Nissan and Tata interested in Morocco
15 January 2013
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Nissan of Japan and Tata of India are interested in establishing industrial operations in Morocco, following Renault at the beginning of 2012, declared the Moroccan Minister of Industry, Abdelkader Amara.
"After Renault, two new car manufacturers are studying the possibility of establishing themselves in the kingdom. One of them is the Indian Tata," said the minister at a forum organized Wednesday by the daily Le Matin (official). The minister also indicated that Nissan "announced its intention to invest in Morocco, which has become a promising platform for the automotive industry," reported MAP, the official news agency.
After Renault, Nissan
Renault inaugurated a giant factory near Tangier (north) at the beginning of February 2012, a new "low cost" base at the gates of Europe and a bridgehead to Africa. In 2013, the production capacity of this plant should reach some 300,000 vehicles per year. "Several international groups are interested in Morocco as a promising industrial platform and are "short-listed" by the ministry," said Mr. Amara on the sidelines of an automotive forum in Tangier last November. According to him, about thirty equipment manufacturers have also settled in Morocco in the wake of Renault, creating more than 20,000 jobs.
Lepoint.fr
Posted online January 15, 2013.
"After Renault, two new car manufacturers are studying the possibility of establishing themselves in the kingdom. One of them is the Indian Tata," said the minister at a forum organized Wednesday by the daily Le Matin (official). The minister also indicated that Nissan "announced its intention to invest in Morocco, which has become a promising platform for the automotive industry," reported MAP, the official news agency.
After Renault, Nissan
Renault inaugurated a giant factory near Tangier (north) at the beginning of February 2012, a new "low cost" base at the gates of Europe and a bridgehead to Africa. In 2013, the production capacity of this plant should reach some 300,000 vehicles per year. "Several international groups are interested in Morocco as a promising industrial platform and are "short-listed" by the ministry," said Mr. Amara on the sidelines of an automotive forum in Tangier last November. According to him, about thirty equipment manufacturers have also settled in Morocco in the wake of Renault, creating more than 20,000 jobs.
Lepoint.fr
Posted online January 15, 2013.
