Which Cars Are Made in Morocco? Models, Plants and Exports

Last reviewed: 2026-10-02

Short answer: Morocco builds cars for two global carmakers. Renault Group produces the Dacia Sandero, Sandero Stepway, Dacia Jogger (including the hybrid), Dacia Logan, Renault Express and Renault Kardian at its Tangier plant and at SOMACA in Casablanca. Stellantis produces the Peugeot 208, Citroën Ami, Opel Rocks-e and Fiat Topolino at Kenitra, where production of the Fiat Grizzly and Fiat Fastback started in July 2026. Renault alone built around 394,000 vehicles in Morocco in 2025, and most of them were exported, which makes Morocco Africa's largest passenger-car producer.

Welche Autos werden in Marokko produziert? In Marokko fertigt Renault in Tanger und Casablanca (SOMACA) den Dacia Sandero, Sandero Stepway, Jogger, Logan sowie den Renault Express und Kardian. Stellantis baut in Kenitra den Peugeot 208, den Citroën Ami, den Opel Rocks-e und den Fiat Topolino, seit Juli 2026 auch den Fiat Grizzly und den Fiat Fastback. Der Großteil der Fahrzeuge wird nach Europa exportiert.

Cars made in Morocco: models and plants

The table below lists the main passenger and light commercial vehicles assembled in Morocco as of 2026. Volumes are approximate 2025 figures published by Renault Group. Stellantis does not publish a model-by-model breakdown for Kenitra.

Who makes cars in Morocco?

Renault Group: Tangier and Casablanca

Renault has assembled vehicles in Morocco since it took control of SOMACA (Société Marocaine de Constructions Automobiles) in Casablanca. SOMACA is the country's historic assembly plant and dates from 1959. The company's main export base is the Tangier plant at Melloussa, which opened in 2012 next to the Tanger Med port. According to Renault Group, its Moroccan plants produced 394,474 vehicles in 2025. About 82% of them were exported to 63 countries, which makes Morocco Renault's second-largest production country by volume after France.

Tangier runs two assembly lines. Line 1 builds the Renault Express and entry-level Sandero and Sandero Stepway. Line 2 builds the rest of the Sandero range and the Jogger. SOMACA, which supplies more of the domestic market, builds the Logan, the Sandero and the Renault Kardian.

Stellantis: Kenitra

Stellantis (then PSA) opened its Kenitra plant in the Atlantic Free Zone in 2019 with the Peugeot 208. It later added the electric micro-cars sold as the Citroën Ami, Opel Rocks-e and Fiat Topolino. After an expansion, Stellantis says the site has an installed capacity of about 535,000 vehicles and 350,000 engines a year. In July 2026 Kenitra began building the Fiat Grizzly and Fiat Fastback, which broadens its range beyond small cars.

Renault and Stellantis together historically had around 700,000 units of annual capacity in Morocco. With the Kenitra expansion, the industry's combined installed capacity is now often put at roughly one million vehicles a year. Actual output depends on export demand.

Neo Motors: a Moroccan brand

Neo Motors is a Moroccan-owned carmaker based in Aïn Aouda, near Rabat. Its volumes are small next to Renault and Stellantis. Its significance is symbolic and industrial: it shows that local capital and engineering are moving beyond component supply into full vehicle design and assembly, mainly for the domestic market.

How much does Morocco's car industry export?

The automotive sector is Morocco's largest export industry. According to the Office des Changes, automotive exports reached a record of about MAD 157.6 billion in 2024. They eased by around 2% to MAD 154.5 billion in 2025 but still stayed above the MAD 150 billion mark. Growth resumed in 2026, with exports up about 14.9% year on year from January to July 2026.

Exports are split between finished vehicles and components such as wiring harnesses, seats, interiors and electronics, which go into cars built in Europe. Most finished vehicles leave through Tanger Med, the Mediterranean's busiest container port, and through Kenitra's links to the Atlantic coast. For the wider picture of how automotive fits into national trade, see our Morocco economy overview.

Where are cars made? The three automotive hubs

• Tangier: Tangier Automotive City and Tanger Med zones. This hub hosts the Renault plant and a dense cluster of suppliers working in free-zone conditions. It is within sight of Spain and connected by rail to the port.
• Kenitra: Atlantic Free Zone. This hub is built around the Stellantis plant, and its supplier park keeps growing. It is also the site of the planned Gotion battery gigafactory.
• Casablanca and the surrounding region. This area includes SOMACA, the Midparc and Nouaceur zones near Mohammed V Airport, and many wiring, plastics and metalworking suppliers.

Most automotive investment sits in industrial acceleration zones, which offer corporate-tax holidays and customs advantages. See our guide to Morocco's free trade zones for details.

Tier-1 automotive suppliers in Morocco

Behind the two carmakers sits an ecosystem of more than 250 suppliers, according to industry association AMICA and the Ministry of Industry. The best-known Tier-1 groups with Moroccan plants include:

• Wiring harnesses: Yazaki, Sumitomo Electric, Lear, Aptiv (formerly Delphi) and Leoni. Morocco is one of the world's largest wiring-harness production bases.
• Seats and interiors: Lear, Forvia (Faurecia) and Antolin.
• Electrical, thermal and lighting systems: Valeo and other European and Japanese specialists.
• Metal, plastics and tyres: stamping, injection moulding and rubber suppliers based mainly in Tangier, Kenitra and Casablanca.

Local integration, meaning the share of a car's value sourced in Morocco, has risen steadily. The government targets higher integration through its industrial acceleration programmes, and supplier development is a recurring theme in investment agreements. Our automotive industry guide covers supplier ecosystems, workforce and incentives in more depth, and key companies in Morocco profiles the leading industrial groups.

Electric vehicles and batteries

Morocco is already producing electric vehicles, starting with the Citroën Ami, Opel Rocks-e and Fiat Topolino from Kenitra. The next step is batteries. Chinese group Gotion High-Tech is building a battery gigafactory in Kenitra, with announced investment figures between about US$5.6 billion and US$6.5 billion. Production is expected from around the third quarter of 2026, starting at about 20 GWh of annual capacity with a second phase planned. Cathode, anode and battery-material projects linked to Morocco's phosphate and cobalt resources are also under way.

For European carmakers, Morocco offers two things: a local battery supply chain close to EU markets, and free-trade access to both the EU and the United States. This is one reason the country is increasingly described as a nearshoring base for EV production.

Why carmakers build in Morocco

• Proximity to Europe: Tangier is about 14 km from Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar, and shipping times to European plants are measured in days.
• Trade agreements: these include an association agreement with the EU, a free trade agreement with the United States, and agreements with Arab and African partners.
• Competitive costs: labour costs are well below Southern and Eastern Europe, and free zones offer tax holidays.
• Infrastructure: Tanger Med port, dedicated rail links to the plants, and modern motorways.
• Training: automotive training institutes (IFMIA) linked to the plants, and a large pool of young technicians and engineers.

For an overview of incentives and the investment process, read our guide to investing in Morocco. If you are comparing manufacturing locations, the aerospace sector shares many of the same suppliers, zones and training institutions.

Outlook

Morocco's car industry is entering a new phase. The Kenitra expansion and new Fiat models broaden the product range. The Gotion gigafactory adds battery production. Export growth in 2026 suggests the 2025 dip was temporary. The main risks are European demand cycles, rules of origin as EU climate policy tightens, and the pace at which local suppliers can move into higher-value components. Figures in this guide come from Renault Group, Stellantis, AMICA, the Office des Changes and the Ministry of Industry. Production volumes change each year, so check the latest official releases before making business decisions.