The automotive industry has become Morocco’s leading export sector. It is built around two assembly hubs, Renault Tanger-Méditerranée (Melloussa) and Stellantis Kénitra, and a dense network of tier suppliers in the free zones Tanger Automotive City (TAC), Tanger Free Zone (TFZ), Atlantic Free Zone (AFZ) at Kénitra, and Nouaceur near Casablanca.
Players
- OEMs, Renault Tangier, Stellantis Kénitra.
- Tier-1 suppliers, Yazaki, Sumitomo, Lear, Valeo, Aptiv, Denso, Faurecia, Delphi, JTEKT, GMD, Saint-Gobain Sekurit, Gestamp, Adient.
- Industry federation, AMICA.
- Training, IFMIA (Tangier, Kénitra, Casablanca).
Industrial zones
- Tangier, Renault ecosystem plus wiring, seats and stamping tier 1;
- Kénitra, Stellantis ecosystem plus tier 1;
- Casablanca-Nouaceur, tier 2/3, R&D, logistics;
- Tetouan Park and Skhirate for complementary activities.
Hiring roles
- Production, quality (IATF 16949), methods, logistics and maintenance engineers;
- Higher technicians in electromechanics, automation, plastics, stamping;
- Skilled assembly-line operators;
- Buyers, supply-chain planners, logistics coordinators;
- Workshop supervisors, team leaders.
Training
IFMIA for technical trades; EMI, ENSA, ENSAM, ENIM Rabat, Centrale Casablanca for engineers; ESITH Casablanca for wiring and automotive textiles; OFPPT for technicians.