# Benteler Group begins construction of new automotive factory in Kénitra, Morocco

Benteler Group officially launched construction of a new automotive components factory in Kénitra, Morocco. The 17,000-square-meter facility is expected to be operational by 2026 and will create approximately 400 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-06-25
- Where: Kénitra, Atlantic Free Zone, Morocco
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: under construction
- Products: front and rear bumpers, rear torsion beam axles, bumper cross-members, suspension arms
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Benteler](https://endata.com/companies/27592.md)

## Sources

- [en.yabiladi.com](https://en.yabiladi.com/articles/details/170046/benteler-group-begins-construction-automotive), 2025-06-25: "On Tuesday, the Benteler Group officially launched construction of its new automotive factory in Kénitra, in the presence of Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, and Matthias Siemer, President of Benteler Automotive Components Europe."
- [investmentmonitor.ai](https://www.investmentmonitor.ai/news/benteler-starts-construction-of-new-automotive-plant-in-morocco/), 2025-06-26: "German automotive supplier Benteler has officially begun construction of its new manufacturing facility in Kenitra."
- [manufacturingtodayindia.com](https://www.manufacturingtodayindia.com/benteler-begins-operations), 2025-07-03: "We can’t wait to open our new plant in Kenitra and thereby further expand our global presence."

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