Renault Algérie
Production (RAP) has launched its new car manufacturing plant in Oued Tlelat in
the Oran region of Algeria.
Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive
officer of the Renault group, today inaugurated the plant in the presence of
Algeria's prime minister, Abdelmalek Sellal, Minister of Industry and
Mining’s Abdesselam Bouchouareb, France's Minister of Foreign Affairs and
International Development Laurent Fabius and Minister of the Economy,
Industry and Digital Affairs, Emmanuel Macron.
According to Renault, the Symbol has been
acclaimed in Algeria for value-for-money, level of quality, high standard of
equipment, reliability and its spacious interior.
The plant at present has one production line
with an annual capacity of 25,000 vehicles, but a second phase, with an
increase to 75,000 vehicles per year, is under consideration. This will provide
greater opportunity for closer integration of suppliers, as well as body and
paint shops.
In recent months, so far RAP has hired close
to 350 members of staff and these new employees have been trained at the
automotive
training centre (CFPA) in Oran by Renault’s experts. Some
have also undertaken training at various Renault-Nissan Alliance plants,
including in Romania.
The new Symbol made in Algeria will feature
a high standard of equipment including a GPS navigation system.
Renault claims to be the leading car manufacturer
in Algeria with share of over 25 per cent at the end of September 2014.
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