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• Fiat to Launch Topolino: New Micro EV Set for Moroccan Production in 2023
  10 April 2022, by Sylvanus

  The Italian car manufacturer Fiat is active in the production of its own version of the Citroën Ami, currently produced in Morocco. Its name: Fiat Topolino, a new convertible variant that would be launched in 2023.
  Fiat Topolino, a version of the Citroën Ami, would be manufactured in Kénitra, Morocco to be marketed in Italy, reports L’Argus. This new twin of the Chevrons’ light quadricycle has already been partially unveiled to some Italian distributors, according to Automotive News (…)

• Morocco’s New Car Sales Surge 37% in Q1 2021, Led by Dacia and Renault
  23 April 2021, by Jonas

  Car sales in Morocco are rebounding after the difficulties experienced in 2020. They are showing double-digit growth, marked by the sale of 44,000 new cars in the first three months of 2021.
  "New car sales stood at 44,163 units in the first three months of 2021, up 37.4% compared to the end of March 2020," according to statistics from the Association of Automotive Vehicle Importers in Morocco (AIVAM).
  The Romanian concessionaire "Dacia" with its models classified in Morocco in the (…)

• Citroën Ami Electric Car Demand Surges, Overwhelming Moroccan Factory
  8 November 2020, by Sylvanus

  The Citroën Ami electric is a huge success to the point that the manufacturer’s plant in Kénitra is overwhelmed. Delivery delays are becoming glaring.
  The 100% electric quadricycle Ami sold for cash with an entry ticket of €6,900 (excluding bonus) or on long-term rental, starting at €19.99/month, is selling easily, especially with the diversification of sales channels. Online sales have brought in a lot for the manufacturer. Orders are multiplying. During confinement too. In total, 2,300 (…)

• Citroën Unveils AMI: Affordable Electric Microcar Made in Morocco, No License Required
  28 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  Named AMI, the new car from the avant-garde French brand is a 2.41 m long vehicle that does not require a driver’s license.
  This two-seat car will be manufactured in the PSA factories in Kenitra, and will be offered at a price of 6,900 euros, or 19.99 euros per month. This payment option is also offered by the brand for this vehicle "primarily intended for an urban and young audience". In addition, AMI will only be sold online.
  In addition, the small vehicle does not require a driver’s (…)

• Citroën Launches Affordable Electric Mini-Car for Urban Teens, Made in Morocco
  5 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  Unveiled in February, the low-cost and no-license "Ami" electric car, produced in Kénitra, Morocco, will be launched on the market on May 11, the date of the entry into force of deconfinement in France. Citroën unveiled on April 27 the various offers related to this atypical model.
  The launch of the new 100% electric vehicle will take place after deconfinement. The marketing of this model will therefore begin on May 11, the date of deconfinement. Citroën has manufactured this mini-car for (…)

• Affordable Citroën AMI Electric Vehicle Sees Surge in Demand, Produced in Morocco
  31 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  Already a thousand orders recorded. The price of the Citroën explains the multiplicity of orders. The manufacturer claims that 56% of buyers were attracted by its price. The production capacity of the Citroën AMI is 20,000 vehicles per year.
  "We are trying to offer an alternative to public transport, and to electric scooters and scooters," explains Vincent Cobée, CEO of Citroën, to BFMTV. "You arrive in an environment where the logical budget for a person is around 70 euros per month. This (…)

• Morocco’s New Car Sales Drop 22.3% in First 11 Months of 2020, AIVAM Reports
  5 December 2020, by Sylvanus

  The latest figures from the Association of Automobile Importers in Morocco (AIVAM) indicate that passenger car sales fell by 6.25% (11,071 units) compared to those of November 2019.
  According to AIVAM, new car sales amounted to 111,882 units at the end of the first eleven months of 2020, down 22.3% compared to the end of November 2019. Passenger cars thus recorded a 23.57% drop (97,842 units) while light commercial vehicles fell by 12.09% (14,040 units).
  Brands whose sales are down: (…)

• Citroën Recalls Moroccan-Made Ami Electric Cars to Fix Multiple Defects
  13 February 2021, by Sylvanus

  Citroën has launched a "modernization campaign" for its Ami quadricycle made in Morocco, in order to correct its various defects. Nearly 200 Amis are already being transported to its expertise centers.
  The defects are of various kinds: waterproofing, door closing, windshield wiper motor, electrical system and battery, underbody, braking system and handbrake sensor, details L’Argus. Contrary to the standard pattern for these recall campaigns, "the interventions will be entrusted to three (…)

• Citroën’s Moroccan-Made Electric AMI to Launch in UK Market in 2022
  25 September 2021, by Armel

  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.
  The two-seater electric car manufactured since 2020 in the Kenitra plant has clearly been very successful in Europe.
  According to a Citroën press release, the United Kingdom will be the next stage of this deployment as this model will be marketed there in 2022.
  Its seductive power (…)

• Citroën Ami Electric Car Price Rises, Still Competitive in License-Free Market
  3 February 2022, by Prince

  Citroën has just increased, at the beginning of this year, the price of its 100% electric Ami model, produced in Morocco and accessible without a license.
  The price of Citroën’s electric Ami car has gone from €7,390 to €7,790 since the beginning of this year, an increase of more than €400. The 2-seater car remains very competitive on the market, even if delivery times have been extended in recent months, reports Frandroid, specifying that the vehicle, ordered online, is delivered after (…)