SNVI

SNVI (Arabic: المؤسسة الوطنية للعربات الصناعية; French: Société Nationale des Véhicules Industriels), formerly the National Society of Mechanical Construction (SONACOME), is an Algerian company that has produced trucks and buses since 1967.

SNVI

Logo of the SNVI, first introduced in 1967.
Native name	المؤسسة الوطنية للعربات الصناعية
Industry	Automotive
Predecessor	Berliet Algeria
Founded	1967[1]
Founder	State of Algeria
Headquarters	Rouiba , Algeria
Area served	Algeria[2]
Key people	Mustapha Meghdouri (CEO)
Products	Trucks Buses/Coaches Trailers Tractors Military Vehicles
Revenue	DZD 20 billion (2011)[2] (approx. US$ 250 million)
Owner	Algerian State (100%)
Number of employees	~7000 (2023)
Parent	Sonacome
Website	snvigroupe.dz

History

Sonacome was founded by the Algerian government on August 9, 1967, through ordonnance 67-150. It inherited colonial Berliet factories and equipment after the latter ceased operations in 1973.^[1]

In May 1995, SNVI changed its legal status to become a public economic company governed by common law; SNVI was then set up as a joint-stock company (SPA) with a share capital of 2.2 billion Dinars.

Facilities

SNVI's headquarters are located in Rouiba, 20 km to the east of Algiers, with branches in Hussein Dey, Constantine, Oran, and Ouargla.^[1]

Production

In 2011, the company made 2,007 vehicles. Its ambition is to return to its 1980s production rate, which was around 6,000 vehicles per year.^[2]

Exports

SNVI Exportation

SNVI exports its products to several countries, including Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau.

Models

SNVI produces trucks, buses, and semi-trailer.

Trucks

SNVI offers a variety of trucks for civilian and military purposes.^[3][4][5][6]

SNVI truck TC260

SNVI Military Truck

SNVI Refrigerator truck

SNVI Truck All Terrain

SNVI Firefighter truck

Civilian trucks

• Transport – SNVI K66
• Transport – SNVI K120
• Transport – SNVI C260
• Transport – SNVI B260
• Transport – SNVI B400
• Semi – SNVI TB400
• Semi – SNVI TC260
• All Terrain – SNVI M120
• All Terrain – SNVI M230

Military trucks

• SNVI M120
• SNVI M230
• SNVI M260
• SNVI M350
• SNVI K66
• SNVI K120
• SNVI C260
• SNVI B260
• SNVI B400

Buses

100L6 Talaba bus

SNVI Bus Numedia Lux.

SNVI Buses

Civilian buses

• Minibus – number of passengers 25
• SNVI Safir – number of passengers 49
• SNVI Numedia Lux – number of passengers 47
• SNVI Atakor

Military buses

• Minibus – number of passengers 36
• Versatile Intervention Vehicle – number of passengers 18

Semi trailers

SNVI Tanker

• Tanker – 30 000L
• Cement mixer
• Low-boy trailer
• Trailer CEP 3000L
• Tippers