe’s automotive factory. As proof, the capacity of Tanger Automotive City, the area dedicated to the storage and transport of cars, has been doubled, rising from 517 hectares in 2024 to 1,185 hectares; this is intended to accommodate the ever-growing volume of vehicles transported daily. In 2025, Tanger Automotive City will handle 578,446 vehicles from the Renault and Stellantis brands, nearly half a million trucks, and 8.6 million containers, making Tanger Med Africa’s leading port.

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Stellantis plans to increase production at its Kénitra plant, which could also resume production of the Citroën C4, currently carried out by the Villaverde plant in Madrid. Stellantis also produces the Peugeot 208, the Citroën Ami, the Fiat Topolino, and the Opel e-Rocks at its plant in Morocco. Renault, for its part, produces the Dacia Sandero and Logan, as well as hybrid models such as the Dacia Jogger, at its two plants in Morocco, in Casablanca and Tanger.

Morocco plans to double its automotive production capacity to reach one million units this year. Meanwhile, Spain produced 2.3 million units in 2024, a figure that fell by approximately 9% during the first quarter of 2025, reports El Debate.