Stellantis Center East&Africa (MEA) (www.Stellantis.com) is endorsing “La Croisière Verte”, a exceptional 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 the direction of sustainable mobility.
To honor this centenary, Éric Vigouroux has taken up the problem of retracing this iconic route with electrical autos powered fully by renewable power. 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 a part of this mission as a dedicated associate by 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 car’s roots within the area. This difficult route will spotlight the AMI’s compact, energy-efficient design, which might efficiently traverse numerous terrains. The autos, outfitted with onboard photo voltaic kits by the organizers, are totally self-sufficient in producing their energy – a formidable 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 automobile 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 contemporary 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 sturdy distribution networks, and our superior industrial ecosystem,” mentioned Samir Cherfan, Chief Working Officer of Stellantis MEA. “Our Kenitra plant in Morocco performs a central function 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 models, 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 models bought since its launch throughout 17 international locations, together with Europe, the Center East, Africa, and South America. Globally acknowledged, together with profitable the ‘Grand Prix du Design Car 2024’, the Citroen AMI’s success can 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 assist postal companies in Casablanca and Rabat, reflecting the car’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 car panorama, making certain 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, progressive mobility options for a sustainable future.
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