Stellantis will double its production capacity in Kenitra (Morocco)
-The Stellantis group announced that it would double the production capacity of its Moroccan factory in Kenitra, which will go from 200,000 vehicles per year to 400,000 vehicles per year in 2024 and then 800,000 per year in 2030.
-Currently, only part of the thermal Peugeot 208 is produced in Kenitra (less than 100,000 units per year) as well as the Citroën AMI and Opel Rocks-e electric cars (12,000 units per year). With the arrival of the Fiat version (Topolino), the number of small urban vehicles should reach 20,000 units produced per year in 2024-2025 but Stellantis has announced that it intends to produce 50,000 per year by 2030. For the remaining production capacities, Stellantis' projects are still unclear.
-It seems that the carmaker wants to implement the CMP Entry platform there for economic models adapted to the markets of North Africa and the Middle East, but no model is specified. It is possible that the new Citroën C3 which has just been revealed and which uses this platform will be produced in Kenitra (in addition to the Slovak site of Trnava) and also the future Fiat Panda which will be very close to this Citroën C3, as well as the Opel Crossland which will also be very close to the Citroën C3. Other models could be added to this list. The Peugeot 208 could also see its production volume increase from the current generation and especially from the launch of the next generation (scheduled for 2026).
-Thanks to all of these models, Stellantis intends to take a 40% share of the passenger car market in North Africa in 2030 (current market of less than 500,000 vehicles per year) while today Renault is largely the leader on this market, without being able to define its market share precisely.