Marrakech – Veritas, a US-headquartered global supplier of rubber, plastic, aluminum, and steel cooling, fluid management, and climate control solutions for the automotive industry, has completed a new manufacturing facility in Tangier, Morocco. The company announced the milestone on Thursday.
The plant is Veritas’ first location in Morocco and its first anywhere in Africa. It also stands as the company’s first brownfield manufacturing project since HDT Automotive Solutions acquired a large part of Germany-based Veritas AG in 2024, bringing the two businesses together.
The present-day group traces its structure to that transaction. Michigan-based HDT acquired Veritas’ headquarters, technical center, and manufacturing operations in Gelnhausen, Germany, alongside operations in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, and Mexico.
The investment supports the company’s long-term growth strategy. It strengthens Veritas’ ability to serve original equipment manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers, many of which are expanding their manufacturing footprint in Morocco and across North Africa.
Veritas presented the move as part of a broader effort to align its manufacturing footprint more closely with customer demand and global growth. By setting up operations in Morocco, the company aims to support existing customers, compete for new programs, and take part in one of the automotive industry’s key growth regions.
Patrick Paige, president and CEO of Veritas, called the Morocco presence “an important step” in the company’s global growth strategy. He described a move that strengthens the “global manufacturing network,” enhances support for customers, and positions Veritas “for future opportunities in an ever-changing and dynamic market.”
The Tangier facility spans 5,000 square meters, including 3,835 square meters of production space, and features extrusion capabilities. Production is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2027.
Leading the operation is General Manager Jawad Miraoui, who brings more than 18 years of automotive industry experience in operations leadership, supply chain management, and greenfield plant launches.
Miraoui called the plant “an important milestone” for Veritas in a key automotive growth region. He pointed to plans for “building a strong local team and establishing a world-class operation that supports our customers from this strategic location.”
Headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, Veritas operates 13 manufacturing facilities across Austria, Bosnia, Canada, China, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, and the United States. The company serves the North American, European, and Asian automotive markets, with more than 5,000 employees across its global operations.
Its customer base includes major automakers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, General Motors, Isuzu, Rivian, Stellantis, Suzuki, Toyota, Volvo, and the VW Group.
In 2025, HDT Automotive Solutions, now known as Veritas, was recognized by General Motors as a Supplier of the Year, an award reserved for top-performing suppliers.
The company traces its roots to the Berliner Gummiwaarenfabrik, founded by William Elliott in Berlin in 1849, which made it the oldest rubber processing company in Germany. The name Veritas derives from the Latin word for truth.
HDT itself was created in 2017 after French private-equity firm Ardian acquired Italy-based Dynamic Technologies and combined it with Huron, an existing Ardian portfolio company in the United States. The resulting business, headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, specialized in automotive tubular components and thermal/fluid-management systems.
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