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Buying a used car in Morocco is exhausting – AI platform Choufli wants to fix the chaos

Parked cars in a community. Photo by Sincerely Media @ Unsplash
Parked cars in a community. Photo by Sincerely Media @ Unsplash
  • Startup tackles opaque informal car market
  • Data-driven pricing challenges entrenched negotiation culture

 

CASABLANCA, MOROCCO – A Casablanca startup is attempting to bring transparency to Morocco’s largely informal used-car market, using machine learning to replace instinct-driven pricing with data.

Idriss Chefchaouni did not initially set out to transform how Moroccans buy and sell cars. His early focus was far narrower: pre-purchase inspections, a service designed to help buyers assess a vehicle’s physical condition before committing.

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