The automotive industry is launching a new phase to strengthen its domestic roots, placing particular emphasis on component manufacturing. Minister of Industry Farid Kourtel seeks to accelerate the growth of national subcontracting by mobilizing General Plastic Injection (GPI) to supply authorized vehicle manufacturers with necessary plastic parts.
To this end, the minister convened representatives from licensed Algerian vehicle manufacturing enterprises at ministry headquarters on Friday. Conducted alongside senior departmental executives, the session centered on strategies to build an integrated national automotive industry. This initiative aligns with state strategy aimed at elevating local integration rates, expanding subcontracting networks, and broadening the domestic supply base for auto parts.
On this occasion, Kourtel issued directives to streamline coordination with GPI—a subsidiary of the ACS Group located in Tissemsilt—to entrust it with manufacturing essential plastic components for various auto makers. For their part, vehicle assemblers will be required to supply the requisite production molds, enabling GPI to cover their entire domestic demand across this domain.
This strategic direction received backing from participating operators, who committed to providing the required molds. This pledge will allow GPI to initiate the manufacturing of specialized plastic components tailored to various assembly plants without delay.
Through this effort, the Ministry of Industry aims to foster a sustainable network of national suppliers capable of supporting the long-term expansion of the automotive sector. Local component fabrication acts as a key mechanism to progressively boost integration rates and grant domestic enterprises a greater share within the automotive value chain.
In this regard, the minister assured that departmental teams will closely monitor the execution of this approach and provide all necessary support to ensure its completion. The overarching objective remains the enhancement of national output, the acceleration of component localization, and the steady consolidation of an integrated automotive industry.