Bentley and Maybach lead the luxury segment in the Kazakhstan market

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At the end of 2018, the number of primary and secondary registrations of luxury brand vehicles reached 330 units, which is 47% more than the year before last, and by 62% more than in 2016, when only 204 cars were registered. The share of initial registrations over the past 2018, meanwhile, decreased by 3% and makes up 13,6%.

In the first place in the list of preferences of wealthy Kazakhstanis are cars of the brand Bentley. Cars from Crewe account for half of all registrations on the secondary market - 140 (resale, re-registration) and 11 initial registrations. The leaders are the Continental GT coupe of two generations (100 units), 29 Flying Spur sedans and 22Bentayga crossover.

A significant part of the total market volume of new luxury cars in Kazakhstan is accounted for by the model Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Class. Registered last year 65 sedans S560 and S500 of them 24 first time we got numbers.

Rounding out the top five in the luxury segment Maserati – 29 units. (of which 4 were registered for the first time), Rolls-Royce (24 units of which 5 are primary registrations) and 11 re-registration of sports cars Ferrari. In addition, Kazakh special service centers have updated their registration three Italian Lamborghiniand two Aston Martins.

More than half of the luxury segment cars were registered in Almaty: in 2018, Almaty residents registered 191 such a car. IN Astana was registered 63 cars. IN Almaty region — 24 auto. The least covered most expensive cars this year were East Kazakhstan и Akmola region, in which Luxury segment cars were not registered at all.

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In addition, in 2018, more 19 electric vehicles Tesla, half of which Model 3. In total, police carried out 57 registrations of electric vehicles last year. Tesla. Most of these cars were registered in Almaty – 3420 in Astana and one by one in Karaganda, Atyrau and Almaty regions.

Important information:

​​​​​​​Registrations include all transactions on the market, including primary official sales, primary sales by gray dealers, sales on the used car market. And also, entry into inheritance, acceptance under a donation agreement, lease, making changes to the registration certificate - installation of gas equipment, other changes in the technical characteristics of the car, replacement of SRTS and GRNZ in connection with the movement of the car to another area, due to loss.

​​​​​​​Vehicle registrations include the following types of vehicles: passenger cars (including light commercial vehicles weighing up to 3,5 tons), minibuses, buses (with more than 16 seats, not including the driver's seat), trucks (weighing over 3,5 tons), trailers and semi-trailers.

Date: 30.01.2019