Point S aims to install two more points of sale in Morocco. The specialist in vehicle maintenance wants to further strengthen its presence in the country and become the benchmark in the sector.
It is confirmed, the new range of Dacia will indeed be produced in Morocco. However, it will have to wait one to two years, the time to strictly and rigorously respect the process which goes through a multi-industrial validation.
Starting in October, parking fees will be paid by SMS. According to the SDL, the organization in charge of parking management in Fez, the project will be operational with interactive terminals.
The index of production of manufacturing industries excluding oil refining fell by 21.4% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. This is the consequence of the widespread lockdown in force in Morocco as well as in the majority of partner countries.
From 2010, Rachida Dati was employed by Renault, who paid her 900,000 euros. The justice system smells an rather illegal contract, and perhaps a fictitious job, just like journalists Gérard Davet and Fabrice Lhomme who investigated the case.
Despite the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister of Industry is very serene about the automotive industry, which is nevertheless in difficulty. According to Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Morocco intends to take advantage of all the opportunities offered by the crisis to become the most competitive automotive hub in the world.
For the first seven months of 2020, both Moroccan imports and exports of goods recorded year-on-year declines of 17.5% and 17% respectively compared to the same period last year.
The Association of Car Rental Companies without Drivers in Morocco (Alascam) has published data showing that 60% of companies are bankrupt and 90% are unable to pay their employees.
The automotive sector in Morocco is struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Abdelaâziz Ait Ali, a researcher at the Policy Center for the new South, the industry has lost 13.9 billion dirhams, a 40% drop in its turnover.
Car insurance contracts will soon undergo an evolution. This is a reform aimed at contributing to the technical recovery of the automotive branch.
The municipality of Kénitra has finally found a solution to its bus transport crisis, after a long conflict with Karama Bus, the delegatee of this service for nearly a decade. It is the Foughal company that becomes the new operator.
Car rental agencies are among the sectors of activity that will have difficulty recovering after having spent nearly four months in confinement. In Morocco, we note a drop in car rental bookings, to the point where, burdened with debt and paralyzed by expenses, they are living an untenable situation.