France's Renault goes ahead with "low cost" Morocco factory French auto group Renault inaugurated the second phase of its giant low-cost car factory in Morocco on Tuesday, the second phase of a pre-exsiting giant factory in Tangiers, Morocco, serving as a a "low cost" base at the gates of Europe. The opening last year sparked anger in France, with many rejecting the move as industrial "offshoring." Images and soundbites