17.05.2016 EVENTS ON THE CAR MARKET "Development Bank of Kazakhstan" (DBK, Bank) as of April 21, 2016 approved 6 applications in the amount of 362 billion 21 million tenge received by commercial agent banks (903,3 in total) from individuals to receive a loan under Preferential car loan programs. Of these, 6 second-tier banks issued 6 loans...Read More
14.05.2016
Interview with A. Lavrentiev (AKAB) for Informburo.kz Author: Anatoly Ivanov, http://informburo.kz/interview/glava-associacii-kazahstanskogo-avtobiznesa-kogda-byl-vvedyon-rop-cenniki-na-novye-avtomobili-ne-pomenyalis.html Photo by Anatoly Ivanov President of AKAB, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Allur Auto Andrey Lavrentyev Exclusive interview with the President of the Association of Kazakhstan Auto Business, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AllurGroup Andrey Lavrentyev to the informburo.kz portal. It was assumed that during our meeting with the President of AKAB, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the AllurGroup company Andrey Lavrentiev, we would only discuss the topic of introduction to...Read More
29.04.2016 The Association of Kazakhstan Automotive Business (AKAB) is confident in the future of the domestic automobile industry. The safety margin of Kazakhstani manufacturers, even in crisis conditions, is not exhausted; we hold on and continue to follow long-term plans. Moreover, the number of cars produced in Kazakhstan has increased in the sales structure to almost 30%. - commented AKAB President Andrey Lavrentyev. – For us, the difficult time came not now, but back in 2014, when...Read More
25.03.2016
Sales results for February 2016 March 16, 2016 At the end of February, the official Kazakhstan market of new cars sold 3489 units. cars, which is 62,2% lower than last year’s February sales. Based on the results of the first two months of 2016, sales of officially presented vehicles in Kazakhstan amounted to 6991 units. This is 59% less than sales in the first two months of 2015...Read More
24.03.2016
Production of auto components is being developed in Kazakhstan During the Forum, issues of the development of automobile assembly production, the market for spare parts and service, as well as the localization of the production of automotive components were discussed. Leading Kazakh and international experts shared up-to-date information on the state and prospects for the development of the automotive industry in Kazakhstan. Speakers at the Forum were Vice Minister for Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Albert Rau, Deputy...Read More
18.02.2016
Premiere of KIAEsupportedbyAUTOMECHANIKA in Astana Organizer - exhibition company "Astana-Expo KS". Official support for the event is provided by the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Association of Kazakhstan Automotive Business. The KIAE premiere will be supported by the leading international exhibition brand Automechnika, whose events are held in 13 countries around the world and are extremely popular among auto business professionals. More than 120 participants take part in the exhibition...Read More
17.02.2016
The car market continues to fall The official sales market at the end of the first month of 2016 reached a new low over the past 4,5 years since May 2011. Sales of new cars in Kazakhstan in January dropped by 45,68% compared to the previous month and reached 3492 units. In annual comparison, the sales decline was 55,25% compared...Read More
10.02.2016
Results for 2015 Over the 12 months of 2015, official dealers sold 97 units. new cars, which is 446% lower than the results of 40,4 (2014 units). The results of the year confirmed the forecast of ACAB, which included maintaining the disparity exchange rate of the tenge by the National Bank in the first three quarters of the year. Every month in 163 Kazakhstan on average...Read More
18.01.2016
Preliminary 2015 Results of the Year A 36% decline in car sales was also recorded in Russia; among neighbors, the result of the decline in volumes was a reduction in the range of models and the transition of some companies to a pre-order system. Many dealerships were closed, and those that remained stopped purchasing models that were in low demand. In turn, the Kazakh car market was strongly influenced by the spontaneous...Read More
14.12.2015 Car sales continue to decline. In total, since the beginning of the year, car dealerships have sold 91050 units. new cars. The quantitative decline in official sales amounted to 39,5% year-on-year (compared to 150497 units of sales in January-November 2014). The decline in sales is a consequence of the continuing weakening of the tenge against the dollar. In the second ten days of November, the tenge exchange rate devalued by 10% compared...Read More
16.11.2015 Official sales of new cars in October 2015 In annual comparison, the decline is 49% against 14825 units. sales in October 2014. In total, since the beginning of the year, official dealers sold 84560 units. new cars, which is 37,72% less than the same result in 2014 (135783 units). October was another difficult month for car dealers, due to events on the foreign exchange...Read More
26.10.2015
Official sales of new cars in October 2015 Favorable lending and leasing conditions have led to the fact that almost half – 45% of cars in AllurAuto’s sales structure are sold on credit. And among cars produced in Kazakhstan (SsangYong, Peugeot), credit and installment plans account for about 60%. Cars SsangYong, JAC, Peugeot and Geely, produced at the production sites of SaryarkaAvtoProm and Agromashholding and included in the AllurGroup...Read More
12.10.2015 Official sales of new cars in September 2015 At the end of September, the most impressive increase in sales compared to the previous month was shown by the Peugeot brand (+1487,5%). Also, a noticeable increase in sales compared to August was shown by cars - Gaz (+69,8), Volkswagen (+92,5%), Chevrolet (+261%), Daewoo (115,6%), Mitsubishi (45,7 %), ZAZ (+137,5), MG (+150%), BMW (77%). Based on the results of the first month of autumn in the segment...Read More
5.10.2015
Automakers have developed measures for the development of the industry within the WTO Based on the results of the section, a list of recommendations for the development of the automotive industry was developed, taking into account the current situation. The section was attended by Vice-Minister for Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Albert Rau, President of the Association of Kazakhstan Auto Business Andrey Lavrentyev, Director of consulting services in the automotive industry at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Republic of Kazakhstan Shalkar Nurtleuov, Chairman of the Automobile Manufacturers Committee of the Association of European...Read More
25.09.2015
Official sales of new cars in August 2015 In addition to the traditional August decline in demand, last month's low figure is the result of a marked increase in sales in previous months, which was preceded by market subsidy programs and car dealership discount programs, which were later followed by declines. An important factor influencing the decline in sales growth was a new wave of ruble weakening. This caused an increase in demand for Russian cars. The results...Read More
8.07.2015
Exhibition "PHAETON EXPO" Over the course of two days, the exhibition introduced visitors to the widest range of spare parts for cars and trucks, lubricants, special fluids, auto chemicals and diagnostic equipment. Needless to say, most of the exhibition examples demonstrated the innovations and advanced technologies used in modern automobile production. Head of Phaeton DC Marat Shotbaev, welcoming participants and guests...Read More
