Stellantis to double production capacity in Morocco, adds new small cars

The Citroen New C3 is the first car on Stellantis' Smart Car platform for emerging and developing countries, starting with India, where it is built in Chennai. The platform, derived from Stellantis' CMP architeture, is also able to accommodate an electric powertrain.

November 10, 2022 10:49 AM

PARIS -- Stellantis will invest 300 million euros in its factory in Kenitra, Morocco, to build a new range of small cars on the “Smart Car” platform as well as increase production of electric quadricycles for Citroen and Opel.

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