The presence of China brand cars in Algeria is rapidly increasing, but the "post-market shortcomings" exposed are becoming a pain point that local consumers cannot avoid...

The presence of China brand cars in Algeria is rapidly increasing, but the "post-market shortcomings" exposed are becoming a pain point that local consumers cannot avoid.

According to Algeria media reports, in the context of tightening import channels for officially authorized dealers in the past two years, China cars have experienced a wave of obvious sales in Algeria. The report attributed the reasons to two points: First, the import structure has changed, and the marketrelies more on "private channels" to repair cars; second, the Afghan government has given relativelybetter tariff arrangementsto cars from China, making them more attractive in price than European models, thus driving enthusiasm for purchasing.

Official statistics recently disclosed by Yahia Bachir, Minister of Industry of Algeria, show that Algeria imported a total of about100,000 carsin 2025, covering new cars and vehicles "no more than 3 years old," of which China isthe largest source country. The report pointed out that competitive prices are an important reason why China cars dominate.

However, the report also emphasized that the "biggest problem" appears in the use stage of vehicles after entering the market: a large number of China vehicles introduced through private individuals or middlemen generally lack complete after-sales services. Since the importer is not an official agency system, many vehicles do not come with any form of warranty commitment; what makes car owners even more troublesome is that the local supply of spare parts for some China brandsis scarce or even out of stock.

For example, some car owners often find that "the car can be bought, repaired" after encountering traffic accidents, engine failures or damage to key components, and even if they are willing to spend money, it is difficult to quickly find suitable accessories. Relatively speaking, brands that have been introduced by official channels, such as Geely and Chery, can still provide customers with a certain degree of after-sales support and accessories guarantee because of the formal agency system; while other brands that enter through the "gray middle chain" have almost no systematic after-sales network, which eventually leads to low-priced cars becoming "traps" during the use cycle.

The report also mentioned that in accordance with Algeria's relevant requirements for approved dealers (commonly known as the "Condition Manual/م ال و ا ل"), formal agentsneed to cover at least 28 provinces (Wilaya) to establish after-sales service capabilitieswithin the first three years of conducting business to protect consumer rights and interests. In other words, the core of the current after-sales issue is not entirely "what is the quality of China's cars", but "what channels do the cars come in through and who will be responsible for after-sales sales."

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The price acceptance of China cars in the Algeria market has been verified. However, if the exporter only sells the cars and does not have synchronous arrangements for parts and maintenance systems, the terminal reputation can easily "overturn" in accident maintenance and wearing parts supply. For companies planning to export used cars or quasi-new cars from Algeria, it is recommended to put "accessory package + service cooperation point + warranty clause" in the transaction design. In this market, after-sales sales is not an additional item, but whether it can be done for a long time. threshold.

Source: Guangdong Good Car

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