Renault, VW, In Spat Over North African Plants

France’s La Tribune reports that Renault’s plan for a factory with a capacity for 75,000 units a year, (largely for domestic consumption) is being hampered by Volkswagen’s desire to build a factory in Algeria. The country has a growing market that’s hungry for new cars, and a foothold in North Africa would be beneficial for VW.

Renault doesn’t want VW to set up shop in Algeria, and their government will have to decide on whether to bend to Renault’s demands, or to allow Volkswagen to establish a plant there, at the risk of Renault bailing on a factory of their own. La Tribune seems to think that Renault will get its way, leading to VW turn to  a possible factory in Morocco – where Renault’s presence is already established.