German automotive supplier LEONI Cable Solutions has broken ground on a new production facility in Morocco, marking its first industrial plant in Africa and deepening the kingdom’s role in the global automotive supply chain.
The company is investing about €60 million ($68 million) in the facility at the Kenitra Free Trade Zone, also known as the Atlantic Free Zone.
The plant will manufacture single-core and multi-core automotive cables, including data transmission cables used in advanced driver assistance systems and next-generation autonomous driving technologies.
Morocco strengthens its industrial lead
The investment comes as Morocco has displaced South Africa as Africa’s most industrialised economy, according to the African Development Bank’s 2025 Africa Industrialisation Index.
