# Magneti Marelli plans shock absorber plant in Tangier, Morocco

Magneti Marelli signed an agreement to build a 20,000 sq m auto parts plant in Tanger Automotive City, Tangier, Morocco, producing shock absorbers. Production is scheduled to begin in 2019, employing about 500 people by 2025, with an investment of EUR 37 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-09-27
- Where: Tanger Automotive City, Tangier, Morocco
- Value: $43.0M (37.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 6 million pieces per year
- Products: shock absorbers for cars and commercial vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Magneti Marelli](https://endata.com/companies/21832.md)

## Sources

- [just-auto.com](https://www.just-auto.com/news/magneti-marelli-plans-shock-absorber-plant-in-morocco/), 2017-09-27: "We are delighted to be a partner of the Moroccan state in one of the strategic objectives of the country, the development of the automotive industry."
- [wardsauto.com](https://www.wardsauto.com/news/archive-wards-magneti-marelli-to-make-shock-absorbers-in-morocco/791148/), 2017-09-29: "We are delighted to be a partner of the Moroccan State in one of the strategic objectives of the country, the development of the automotive industry."
- [tiresandparts.net](https://tiresandparts.net/news/parts/magneti-marelli-signs-agreement-set-factory-morocco/), 2017-10-10: "Magneti Marelli has signed an agreement with key officials in Morocco to set up a manufacturing facility in the country."

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