Morocco continues to strengthen its position in the electric vehicle industry by attracting new high-tech international players. The Chinese group Shanghai Ingin Auto Technology plans to establish a production unit within the Tanger Tech industrial platform, confirming the Kingdom’s appeal as a regional hub for electric and intelligent mobility.
According to the magazine Challenge, this new facility will be dedicated to the manufacturing of electric trunks for vehicles, a growing segment with the rise of electric and connected cars. The project will be driven by the local subsidiary Ingin Intelligent Morocco and represents an investment of over 200 million dirhams.
Founded in 2017 in Shanghai, Ingin Auto Technology specializes in the development and production of smart closure systems for the automotive industry. Its expertise includes motorized trunks and tailgates, electric side doors, and other automated opening solutions incorporating advanced technologies. The factory planned for Tanger Tech marks the group’s first industrial presence outside of China.
The choice of Morocco is part of an industrial and strategic logic. The Kingdom is already home to major international automakers, including Stellantis, one of Ingin’s main clients. Located in the Atlantic Free Zone in Kénitra, the Stellantis group produces several hundred thousand vehicles annually under the brands Peugeot, Citroën, and Fiat. This geographical proximity allows Ingin to optimize its logistics chain, reduce supply costs, and strengthen relationships with its clients.
This new announcement adds to a series of recent investments in the Moroccan electric mobility sector. Following the arrival of the Chinese manufacturer Shanghai Jinxiu Shanhe Automotive Technology, which specializes in electric utility vehicles, and the launch of Gotion High-Tech’s battery gigafactory project in Kénitra, Ingin Auto’s establishment further strengthens an ecosystem that is steadily taking shape.
Through these projects, Morocco is consolidating its status as an automotive industrial platform in Africa and the Euro-Mediterranean region. The Kingdom’s attractiveness relies on several key factors, including the quality of its infrastructure, the availability of a skilled workforce, its strategic geographical position at the gateway to Europe, and public policies aimed at energy transition and sustainable mobility.
With Ingin Auto’s establishment at Tanger Tech, Morocco thus confirms its ability to attract industrial investments with high technological intensity and to integrate sustainably into the global value chains of electric vehicles.