Nasr (car company)

Nasr (car company)
Nasr
Type Public
Industry Automotive
Founded 1960
Headquarters Cairo, Egypt
Products Automobiles
Website NascoEgypt.com.eg

Nasr, (Arabic: النصر‎, long form: El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company) is Egypt's state owned automobile company, founded in 1960 in Helwan, Egypt. Since 1979 the company has produced licensed versions of the Fiat 1100R, Fiat 1300, Fiat 2300, Fiat 128, Fiat 125, Fiat 133, Fiat 126, mk2 Fiat 127, 1983-1992 FSO Polonez and in 1991 introduced a further range of Fiat designed cars licensed via the Turkish company Tofaş. In the early 2000s Nasr began producing the Florida range under license from Serbian manufacturer Zastava.

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History

Nasr was a replacement for the short-lived Ramses automobile (also state produced), which suffered from poor design and performance (basically a redesigned NSU Prinz). The Nasr was intended to be an affordable car for the average person of means (though it was still too expensive for a large proportion of the Egyptian population). The company's creation was also part of the general industrialization process initiated after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, which would see millions of Egyptians flock to urban areas to gain work in newly built factories and industrial centers.

The decision to focus on assembly of foreign licensed cars under the Nasr marque was primarily based on the desire to avoid the engineering and design problems associated with previous attempts at domestic car manufacture. Furthermore, the compact and comparatively affordable Fiat-based cars (produced in conjunction with FSO and Zastava) were well suited to the Egyptian market. Nasr would later expand to production of utility and agricultural vehicles such as trucks.

As the years progressed, Nasr's best-selling model, the 128 GLS, began to show its age (its design had not been modified since the 1970s). Consequently, Nasr began production of a new range of vehicles, once again based on existing Fiat models, including the Regata, and Fiat-based models licensed by Tofaş, particularly the Dogan and Şahin. The early 21st Century saw the relationship with Zastava expanded with production of the Nasr Florida.

Nasr's position in Egypt remains strong, largely due to its brand recognition and comparative affordability vis a vis foreign produced vehicles. However, its cars' relative lack of modern design (especially in terms of otherwise standard safety and comfort features), and the increased availability of low-to-mid range foreign brands in Egypt (such as Škoda) have increased the level of competition in Nasr's core market.

Nasr cars in production today

  • Nasr Sahin 1400 and 1600 SL : based on the Tofaş Şahin Since 2005 started to make Fuel Injection Engine

  • Nasr 125: based on the Polski Fiat 125p - no longer in production
  • Nasr 128 GLS 1300: based on the Fiat 128
  • Nasr Florida 1400: based on the Zastava Florida
  • Nasr Polonez 1500: based on the FSO Polonez 1500
  • Nasr Polonez MR'89: based on the FSO Polonez MR'86/MR'87/MR'89
  • Nasr Dogan: based on the Tofaş Doğan - no longer in production since 1995 (it replaced by Sahin 1600 in 2005)
  • Nasr Kartal : based on the Tofaş Kartal - no longer in production

Other automobile manufacturers in Egypt

In addition to Nasr, other manufacturers such as AAV - Arab American Vehicles, the Ghabbour Group, WAMCO - the Watania Automotive Manufacturing Company, and MCV Egypt - Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles, produce automobiles in Egypt. MCV Egypt was established in 1994 to represent Mercedes-Benz in the commercial vehicle sector in Egypt, producing a range of buses and trucks for domestic sale and for export throughout the Arab World, Africa, and Eastern Europe. The manufacturing plant at Salheya employs over 1000 people.

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References

  • David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.

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