The French group HighCo will close Sogec’s production site in Villebon-sur-Yvette and centralize the processing of its promotional operations in Morocco. The restructuring concerns 64 employees in France and is expected to enable the company to significantly improve its profitability from 2027.
Swiss group Cicor is selling its Tunisian factory to consolidate all its North African operations in Morocco . This decision is part of a global optimization plan designed to rapidly increase the company’s overall profitability.
Facing economic pressure and Chinese competition, the Stellantis group is reorganizing its production. The historic Spanish Villaverde plant will lose the assembly of the next generation Citroën C4 , which will be relocated to Morocco.
Union negotiations are stalling at Renault’s Spanish factories, threatening the allocation of several new vehicles. Facing this deadlock, the automaker is seriously considering relocating this major workload to Morocco.
In serious financial and material difficulty, the aeronautical flagship Daher is preparing to transfer part of its production to Morocco . A decision that provokes anger from unions, concerned about the future of the historic Tarbes site.
Artificial intelligence is disrupting customer service. While it automates simple requests, this technology now threatens jobs relocated to Morocco and imposes unprecedented psychological pressure on call center agents, increasingly monitored by algorithms.
The Amicio call center in Redon is preparing to lay off its 85 employees, mostly women. A emblematic closure of the crisis in a sector hit by artificial intelligence and fierce competition from offshore countries, including Morocco.
The SETCa union denounces gradual layoffs at WBCC in Herstal. The organization is concerned about the transfer of several services to Morocco , to the detriment of local employment in the Liège region.
The debate around the future of the American military bases in Rota and Morón is intensifying. Faced with political instability in Madrid, Morocco is positioning itself to recover part of these strategic NATO infrastructures.
Faced with the relocation of their production to Morocco , the 131 employees of the French Lisi automotive plant are on strike. As the final closure approaches, these workers denounce the dismissal compensation deemed derisory.
Morocco now attracts half of Chinese automotive investments in the MENA region. Benefiting from free trade agreements with the West and vast phosphate reserves, the kingdom is emerging as a strategic hub for global electric battery production.
Morocco is emerging as China’s preferred industrial platform to circumvent Western trade barriers. According to BMI-Fitch Solutions, the Kingdom has attracted nearly 50% of Chinese automotive investments recorded in the MENA region between 2023 and 2025.