Stellantis may be preparing a new chapter for its Moroccan operations, with signs pointing toward local production of the recently unveiled Fiat Grande Panda. According to the Serbian news agency Beta, around one hundred Moroccan workers are currently undergoing training at Stellantis’s Kragujevac plant in Serbia. They’re expected to remain there for up to a year before returning to their home facility—an indication that the new model could eventually roll off assembly lines in Morocco. So far, however, the automaker has made no official announcements to confirm this.
Details about the project remain vague. While a local official, Radomir Erić, suggested that 800 workers from Morocco and Nepal were being hired, that claim has been denied by the cited source. The Kragujevac plant currently employs about 2,800 workers and is preparing to add 800 more this fall. But those hires are strictly tied to the addition of a third production shift—not to international recruitment.
At this point, the only confirmed information involves the training program in Serbia and the current production of the Grande Panda, which is available in both hybrid and fully electric versions. Everything else—including whether and when the model might be built in Morocco—remains speculative, with no official timeline or scale provided for any future manufacturing expansion.
The Fiat Grande Panda represents the fourth generation of the brand’s iconic city car. Unveiled in 2024 to mark Fiat’s 125th anniversary, the model is built on Stellantis’s new “Smart Car” platform. It’s larger than its predecessor, and while it retains the original Panda’s practical and affordable spirit, it’s clearly tailored to today’s market demands. The car is part of Stellantis’s broader push toward electrification and a more diverse, fuel-efficient product range, reflecting the group’s evolving strategy for global mobility.
