麦格纳的整车工程和制造集团以及的工程和研发服务公司都持有该合资企业50%的股份。
这家合资企业-位于摩洛哥卡萨布兰卡，名为Mg2-汇集了Magna的全套车辆技术和工艺能力，以及Altran作为当地知名合作伙伴的优势。这两家公司的大约500名工程师将先为合资企业配备工作人员。
“Magna能够通过与Altran的合资公司在摩洛哥提供级的工程服务，从而进一步加强其竞争地位。拥有强大的工程人才，靠近欧洲，以及不断增加的OEM业务，使摩洛哥成为这个新的工程中心的理想位置，”公司总裁卡尔·弗里德里希·斯特拉克(Karl Friedrich-Stracke)说。
摩洛哥位于欧洲大陆以南14公里处，为生产出口到欧洲的汽车提供了一个低成本的基础。该国的既定目标是到2025年每年生产100万辆汽车，并成功地吸引了汽车制造商和投资于新的生产厂，以实现这一目标。
Altran公司的席执行官Meryem Chami说：“Altran很高兴能与Magna一起为汽车工业提供端到端的开发能力，包括设计、制造和系统开发，从而覆盖整个价值链。”
原文如下： As Morocco emerges as a competitive export-focused production base for global automakers, a resource for vehicle engineering services has also launched: a joint venture between Magna and Altran Technologies SA.
Magna and Altran form joint venture in Morocco to create engineering center
Magna's complete vehicle engineering and manufacturing group and Altran, a global leader in engineering and R&D services, each hold 50 percent of the joint-venture company.
The joint venture – located in Casablanca, Morocco, under the name MG2 – brings together Magna's complete vehicle know-how and process competence and Altran's strengths as a locally established partner. Approximately 500 engineers from the two companies will initially staff the joint venture.
"Magna is able to further strengthen its competitive position by offering world-class engineering services in Morocco through this joint venture with Altran. The availability of strong engineering talent, proximity to Europe and growing OEM presence make Morocco an ideal location for this new engineering center," said Karl Friedrich-Stracke, President Fahrzeugtechnik & Engineering Magna Steyr.
Morocco, 14 km south of the European continent, offers a low-cost base to produce vehicles for export to Europe. The country has a stated goal of building one million vehicles per year by 2025 and has been successful in attracting automakers and investment in new production plants to achieve that goal.
"Altran is thrilled to be moving forward with Magna to offer end-to-end development capabilities for the automotive industry, including design, manufacturing and system development, thus covering the complete value chain," said Meryem Chami, CEO, Altran Morocco.