JAC Truck Assembly Begins in Algeria at Reported 60 Vehicles a Day

The Emin Auto–JAC Motors plant in Aïn Témouchent has begun assembling commercial trucks, according to a company adviser. Plans for more local manufacturing and exports remain at an earlier stage.

JAC trucks in Algeria are now being assembled at a reported rate of 60 vehicles a day at Emin Auto’s Tamazoura plant in the western province of Aïn Témouchent. Elyas Ferroukhi, an adviser to Emin Auto’s chief executive, gave the figure in remarks reported by Algerian Business, saying operations had started more than ten days earlier.

The company expects the daily rate to rise gradually to 80–90 trucks, while first deliveries are expected soon, according to the report. The start of regular assembly follows an earlier presentation of a locally assembled JAC 1040 S in January 2026.

The current rate is the clearest measure of what the plant says it is doing now. Much larger annual capacity, deeper local manufacturing and exports are targets for later phases.

JAC 1040 S leads the initial range

The first model intended for the market is the JAC 1040 S light commercial truck. Planned configurations include flatbed, tipper, refrigerated and container versions, serving different transport and business needs.

Around 400 components are assembled at the site by teams of Algerian and Chinese technicians, Algerian Business reports. Ferroukhi said containers previously held in a customs area had been released, representing the equivalent of about 3,500 trucks in kits. That figure describes components available for assembly, rather than finished trucks already produced.

Emin Auto and JAC Motors envisage a wider range of 15 models that would eventually include buses. The complex, developed over several years, occupies roughly 32–33 hectares in Tamazoura’s industrial zone. It includes areas for assembly, storage and quality control, as well as a facility intended to make superstructures for commercial vehicles.

Local production plans extend beyond assembly

The plant’s stated designed capacity could reach 100,000 vehicles annually across models. This is a longer-term capacity goal and should not be read as its current output.

The venture plans to move beyond assembling imported kits by adding more industrial processes in Algeria. Stamping, welding and painting are among the intended activities as the operation moves towards more complete local production. Plans also cover components such as chassis and cabins.

Algerian Business, citing figures reported by Algérie Eco, says a proposed engine operation could start with capacity for 40,000 JAC engines a year and later aim for 80,000. The same reporting describes a target of more than 30% local integration. These remain announced objectives; the source does not say the engine line or that integration level has been achieved.

The distinction matters for the wider Algerian automotive industry: assembling trucks establishes an operating line, while sourcing and transforming a greater share of their components locally would require the further facilities and supplier network now envisaged by the project.

Jobs and export ambitions

The complex initially supports around 380 direct jobs, according to figures attributed in the report to Algérie Eco. Its longer-term employment goal is about 1,700, dependent on the planned expansion of operations. Emin Auto has also discussed developing local subcontractors around the plant.

Exports are part of the strategy, particularly to African markets, but the report gives no current export share. An Emin Auto communication put the ambition at at least 30% of production, while other project communications cited a medium-term figure of up to 40%. Those figures describe different targets, not trucks already shipped overseas.

The next milestones will be the promised first deliveries, any sustained increase from the reported 60 trucks a day, and the addition of the local manufacturing steps that the venture has outlined.