The second production line at Renault-Nissan’s plant
in Tangier, opened today, will make it the biggest plant in Africa, allowing the
facility to produce 340,000 vehicles a year.
The
public-private partnership between Kingdom of Morocco and Renault-Nissan
Alliance enhances the international reputation of the "Made in
Morocco" label.
The
inauguration of the line was presided over by Abdelkader Amara, Moroccan
Minister of Industry, Trade and New Technologies, and in the presence of
Jacques Prost, managing director of the Renault Morocco group, and a number of
key figures in politics and economics.
The
new line will increase the site's output capacity to 340,000 vehicles a year,
starting in 2014. It has required an investment of €400 million and will produce
Dacia Sandero and Dacia Sandero Stepway, two leading models in the Dacia range.
This
achievement, the result of a public-private partnership between the Kingdom of
Morocco and the Renault group, makes the plant a major industrial ambition and
a source of productivity and development for the country's automotive sector.
The
commitment of suppliers in their support for the plant contributed to the
successful completion of this new step forward, while meeting technical and
economic requirements.
This
development also helps to make Morocco a cornerstone of manufacturing
competitiveness and respects the ambitious road map coordinated by the
Renault-Nissan plant and the Kingdom of Morocco together with the
Moroccan Association for Automotive Industry and Trade, AMICA.
"Today's
ceremony is extremely important to us. It illustrates Renault's willingness to
meet its commitments and Moroccan Authorities' ambition to develop the
automotive industry in Morocco. I am sure this second production line will
produce quality Sandero vehicles and will be a strong testimony of the
"made in Morocco" label globally," said Prost.
Some
1,400 people have been recruited for the needs of the new line, raising the
plant's total workforce to 5,000. Morocco's Institute for Training Automotive
Industry Professionals, IFMIA, a tool for the development of human resources,
is pursuing its development strategy to hone the skills of the plant's new
recruits and existing staff.
The
plant was opened on 9 February 2012 by HM King Mohammed VI in the presence of
Carlos Ghosn, president of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Since then, the
Tangier plant has moved at a strong pace and day by day has successfully
developed its expertise and seemingly met its objectives. The adventure now continues
with a second production line and a third vehicle.
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