Morocco’s overall port traffic is doing well despite the health crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, it went from 153.1 million tons in 2019 to 172.1 million tons in 2020, an increase of 12.4%.
A Spanish car seat manufacturing company in Tangier has laid off 400 employees who have decided to organize an unlimited sit-in to protest against this mass layoff. They dispute the economic reason put forward by the company, which has just opened a subsidiary in Kenitra.
The automotive market in Morocco is finally regaining its pre-crisis momentum. In March 2021, 16,717 new vehicles were sold, an increase of 18.46% compared to February 2021.
Morocco has great potential to make it the digital crossroads of the continent, provided the government implements appropriate policies for change. Ludovic Subran, chief economist at Allianz SE, provides some clarification on Industry 4.0.
Morocco is showing interest in the new hydrogen trains from the French rail manufacturer Alstom. These are eco-friendly trains that can transport 220 passengers.
What business opportunities with Morocco ? This was the focus of a videoconference organized by the Andalusian Agency for the Promotion of Exports (Extenda), which was attended by about a hundred Andalusian operators.
48 hours after being put into service, nine of the 450 buses in the Casablanca fleet were vandalized by two young people. They were apprehended thanks to the surveillance cameras on the new buses.
The very first intelligent charging station produced entirely in Morocco is now a reality. Intended for iSmart electric vehicles, it was presented at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy.
The severe global shortage of electronic components is behind the slowdown in vehicle production at the Renault group in Tangier and Meloussa. Production is expected to resume in the 2nd half of the year.
Citroën has launched a "modernization campaign" for its Ami quadricycle made in Morocco, in order to correct its various defects. Nearly 200 Amis are already being transported to its expertise centers.
While Europeans are flocking to electric and hybrid cars, the opposite is true in Morocco . So far, Moroccans’ enthusiasm for electric and hybrid cars remains anecdotal.
The Renault plant in Tangier is suspending its activities this week. The origin of this suspension is the shortage of electronic components at some of its suppliers.