(Ecofin Agency) - Car maker Faurecia just inaugurated a new car seats factory in Morocco. Located in Salé, the infrastructure which cost about €16 million will generate 1,300 jobs.

According to L’usine Nouvelle, the plant will produce every day 10,000 leather and textile seat-coverings for 3008 Peugeot and Opel Grandland X models. With the new infrastructure, Faurecia now has two plants in Morocco, including Kenitra’s. Next year, a third will be commissioned, the firm revealed.

Faurecia has 103,000 employees worldwide and recorded in 2015 a turnover of €20.69 billion.

Aaron Akinocho