Association of Kazakhstan Automotive Business (AKAB) is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 as a voluntary professional association of official dealers, importers, distributors and national manufacturers of the automotive market of Kazakhstan.
Composition of the association:
Currently, the members of the Association are more than 30 large and small organizations in the automotive business. These include such large automobile companies as: Allur Auto Group JSC, SaryArkaAvtoprom LLP, KMK Astana Motors group of automobile companies, AGROMASHHOLDING KZ JSC, Keles Distribution LLP, Hyundai Center Almaty, Subaru Center Almaty , Toyota Center Almaty, Autocenter - Bavaria, Hyundai AutoTrans LLP, SVS-TRANS LLP, Kostanay Tractor Plant LLP, etc.
ACAB Management
In the structure of ACAB, the main body is the general meeting of members of the Association. The role of the executive department is assigned to the president of ACAB. The audit commission performs the control function. The President and members of the Association's audit commission are elected by the general meeting.
Cooperation
AKAB has close partnerships with non-governmental and public organizations, development institutions (National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Atameken", "Qazindustry"), foreign associations (Association "Russian Automobile Dealers" (ROAD), All-Ukrainian Association of Automobile Importers and Dealers VAAID, Automobile Association "BAA")
The Association cooperates with more than 120 official dealer centers from 29 largest cities of Kazakhstan, within the framework of which partnership programs and information exchange are carried out.
Benefits of joining the Association:
1. Protection of interests
The Association organizes the protection and representation of the interests of its members in government bodies, defends the interests of domestic business entities and provides the opportunity to participate in changing and supplementing the industry regulatory framework. The association is a member of the NCE RK "Atameken" and is accredited by the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
ACAB is active in the information field of Kazakhstan and the Customs Union, publishing opinions and representing the interests of ACAB participants.
2. Privileges
Members of the Association participate free of charge in events (exhibitions, conferences, seminars, etc.) organized by the Association, have the right to participate in internal events of the Association, an important part of which is not only resolving issues on the current activities of the Association, but also informal communication between colleagues.
3. Professional communication
Members of the Association have direct access to information distributed within the Association (news, planned changes in the legislative framework, links to interesting articles, invitations to planned events) and can use the internal mailing list to communicate their information.
4. Branding
Members of the Association receive an additional marketing tool and the right to use the well-known brand “Association of Kazakhstan Auto Business”. Information about the company is posted on the Association’s website, in all public media of exhibition and advertising nature (banners, booklets, leaflets, books, etc.).
5. Development of marketing tools and analytics
Joining the Association gives the company the right to apply and receive information about the state of the automotive industry in Kazakhstan. Analytical services include operational individual research and assessments, forecasting (short-term and long-term), assistance in preparing company reports and research within investment projects, planning purchases and production processes, advice and training in working with statistical databases, situational analysis. Currently, the ACAB research database contains more than 700 different reports, reviews and works on the industry. The Association's analyst's prompt assistance format requires a response within 1 to 3 days for any request relating to the above categories.
6. Contacts with foreign business circles
The Association informs about visits of delegations of representatives of foreign businesses or individual companies, in meetings with which members of the Association can take part.
7. International cooperation
By joining the Association, a company gets the opportunity to directly become familiar with the experience of well-known foreign companies within the framework of international cooperation programs.
MISSION OF THE ASSOCIATION
Formation in Kazakhstan of a competitive, strong, modern market based on the best international standards and practices, as well as the organization of a balanced system of relationships between the state and participants in the automotive market: consumers and suppliers of goods and services in the automobile and spare parts industry.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION
Informing the population about trends in the global automotive industry
Informing about changes in legislation, rules and requirements of the automotive market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Strengthening relationships between participants in the automotive market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Representing the interests of all participants in the automotive market in government agencies, business associations, incl. in the NCE RK “Atameken” in order to attract attention to the issues and problems of the industry, as well as identifying, revising and reforming outdated legislation governing the functioning of the automotive market and related industries.”