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Tebboune promises Algerian car by end of 2028

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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has promised the manufacture of an Algerian car by the end of 2028, with a gearbox and tyres produced locally. The project forms part of the aim of reaching 30% industrial integration, after Fiat’s establishment and the planned production of the Grande Panda, according to TSA.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has promised the manufacture of an Algerian car by the end of 2028. He announced the project on Wednesday 14 October 2026 during a meeting with business leaders at the International Conference Centre in Algiers, TSA reports.

The vehicle is expected to be designed with German and Italian partners and to include a gearbox and tyres manufactured in Algeria. Abdelmadjid Tebboune assured that it would not simply involve assembly or inflating the tyres, according to TSA.

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