RENAULT. RENAULT in MOROCCO

SOMACA, Km 12, Autoroute de Rabat 20 300-Ain Sebaa,

Casablanca, Morocco

tel. +21222/2754848, fax +21222/2754822, 2754816

Models assembled in Morocco: Kangoo, Dacia Logan.

Assembly volume in Morocco in 2003 - 1,749 passenger vehicles and 682 Kangoo Express vans. Established in 1959, in the years from 1962 to December 2003 the company manufactured Fiat cars, from 1962 to 1985 they also produced Simca cars and in the 1970s Opel vehicles. The range of makes assembled at present includes: Renault (since 1966), Peugeot (since 1980) and Citroën (since 1986). In the 1980s 20% of SOMACA shares belonged to Fiat, 20% to PSA, 8% to Renault and 38% to the government of Morocco. In 2003 Renault took over 26% of the governmental shares and in 2005 the remaining 12%. In 2001 the company ceased to assemble the Renault Express. At present they release the Renault Kangoo passenger car and utility vehicles: Kangoo Express, Citroën C15, Citroën Berlingo (since 2000) and Peugeot Partner (since 2000). In 2005 they launched the production of the Dacia Logan sedan.