Stellantis Center East&Africa (MEA) (www.Stellantis.com) is endorsing “La Croisière Verte”, a outstanding 14,000-kilometer journey throughout Africa in 4 fully-electric Citroën AMIs, organized by entrepreneur and former rally driver Éric Vigouroux. This occasion celebrates 100 years since André Citroën’s legendary “Croisière Noire”, capturing the identical adventurous spirit, now routed in direction of sustainable mobility.
To honor this centenary, Éric Vigouroux has taken up the problem of retracing this iconic route with electrical autos powered totally by renewable vitality. Launched with a symbolic send-off on the Mondial de l’Auto in Paris (Paris Motor present) by Mr. Henri-Jacques Citroën, grandson of André Citroën, “La Croisière Verte” serves as a name for environmental consciousness and inexperienced journey throughout Africa. Stellantis MEA with its Model Citroën MEA be part of this mission as a dedicated accomplice via its Citroën Ami model, highlighting a shared imaginative and prescient for advancing sustainable mobility on African continent.
The journey has formally departed from Ouarzazate, Morocco, nation the place the Citroën AMI is produced and distributed, underscoring the automobile’s roots within the area. This difficult route will spotlight the AMI’s compact, energy-efficient design, which may efficiently traverse various terrains. The autos, outfitted with onboard photo voltaic kits by the organizers, are absolutely self-sufficient in producing their energy – a powerful feat that demonstrates the potential of micro-mobility in even probably the most demanding situations.
As a part of Stellantis’ Dare Ahead 2030 imaginative and prescient, Stellantis MEA is dedicated to creating clear and accessible mobility a actuality throughout the Center East and Africa—a area with distinctive market dynamics and growing demand for inexpensive transport choices. With a inhabitants of two billion and roughly 4 million new automotive gross sales yearly, the MEA area represents an unlimited alternative for micro-electromobility. Stellantis envisions this section as a bridge between two-wheelers and conventional pre-owned autos, providing a recent answer for city and regional mobility.
“At Stellantis, our aim is to steer the micro-electromobility transformation throughout Center east&Africa by leveraging our deep understanding of the market, our strong distribution networks, and our superior industrial ecosystem,” mentioned Samir Cherfan, Chief Working Officer of Stellantis MEA. “Our Kenitra plant in Morocco performs a central position on this mission, producing a variety of electrical micro-mobility autos solely for the area. Starting with the Citroën AMI, manufacturing has since expanded to incorporate the Opel Rocks-e and the Fiat Topolino, fashions particularly crafted for city mobility that showcase Stellantis’s dedication to accessible and sustainable transportation. With an annual manufacturing capability of 70,000 items, our Kenitra plant solidifies our aggressive edge in regional industrialization, native provider networks, and engineering experience.”
The Citroën AMI illustrates this micro-mobility revolution, with over 65,000 items bought since its launch throughout 17 international locations, together with Europe, the Center East, Africa, and South America. Globally acknowledged, together with successful the ‘Grand Prix du Design Vehicle 2024’, the Citroen AMI’s success can also be evident in Morocco, which boasts the world’s largest Citroën AMI fleet. In collaboration with ‘Poste Maroc’, 225 Citroen AMIs are actively used to help postal providers in Casablanca and Rabat, reflecting the automobile’s sturdiness, low environmental footprint, and operational effectivity. This intensive adoption showcases the Citroën AMI’s adaptability for each city commutes and extra adventurous actions like “La Croisiére Verte.”
Stellantis MEA stays steadfast in advancing the electrical automobile panorama, guaranteeing that sustainable micromobility turns into a actuality throughout the Center East and Africa. As “La Croisiére Verte” will get on its historic journey, it signifies the following frontier of mobility, displaying how compact, environment friendly electrical autos can remodel transportation in among the world’s most dynamic areas. Stellantis MEA is dedicated to driving this transformation, targeted on empowering communities with forward-thinking, modern mobility options for a sustainable future.
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