
Automobile: The Chinese Offensive in Algeria
With 190,045 vehicles exported in 2026, China is making Algeria a key market. Industrial projects Great Wall, Chery, and Jetour analyzed.
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With 190,045 vehicles exported in 2026, China is making Algeria a key market. Industrial projects Great Wall, Chery, and Jetour analyzed.

Batna - The Director General of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency, Omar Rakach, stated this Saturday evening that all arrangements have been made to start assembling trucks from the Chinese brand 'Sokon' at the 'Sokon Algeria' plant located in the activity area of the municipality of Zana El Beyda in Batna Province.

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Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote revealed his group's plans to invest up to $50 billion in the manufacturing sector in Africa by the end of 2030, noting that Algeria intends to enter the production of Linear Alkylbenzene (LAB) with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons, through a strategic petrochemical project underway in Skikda, according to statements reported by 'Business Insider Africa'. Read the full content on Echourouk Online.

The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, announced a series of economic goals and strategic projects, most notably connecting Tamanrasset to the railway network before the end of 2028, completing the trans-Saharan road and linking it to Chad, Niger, and Mali before the end of 2027, in addition to manufacturing a fully Algerian car by the end of 2028, emphasizing the continuation of efforts to diversify the economy and enhance national production. President Tebboune stated during the annual speech before economic operators that Algeria seeks to continue its economic transformation and transition from a managed economy to a free economy based on liberating economic initiative while maintaining social and economic stability. He confirmed that the recorded indicators reflect a significant difference.

Ouacim Kouidri chairs the scientific council of Saïdal: focus on biotechnology, the Novo Nordisk partnership, and the Médéa plant

Algeria - 'Pharma Invest', a company specialized in drug production, has signed a partnership and cooperation agreement with the Chinese operator 'Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group' to enhance cooperation between the two sides, according to a statement from the Ministry of Pharmaceutical Industry issued today, Thursday.

The wilaya of El-Méniaa validates the land plots for the living bases and workshops of the Alger-Tamanrasset trans-Saharan railway project.

The increase in deliveries of the Stellantis group in Algeria during the third quarter of 2026 has helped mitigate its performance decline in the Middle East and Africa, coinciding with the advancement of its plans to expand local production at the Tiaret plant in Oran province, which aims to raise its production capacity to 135,000 vehicles annually by 2028, according to the Italian news agency Agenzia Nova. The agency reported in a report published on Tuesday that deliveries in the Middle East and Africa declined by about 20,000 vehicles, or 21% year-on-year, primarily affected by a drop in sales in Turkey of about 21,000 units, amid a weak market and a decline in deliveries of imported vehicles, ahead of the start of production.

The President: The national economy is steadily moving towards very promising horizons

The Algerian-Chinese tire factory project Double Star in Tafraoui (Oran) has reached 50% completion to produce 7 million units/year

Algeria - The Minister of Pharmaceutical Industry, Mr. Wassim Gouidri, chaired today, Tuesday, at the premises of the Zamirli drug production unit in El Harrach (Algiers), which is part of the public group 'Saïdal', a meeting of the scientific council of the group, according to a statement from the ministry.