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Friday, February 10, 2012

Morocco opens North Africa's biggest car plant

The biggest car factory in North Africa has been officially opened by the French firm Renault in Melloussa, a small town on the Mediterranean near Tangiers,Morocco , an area close to Europe which offers tax benefits to manufacturers.It employs about 2,000 local staff and intends to triple production by 2015.  Renault has invested $1.5bn (£946m) in the factory, which currently has the capacity to produce 147,000 cars annually.




Low-cost cars will be produced under the Dacia brand for emerging markets 


Morocco's King Mohammed VI attended the inauguration in Melloussa, along with the country's trade minister and the head of Renault on Thursday Feb 09,2012

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