Concern is growing in Italy in the face of Stellantis’ strategy. While the automotive giant is halving the production capacity of its Melfi plant and its supply chain in Basilicata, it is doubling that of its plant in Kenitra, Morocco . A situation that worries local economic players.
In an interview, Mohamed El Khatib, playwright and stage director, discusses the importance of the old Renault 12 and Peugeot 504 overloaded cars used by thousands of North Africans who returned to Morocco and Algeria during the holidays.
The used vehicle market is booming in Morocco. More than 700,000 transactions were recorded in 2023, compared to 163,504 for new vehicles. However, the market remains confronted with the predominance of the informal sector.
The phenomenon of illegal parking attendants who demand exorbitant rates from vehicle owners continues to spark a lively controversy in Morocco. A deputy from the National Rally of Independents (RNI) has questioned the government on this issue.
A French racing driver died from injuries sustained in an accident on Monday during the Rallye du Maroc near Zagora.
Four civil servants from the city of Rabat were convicted by the court of first instance of the city for their involvement in a network of falsification of residence certificates allowing non-residents to obtain vehicle registration plates from the city.
Morocco has launched an international tender for the acquisition and installation of automatic road traffic counting devices. The cost of the contract is 16 million dirhams.
Good news for Moroccan motorists! Fuel prices will again see a significant drop in the coming days.
The Civil Guard intercepted at the port of Tarifa 22 high-end vehicles stolen in Europe that were about to be shipped to Morocco. In total, nine people were arrested, seven of whom were charged.
The trade embargo imposed by Turkey on Tel Aviv due to the continuation of the war in the Gaza Strip is causing serious disruptions in the Israeli automotive sector. Faced with this situation, Israel has turned to Morocco to import vehicles produced on its territory.
While she rented out her car in August through a peer-to-peer website, Sarah, a 27-year-old resident of Paris, found that her vehicle had been sold to a third party. The young woman fought to recover her property, which she finally found in Narbonne... after a detour to Morocco.
While car importers and dealers were celebrating the implementation of the European Euro 6 environmental standard for the homologation of new vehicles marketed in the Moroccan market, the government of Aziz Akhannouch has decided to postpone it.