Algeria: Renault sets to build car factory

  1. Posted on Friday 26 November 2010 - 12:15
    KingsleyKobo
    Image of KingsleyKobo
    Kingsley Kobo, AfricaNews reporter in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
    French carmaker Renault has renewed talks to build a plant in Algeria after the plan was shelved months ago following administrative constraints, Reuters reported on Thursday.
    Algeria: Renault sets to build car factory
    Renault plans to produce 75,000 cars per year from 2012 to tap growing demand in the north African country, Algerian Industry and Investment Promotion Minister Mohamed Benmeradi told the local media.

    "The discussions concern the creation, in the first stage, of an assembly plant, which will be followed in a second stage by vehicle manufacturing," Benmeradi told El Watan newspaper.

    "Renault has offered to supply its (locally assembled) vehicles to the Algerian market by 2012."

    Benmeradi on Wednesday met with former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin who was visiting Algiers in his capacity as President Nicolas Sarkozy's special envoy.

    Renault and the Algerian government have been in discussions over a factory for several years but talks have stalled because Algerian officials were not happy with the amount Renault planned to invest, felt local partners were not sufficiently involved, and wanted the factory to export vehicles if it had surplus capacity.

    Algeria imported 67,791 vehicles in the first half of this year, according to official figures. Renault says it sold 56,089 vehicles in Algeria in 2009 and has a 23.5 percent market share.

    Renault operates a car plant in neighbouring Morocco and is building a second production complex there.

Reactions

  1. Posted on Tuesday 08 February 2011 01:43
    brandonmitchell
    Image of brandonmitchell


    25 berichten
    Lid sinds January 2011

    This will be a good start for the Renault cars. I'm a Renault owner so I support this idea. Not to mention that Renault is a very good car manufacturer. But I just one issue with Renault because I'm have problem with idle control valve.
  2. Posted on Wednesday 07 December 2011 05:40
    Peter_Mould
    Image of Peter_Mould


    3 berichten
    Lid sinds December 2011

    Setting up a Renault factory in north africa should be good for the locals. It is a job creator, and if there is exportation of excess cars, it could help boost the economy as well. Maybe it could open the floodgates to other companies like BMW or Mercedes
    Peter - BMW service Essex
  3. Posted on Monday 19 December 2011 05:33
    J3rrYcid
    Image of J3rrYcid


    4 berichten
    Lid sinds December 2011

    People see the good side of Renault opening a new factory in Algeria. My concern is whether there will be exploitation of cheap labour there. Overseas car factories tend to have bad working conditions, and who knows how they are going to dispose of the waste that will inevitably be produced by the factory.
    Melanie - Carid
  4. Posted on Saturday 14 April 2012 04:01
    jack88
    Image of jack88


    73 berichten
    Lid sinds April 2012

    I think building a car factory here would be so amazing. This would produce a lot of great jobs in the area. This will help the economy here in the future. I hope to see it happen. yaz lawsuit
  5. Posted on Thursday 26 April 2012 03:38
    khekai28
    Image of khekai28


    30 berichten
    Lid sinds April 2012

    Hi there, You have done a great job. I'll definitely digg it and personally recommend to Hi there, You have done a great job. I'll definitely digg it and personally recommend to my friends. I am confident they will be benefited from this site. garden umbrella

Latest News

  1. OPINION: Welcome to African Green Revolution24/05For the past century and a half, Africa has tried various agricultural approaches without much success.
  2. Egyptians vote in historic election23/05Egyptians began voting freely on Wednesday for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election that pits Islamists against men who serv…
  3. Africa Day 2012 - a moment for reflection and…22/0525th May is Africa Day. For many years it has been a celebration of African unity. It dates back to 1963 when the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) …
  4. South Africa's African agenda21/05The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Mothlanthe paid a rare visit to Ghana in April at the invitation of John Dramani Mahama …
  5. Women struggle to rinse hunger, poverty stains21/05Just looking at her one clearly appreciates that she is old and frail therefore in need of support for food, clothing and shelter to live comfortably …
  6. Climate Climate change affects migratory birds…21/05Changes in the climate globally have affected the movement of both migratory and resident species of birds, Nature Uganda has said.
  7. Ghana: Foreign retailers cited for currency…18/05The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is attributing the sharp depreciation of the Ghana cedi against major currencies to the illegal activiti…
  8. Kenya: Community radio brings succour to…18/05Korogocho, a slum in northeastern Nairobi with 100,000 inhabitants, had many of the ingredients for a political explosion similar to those that rocked…
  9. Veld fires 'flame' Zimbabwe's…16/05Over the years, Zimbabwe has experienced the scourge of veld fires destroying property worth thousands of dollars.
  10. Liberia commends ECOWAS for support14/05The induction training of pioneer Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Volunteers for Liberia kicked off in Monrovia, with the Deputy Mi…
  11. Vanishing Lake Chad puts 30m lives at risk14/05As you approach the Lake Chad basin from Maiduguri, in north-eastern Nigeria, the evidence of despair is telling.
  12. Heavy rains cause havoc in Kenya14/05Heavy Rainfall continued to wreak havoc across the country leading to the suspension of relief food in some parts of the country as most roads in Turk…
  13. Zimbabwe: Growth points lie dormant14/05The Zimbabwean government mooted the concept of growth points in the 1980s as a means of decongesting cities and towns.
  14. Sierra Leone improves in infant mortality11/05Sierra Leone has improved in infant mortality cases according to Save the Children- World Motherhood index 2012 report. The West Africa country descri…
  15. Zimbabwe: Resettled farmers fail to utilize…10/05Resettled farmers in Zimbabwe are failing to utilize land due to inadequate farming inputs and lack of resources.
News archive