Tangier Automotive City

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• TI Automotive Invests €16 Million in New Tangier Factory for Fuel System Production
  10 January 2019, by Said

  The American company TI Automotive has just announced an investment of 16 million euros in a new factory located in Tangier.
  The specialist in engine fuel systems and fluid transport will thus build a new factory which, ultimately, should produce 4.5 million meters of tubes per year, reports the newspaper Le Matin.
  The production of this new unit located in Tanger Med will be exported to Europe, particularly to Germany, the same source said.
  In January 2017, TI Automotive had (…)

• Indian Auto Parts Maker Varroc Opens Morocco Factory, Creating 650 Jobs
  27 February 2019, by Said

  The north of Morocco continues to attract companies in the automotive sector with the inauguration on Tuesday of the new factory of the Indian group Varroc in Tanger Automotive City.
  Established on an area of 17,000 m2, the new unit will be entirely dedicated to the production of headlights and taillights for the brand’s customers in Morocco, Spain and France. It should supply, among others, Renault Tangier, PSA Kenitra, Volkswagen and discussions are currently underway for the Ford (…)

• Valeo Expands Moroccan Auto Industry with $140 Million Tangier Plant, Creating 1,000 Jobs
  6 May 2019, by Bladi.net

  Valeo has just inaugurated a new industrial site in Tanger Automotive City. With a total investment of 130 million Euros, through this significant investment, Valeo, which specializes in the manufacture of automotive parts and equipment, intends to fully play its part in the great industrial march of the Kingdom of Morocco.
  Tanger Automotive City is taking shape. Indeed, a new industrial site has been born there. And the amount of its realization testifies to all the enthusiasm it (…)

• Baleària Sees 30% Surge in Morocco-Spain Freight Traffic as Morocco Emerges as ’Europe’s New Factory’
  7 April 2023, by Said

  The maritime transport company Baleària recorded a 30% growth in freight traffic in the first quarter of 2023 on its connection lines with Morocco. It thus transported a total of 570,000 linear meters of goods on the Almería-Nador, Algeciras-Tangier and the Motril-Tangier line, launched in November 2022. The most transported products are textiles, automotive and food (fresh vegetables).
  The port of Motril in Andalusia is emerging as a solid alternative to the road between Algeciras and (…)

• Moroccan Automotive Hub Triples in Size as Tanger Free Zone Expands
  10 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The draft decree amending the one establishing the free zone, Tanger automotive city, has been validated by the Council of Government. This paves the way for the extension of this free zone, whose area is about to triple.
  The area of Tanger automotive city (TAC) will increase from 178 hectares to 517 hectares. This is the scope of draft decree 2.19.744 amending decree 2.10.337 on the establishment of the free zone, Tanger automotive city, which was validated by the Council of Government. (…)

• Indian Auto Parts Giant SMG to Build Second Factory in Morocco’s Tanger Automotive City
  27 May 2020, by Bladi.net

  The Indian giant Samvardhana Motherson Group (SMG) is setting up in Tanger Automotive City. Pending the construction of its second production site, SMG is working to obtain the administrative authorizations related to the environmental impact of such a project.
  The Indian Samvardhana Motherson Group (SMG) will soon start the construction of a second factory in Morocco. SMG wants to invest 150 million dirhams to build a factory for the manufacture of automotive interior systems in the (…)

• Japanese Auto Parts Maker Mitsui Kinzoku Act Invests $12.5M in New Tangier Factory
  4 April 2019, by Said

  A new investment in the automotive sector in Morocco with the announcement of the installation in the Tangier Automotive City (TAC) of the Japanese group Mitsui Kinzoku Act.
  This specialist in door mechanisms has just put 12.5 million euros, or about 130 million dirhams, on the table for the construction of a factory on a site of more than 20,000 m2. In detail, the first phase of the work will concern a 5,600 m2 production site that will house assembly lines equipped with the latest (…)