Volkswagen Considers Shifting Cable Production from Morocco to Spain, Creating 2,000 Jobs

The German group plans to set up a cable production plant for the consortium’s vehicles in Spain, several industry sources told La Tribuna de Automoción. The city of Extremadura should host this new plant, which will receive the cables manufactured by the Japanese supplier Fujikura for the group’s subsidiary in Morocco, where it has two plants, in Tangier and Kenitra.

The new plant in Spain could start with a workforce of "around 2,000 workers," according to the same industry sources, specifying that cable production requires a lot of manpower. However, the German group is studying options to reduce this workforce and achieve a "higher level of automation."

According to the same sources, Volkswagen’s decision to transfer activities from Morocco to Spain dates back to when Seat made its Future Fast Forward (F3) proposal for the loss of the electric and connected vehicle (ECV). The German group has chosen Spain to avoid geopolitical risks, as cables are a key element in the production process and the war in Ukraine has disrupted its supply and led to the closure of several of the group’s plants.