Expansion: The share of clean cars in Morocco is increasing. Thus, there are 71 models available for sale in the Moroccan market. However, implementing the accompanying infrastructure for this market is urgent, particularly as many manufacturers transition to electrification.
The transition to clean cars is inevitable in the coming years. However, this transition depends on the deployment of a network of electrical stations throughout the territory. In Morocco, hybrid and electric cars are slowly but surely making their way into the car fleet. In this sense, the number of private labels has been increasing in recent years. It went from 16 brands and 57 models in 2021 to 18 brands and 71 models in 2022.
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In volume, 5,714 hybrid and electric cars were sold during 2022 compared to 4,884 in 2021. Thus, hybrids represent the largest share of clean car sales in 2022 with 5,027 units sold compared to 4,196 in 2021, and 1,837 in 2020 and 1,886 in 2019. The plug-in hybrid also achieved an increase in its sales, with 516 units sold, compared to 421 in 2021, 139 in 2020, and 89 in 2019. After recording 267 sales In 2021, the electric car sold only 171 units in 2022. It also shows that the electric car has made a real leap compared to 2020 and 2019, when sales of this type of car amounted to only 16 and 12 units, respectively.
Overall, the momentum was confirmed in sales of alternative engine (electrified) vehicles with an increase of +17%. However, it weighs just shy of 3.5% of the market while weighing in at 45% in Europe. It should be noted that the share of diesel is still significant, at 85.7% in 2022 (against 89.2% in 2021) against 14.3% (against 10.8% in 2021) for gasoline. The Association of Vehicle Importers in Morocco (AIVAM) explained the growth in sales of petrol engines, through the growth of hybrid engines. The private sector at the moment seems to have an appetite for installing electric charging stations.
According to the association, work is underway on a project with the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises and other actors to activate the process with the government. Indeed, unlocking electricity in Morocco requires the installation of 600 to 2,500 charging stations. The reflection concerns ultra-high-speed charging stations at the highway level. They should also be installed in the most crowded areas such as the entrance of cities, supermarkets and service stations. Similarly, AIVAM works with municipalities on a local urban network. A roadmap for the first quarter of electrification will be developed.
2035 tomorrow
It must be said that time is running out. The countdown to internal combustion engines has begun in Europe. European lawmakers have won approval from 27 EU member states for a plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035. Manufacturers are already preparing for it. They are moving more and more towards producing their own brands, which is likely to have an impact on many countries, especially Africa which is still a small market for the auto giants. For Adel Bennani, President of AIVAM, “2035 is tomorrow.
One brand after another is announcing a drop in classic engines and technologies to focus exclusively on electricity, some on electricity and hydrogen. Specifically: “Are we going to keep the heat engines? No. Maybe for some brands in a transitional way but what needs to be said is that the size of our market and on our continent in the world the demand is small.
Unfortunately, we do not count on the strategy of brands and manufacturers in terms of product development or otherwise. The maximum leniency we can be subjected to is moratoriums or transitional periods of one or two years, which is when we stop the mechanization. The strategy takes place on three boards, namely America, Europe and Asia.
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