Egypt: car production at El Nasr's Helwan factory

This dossier follows production and development plans at El Nasr in Helwan. It distinguishes announced output rates from verified volumes and local assembly from an unestablished local-content share.

Last updated : 31 October 20262 key moments

Egyptian flag, August 2003. Archive image; neither the car nor production lines are shown. — Alessio Nastro Siniscalchi / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 2.5 IT https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/it/ — 5 août 2003, sans modification.

Where things stand

As of 31 October 2026, the MAGE EV production launch is announced in Helwan with up to 45% local content according to the minister. Prices are planned for Q1 2027; output and local content are not independently audited here.

31 October 2026Reported information

Egypt announces local MAGE EV production at El Nasr

Egypt announced the launch of local production of the Dongfeng MAGE EV at El Nasr's Helwan factories on 31 October 2026, with SN Automotive and Al Safi Group. Industry Minister Khaled Hashem put local content at up to 45%.

Egyptian flag, August 2003. Archive image; neither the car nor production lines are shown. — Alessio Nastro Siniscalchi / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 2.5 IT https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/it/ — 5 août 2003, sans modification.

Al-Mal and Arqam describe a launch ceremony attended by the industry and electricity ministers. The 45% share remains an announced figure, with no independent industrial audit provided in those reports.

According to Al-Mal, SN Automotive plans to announce prices in the first quarter of 2027 ahead of market introduction. Launching production therefore does not establish that the car is already available to buy. The minister wants to expand Egyptian component manufacturing, including for electric vehicles; that ambition is not evidence of capacity already achieved.

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29 October 2026Reported information

El Nasr's Helwan factory reports 30 vehicles a day, targets 80

Officials at El Nasr's Helwan factory in Egypt reported output of around 30 vehicles a day and a target of 80 in an Extra News report relayed on 29 October 2026.

Egyptian flag, archive photograph. — Egyptian flag in August 2003. Archive image; it does not show the factory or vehicles. — Alessio Nastro Siniscalchi / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 2.5 IT https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/it/ — 5 août 2003, sans modification.

The Mal wa Aamal programme's factory visit shows robotic welding and assembly equipment as part of preparations for a locally assembled electric vehicle.

The figures remain those of the officials interviewed and do not constitute a production audit. The report does not establish the exact share of Egyptian components or show that the target of 80 vehicles a day has been reached.

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