12/7/2024–|Last update: 7/13/202412:08 AM (Makkah Time)
Morocco announced today, Friday, the manufacture of the first “hybrid” car in the city of Tangier (north), for the first time in the country’s history, according to a statement by the Moroccan Minister of Industry, in a post published by the Ministry of Industry, via the “X” platform.
A hybrid car uses more than one form of energy and combines a conventional fuel engine (petrol or diesel) with an electric motor.
Minister Riad Mezzour said that his country “will manufacture 200 cars of this type daily to target the domestic and European markets.”
He described this step as “important for the country’s automotive industry”, and pointed out that it is “the first in the country’s history”.
The minister expected that this car would be in demand, given that his country wants to target several markets.
He said that with this new vehicle, Morocco continues its shift towards electric and hybrid mobility.
Yesterday in Tangier, Renault Morocco Group launched the production of the Dacia JOGGER, the first hybrid car bearing the “Made in Morocco” label. pic.twitter.com/CbqxtiD6Wu
— Ministry of Industry & Trade – Morocco (@mcinetgov_ma) July 12, 2024
On Thursday, Tangier hosted a ceremony organized by the French group “Renault Morocco” to announce the manufacture of the first hybrid car bearing the “Made in Morocco” label.
According to the Ministry of Industry, the Kingdom has become “one of the leading car manufacturing countries, producing 700,000 vehicles annually.”
In June 2020, the French company Citroen announced the manufacture of the first electric car at its factory in the city of Kenitra, northwest of the Kingdom.
On December 21, 2020, Morocco unveiled a locally produced prototype electric car charging station.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade said in a statement at the time that “the charging station is the result of a research project developed at the request of the auto industry.”
During September 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the start of manufacturing the first electric car for Renault at the Tangier plant.
