# Magneti Marelli starts construction of shock absorber plant in Tangier

Magneti Marelli has launched construction of a shock absorber plant in Tangier, Morocco, with an investment of MAD 405 million, creating 500 jobs, expected to start production in 2019 with annual capacity of 6 million units.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-06-26
- Where: Tangier, Tangier Automotive City, Morocco
- Value: $43.0M (405.0M MAD)
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 6 million units per year
- Products: shock absorbers
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [ecoactu.ma](https://ecoactu.ma/automobile-magneti-marelli-nouvelle-usine-tanger/), 2018-06-27: "Cette usine, dont la convention d'investissement a été signée en septembre 2017, à Rabat, mobilisera 405 millions de dirhams en investissement et permettra la création de 500 emplois directs."
- [xinhuanet.com](http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/28/c_137285373.htm), 2018-06-28: "The Italian auto parts manufacturer Magneti Marelli has begun the construction of a shock-absorber factory in the northern Moroccan city of Tangier."

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