Egypt’s automotive industry mainly dates back to the 1960s, when the first Egyptian car ever was produced as part of the government’s industralisation program. Despite this, the industry has always faced challenges in competing with other European companies that import to Egypt, making it harder for the local industry to expand. ‘Cairo Uni Racing Team’ is aiming to change that. In 2012, the idea started off as a graduation project by a group of students from Cairo University’s faculty of engineering, and then developed into a non-profit organisation to produce a product and participate in the international automotive industry competitions held by university students all over the world every year. “If you plant the idea inside young Egyptian students that it is possible to build your own car from scratch at such an early stage, then this will make them more confident and transform Egypt’s future in the automotive industry, and this is very important because the industry is already trying to encourage local production of cars,” Yara Albajouri states, the team’s marketer. Named as ‘Formula Student’, the international competition strives to challenge university students to design and build a…
Young Egyptians Building Cars From Scratch to Transform Egypt’s Automotive Industry
November 18, 2018
