Stellantis is set to more than double the production capacity of its plant in Kenitra, Morocco, in the coming months, as part of a €1.2 billion expansion project that will raise its annual output to 535,000 vehicles.
The Kenitra facility, which reached a capacity of 200,000 vehicles in 2020, will support the company’s strategy to ramp up production across internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, hybrids, and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The plant began assembling mild hybrid engines in May and is expected to produce 350,000 engines per year.
The expansion includes the production of small electric vehicles such as the Citroen Ami, Opel Rocks-e, and Fiat Topolino. Annual production of these models increased to 70,000 units in January. This month, the plant will begin producing a new range of three-wheeled electric vehicles, including the Fiat Professional TRIS, an electric rickshaw-style model targeting last-mile logistics in the Middle East and Africa.
Stellantis also plans to manufacture up to 204,000 electric charging stations at the site annually, though specific technical details have not been disclosed.
Morocco’s Ministry of Industry expects the country’s total vehicle production to exceed one million units annually with the support of the Kenitra expansion. However, the proportion of electric vehicles in that total remains unspecified.
Source: reuters.com
