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The Naftal company announced on Monday the signing of a major contract for the import of large quantities of tires from Germany, an agreement which is supposed to fill the tire deficit on the Algerian market.
According to the company, the agreement concluded with representatives of the German brand Continental provides, in a first stage, for the acquisition of one million tires intended for tourist vehicles. A second phase will then bring the total volume imported to 4.5 million units.
According to the same source, 150,000 tires will be received before the end of 2025, while another 350,000 units are expected during the first quarter of 2026.
At the same time, Naftal announced the preparation of a new contract aimed at the import of 500,000 additional tires, this time intended for heavy goods vehicles and buses, in partnership with the Italian brand Prometeon. The company also claims to anticipate a significant drop in tire prices on the market, estimated between 35% and 55%.
According to Naftal, this measure will also contribute to the stability of the national market and guarantee the supply of the consumer, like what was observed regarding motor oils of well-known brands such as Castrol and Liqui Moly, whose prices recorded a drop of more than 72% after they became available on the market.
According to the same source, the distribution of tires will be done through Naftal’s commercial network, which has more than 2,000 points of sale spread throughout the national territory.
These agreements should significantly improve the availability of tires on the market and are a continuation of the measures already undertaken to stabilize the supply, estimates Naftal. During a meeting held at the end of last August, devoted to the transport sector, the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, ordered the “immediate” and “massive” importation of different types of tires for vehicles, in addition to the importation of 10,000 new passenger transport buses to replace obsolete vehicles.
At the local level, it should be noted that Algeria currently relies on the factory from the Iris Saterex Group, specialized in the manufacturing and marketing of pneumatic products, which this year began increasing production, going from 2 million tires per year to 4 million. The group is also expected to launch the production of tires for heavy goods vehicles, with a capacity of 800,000 units per year during the second half of 2025.
The national market is also based on the SHLI factory in Oran announced last July. The Algerian-Chinese industrial complex should initially produce 7 million tires per year, covering a wide range: private vehicles, trucks, buses, agricultural and military machinery. Ultimately, capacity could reach up to 22 million units per year, according to the CEO of the SHLI Group. Furthermore, more than 2,000 direct jobs will be created through this project, which constitutes one of the largest in the industrial sector in Algeria.