Groupe PSA will start building a Peugeot-badged bakkie in a new factory in Tunisia in mid-2018, the French automaker said in a statement.
PSA said that it had signed a “letter of intent” with Stafim, its long-term partner in the African country, to “assemble and sell a Peugeot brand pick-up truck in Tunisia”.
The planned assembly plant is scheduled to start operations in mid-2018, with the intention of producing 1 200 units annually.
Back in April, the French automaker revealed plans to add a one-ton pick-up to its range, sparking speculation that it would extend its platform-sharing agreement with Toyota to include the Hilux. This, of course, has since neither been confirmed nor denied.
According to Automotive News Europe, PSA will also open a factory in Morocco in 2019, with the intention to build Peugeot and Citroën sedans. The brand is furthermore reportedly investigating production possibilities in Algeria, as well as eyeing a return to building cars in Iran.