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Gefco inaugurates a 10,000 m² warehouse in Tanger Med

Gefco inaugurates a 10,000 m² warehouse in Tanger Med
02/22/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
MOROCCO / FRANCE. The French group Gefco strengthens its position on the Moroccan market by inaugurating a new 10,000 m² warehouse in the Tanger Med logistics free zone.
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3M, automobile industry, Casablanca, Continental, Faurecia, Fes, France, Gibraltar, GTL, Kenitra, logistics, maritime transport, Medhub, Meknes, Morocco, Novares, ports, PSA, PSA plant, Sébastien Roger, Tanger Med Europe, Tangier, Valeo

Renault records a historic loss of €8 billion in 2020

Renault records a historic loss of €8 billion in 2020
02/19/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
FRANCE. Catastrophic year for Renault with a 21.7% drop in revenues in 2020, despite a better second half of the year.
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automobile industry, China, Covid-19, Dacia, electric vehicles, Europe, France, Italy, Luca de Meo, Morocco, Renault, Renault Samsung Motor, Spain, Turkey, Zoe

Morocco is to host the first automobile test centre on the African continent

Morocco is to host the first automobile test centre on the African continent
12/04/2020 | Industry
MOROCCO. The independent private companies UTAC CERAM and FEV Group, partners of the automobile industry... version française


automobile industry, automobile test centre, Casablanca, FEV Group, France, Industrial Acceleration Plan, industry, Khouribga, Laurent Benoit, Morocco, Nadim Andraos, Oued Zem, PAI, Rabat, UTAC CERAM

The European Commission is set to approve the merger between PSA and FCA before the end of 2020.

The European Commission is set to approve the merger between PSA and FCA before the end of 2020.
10/26/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE / ITALY. The merger between car manufacturers PSA and FCA should be approved by the European Commission, which had opened an in-depth investigation into the project. version française

automobile industry, European Commission, FCA, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, France, Italy, Peugeot, PSA, Stellantis

Egypt has its own license plate manufacturing plant

Egypt has its own license plate manufacturing plant
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
EGYPT. A joint venture between AOI (Arab Organisation for Industrialisation) and the German group Tönnjes gives birth to a license plate manufacturing plant in Egypt.
AOI, Arab Industrialization Organization, automobile industry, Berlin, Compact with Africa, Delmenhorst, Dubai, Egypt, Germany, IDeROBOTs, industry, Italy, license plates, Lower Saxony, Markus Müller, Philippines, Tönnjes

PSA and Total start manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles

PSA and Total start manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles
09/04/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE. PSA and Total create Automative Cells Company, a joint venture which will manufacture batteries for European electric vehicles. Version française
ACC, Automative Cells Company, automobile industry, Carlos Tavares, Douvrin, electric vehicles, France, Ghislain Lescuyer, Kaiserslautern, Nersac, Patrick Pouyanné, PSA, Yann Vincent

Heavy sentences for several Algerian officials of the Bouteflika era

Heavy sentences for several Algerian officials of the Bouteflika era
06/26/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
ALGERIA. The Algerian justice system has handed down sentences of up to twenty years in prison in the Sovac trial, named after the car group that distributes Volkswagen brands in Algeria.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Abdeslam, Ahmed Ouyahia, Algeria, Algiers, Amine Djerbou, automobile industry, Bouchouareb, CPA, lawsuit, Mourad Oulmi, Omar Boudhiab, Relizane, Sid M'hamed, Sovac, Volkswagen, Youcef Yousfi

Luca di Meo gets into the Renault driver's seat

Luca di Meo gets into the Renault driver's seat
01/29/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
FRANCE. While his name had been circulating for several days, Luca de Meo was made official as Renault's managing director.
automobile industry, France, Italy, Luca di Meo, Renault

When the location of a firm affects its productivity

When the location of a firm affects its productivity
06/20/2018 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments
Should firms give in to the sirens of globalization? Stimulating R & D, sharing knowledge, skills, subcontracting ... Productivity rises when firms in the same sector are in geographical proximity analyzes the latest Femise report. Version française
aeronautical, automobile industry, clusters, Femise, Fiat, foreign direct investment, innovation, Italy, location, Oyak-Renault, productivity, Tunisia, Turkey

The EIB to lend €7 billion to France in 2013

The EIB to lend €7 billion to France in 2013
03/25/2013 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects

Having given €4.3 billion in loans to France in 2012, The European Investment Bank will have a budget of €7 billion in 2013.
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Astra, Autolib, automobile industry, Bolloré, BPCC, Caisse d'Epargne, Crédit coopératif, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, Demeter, EIF, Elaia Alpha, electric vehicles, energy, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, European investment fund, financial tools, France, Free, loans, OP Ventures, Philippe de Fontaine-Vive, Renault, SME, Société Générale, sustainable development, sustainable transport, urban planning

The EIB invests in French automobile innovation

The EIB invests in French automobile innovation
12/10/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects


FRANCE. French constructors are looking for cleaner, greener vehicles. Current R&D principally involves the use of electrical technology.

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Autolib, automobile industry, Bolloré, car parks, electric vehicles, electromobility, Europe 2020 strategy, European Investment Bank, France, green economy, green vehicles, heavyvehicule manufacturer, industrial innovation, Renault, Renault Electrification Technology, research, Sweden, Volvo


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