MOROCCO · AUTO PARTS
Key Facts
- —The country Morocco is a North African kingdom of about 37 million people and a major car exporter, with plants run by Renault and Stellantis.
- —What happened Hangzhou Radical, a Chinese bearing maker, filed on Wednesday 9 September 2026 that it registered Radical Bearing Morocco SAS in Tangier.
- —The firm The parent is listed on China’s Shenzhen stock exchange under code 300652 and makes wheel hubs, tapered roller bearings and clutch release bearings.
- —The money The Moroccan unit has registered capital of US$1 million, held through a wholly owned Singapore company with capital of 10,000 Singapore dollars (about US$7,800).
- —The site Plot 52 in Tangier Tech City, inside the Tangier Free Zone near the Tanger Med port.
- —The plan The unit is meant to research, make and sell car bearings and to trade in spare parts.
- —Still open No job count, plant size or start date has been published for the factory itself.
Chinese bearing maker Hangzhou Radical told Shenzhen shareholders on Wednesday 9 September 2026 that it had registered Radical Bearing Morocco in the Tangier Free Zone. Moroccan daily Al Yaoum 24 reported the unit and its US$1 million of capital on 21 October 2026.
For US readers, the move shows Chinese suppliers settling beside plants that ship cars to Europe, inside a country with a US free trade deal. The Radical Bearing Morocco factory has no announced size, jobs or date yet.
Who Is Behind Radical Bearing Morocco
Radical Bearing Morocco SAS is the Moroccan arm of Hangzhou Radical Energy Saving Technology, a Chinese manufacturer of car components. Its shares trade on the Shenzhen stock exchange under the code 300652, and its Chinese name is Leidike.
The group builds wheel hubs, tapered roller bearings and clutch release bearings, which are parts that let wheels and clutches spin with little friction. Al Yaoum 24 reported that these parts belong to the basic equipment of every passenger car.
How the Investment Is Structured
The group used two steps, according to its own filing of 9 September 2026. It first created a wholly owned company in Singapore, LDK Technology, with 10,000 Singapore dollars (about US$7,800) of capital to hold the investment.
That Singapore company is the sole shareholder of the Moroccan unit, a single-shareholder simplified joint-stock company with capital of 1,000,000 US dollars. The filing gives the Moroccan registered address as plot 52 in Tangier Tech City, in the Tangier Free Zone.
Why Tangier and Why Now
The unit sits on plot 52 of Mohammed VI Tangier Tech, an industrial city inside the Tangier Free Zone, close to the Tanger Med port. The free zone offers tax and customs breaks to exporters, and the port ships cars and parts to Europe.
The company’s board approved the project on Monday 17 February 2025. Al Yaoum 24 said the first phase, covering the overseas companies and currency steps, is now complete.
What the Factory Is Meant to Make
The business lines in the filing are the import, export and trade of car parts, and the research, production and sale of car bearings. The company said in February 2025 that the plan is to build a bearing production base in Tangier and to serve overseas customers more quickly.
That filing capped total project investment at up to US$30 million, with the actual sum depending on approvals and payment of capital. The 2026 filing shows only the first US$1 million of registered capital.
A Crowded Neighbourhood of Car Suppliers
Morocco’s car industry already hosts foreign suppliers such as Yazaki and Leoni, which make wiring, along with firms in tyres, metal forming and welding. Renault runs plants in Tangier and Casablanca, and Stellantis, the maker of Peugeot and Fiat, runs one in Kenitra.
Al Yaoum 24 said the group hopes to cut delivery times to European carmakers and to be less exposed to shipping delays and tariffs. The paper added that Tangier’s closeness to big carmakers and suppliers is the draw.
The Wider Picture for Tangier Industry
Le360, a Moroccan news site, reported in October 2025 that Tanger Med’s industrial zones approved nearly 95 industrial projects in 2024. They were worth 3.63 billion dirhams (about US$371 million) and over 11,000 jobs, across all investors.
The Rio Times has followed the sector in its report on Morocco’s car exports and World Cup debt and on the Kenitra battery hub. Our guide to foreign powers and investors in Morocco lists the main outside backers.
What It Means for US Readers
Morocco has a free trade agreement with the United States, so parts made in Tangier can reach American buyers on other terms than Chinese ones. Washington has pressed partners to limit Chinese content in supply chains, so Tangier plants will be watched.
US investors in Renault, Stellantis or their suppliers should note that a Chinese bearing maker now sits in the same cluster. Radical Bearing Morocco is small at US$1 million, but it shows that Chinese firms still see Morocco as a gateway to European carmakers.
What Is Not Known
No source has published how many people the Radical Bearing Morocco factory will employ, how much it will produce or when it will open. Al Yaoum 24 said the step still depends on completing later project stages.
It is also open whether the full investment will reach the US$30 million cap set in the 2025 filing. Neither Moroccan media nor the company has named customers for the Tangier output.
More: Morocco news in English, every day from The Rio Times.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which company is setting up in the Tangier Free Zone?
The company is Hangzhou Radical Energy Saving Technology, a Chinese car-parts maker listed in Shenzhen. Its Moroccan unit is called Radical Bearing Morocco SAS.
How much money has Radical Bearing Morocco received?
The unit has registered capital of US$1 million, held through the group’s Singapore company. The group’s 2025 filing set a ceiling of US$30 million for the whole project.
When did the company announce the registration?
The company published its filing on Wednesday 9 September 2026, and Moroccan media reported it in October. Its board had approved the plan on Monday 17 February 2025.
What will Radical Bearing Morocco make?
Radical Bearing Morocco plans to research, make and sell car bearings and to trade in spare parts. The group’s products include wheel hubs, tapered roller bearings and clutch release bearings.
How many jobs will the Tangier plant create?
No job figure has been published for this plant. For scale, Tanger Med said its industrial zones approved nearly 95 projects and over 11,000 jobs in 2024 across all investors.
Sources: Hangzhou Radical (Shenzhen 300652), filing on registration of overseas subsidiaries, Cninfo, 9 September 2026; Hangzhou Radical (Shenzhen 300652), filing on planned overseas investment, Cninfo, 17 February 2025; Al Yaoum 24, Chinese car firm sets up a unit in the Tangier Free Zone, 21 October 2026; Morocco World News, China’s Radical sets sights on automotive bearing production in Morocco, 13 October 2026; Le360, Tanger a new industrial crossroads for European and Chinese giants, 21 October 2025.
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