Status
Announced: Gotion project; Volkswagen is Gotion's largest shareholder, not a plant partner; phase 1 start 2026 (unverified)
Gotion High-Tech battery cell plant in Kenitra, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco. Products: cells. Anchor customer: VW Africa / EU export.
Plant record
Plant record
| Owner or operator | Gotion High-Tech |
| Plant | Morocco Gigafactory |
| Location | Kenitra, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco |
| Region | Africa |
| Owner home country | China |
| Products | cells |
| Cell format | prismatic |
| Cell chemistry | LFP |
| Capacity (GWh per year) | 20 |
| Capacity basis | phase 1 |
| Status | announced |
| Status checked 2025-2026 | no |
| Opened or target year | 2027 |
| Investment | $1.5 billion |
| Anchor customer | VW Africa / EU export |
| Strategic tier (1 highest) | 1 |
| China supply exposure | high |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: gotion.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories.
| Plant | Location | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hefei Base (HQ) (Gotion High-Tech) | Hefei, Anhui, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Illinois Gigafactory (Gotion High-Tech) | Manteno, Illinois, United States | battery cell plant | ramping |
| Gottingen Gigafactory (Gotion High-Tech) | Gottingen, Lower Saxony, Germany | battery cell plant | under construction |
| Big Rapids gigafactory (Gotion High-Tech) | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | battery cell plant | cancelled |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Morocco Gigafactory (Gotion High-Tech)
- Sources
- ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
- Updated
- 2026-10