Algeria Unveils First Fiat Assembly, Largely Using Moroccan Parts

Assembled on Algerian soil, Fiat incorporates spare parts bearing the "Made in Morocco" label. A car celebrated by the Algerian authorities, who consider it an unprecedented achievement.

The Fiat Doblo is in high demand, which displeases the Algerian authorities, who have imposed new conditions on Algerians, report Algerian media. This annoys the Algerian activist and journalist Walid Kabir. "They think they are the guardians of Morocco! First manufacture a single part, and then impose on the Italians not to import spare parts from Morocco, because the spare parts for the DOBLO car that will be assembled in Algeria will come entirely from Morocco," he commented on X. He describes the regime as the "demon of North Africa."

Kabir did not fail to highlight the achievements of the Moroccan automotive industry. "Morocco produces more than 700,000 cars per year and exports them to more than 70 countries around the world. In addition, the automotive industry ecosystem in Morocco includes 250 factories and employs nearly a quarter of a million workers," he specified. And to add: "Morocco is considered the first country in Africa in the automotive industry, and the third in the world in terms of competitiveness after India and China in this sector."