At the end of the first half of 2018, car production in Kazakhstan doubled

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• In 2018, equipment was produced for 88 million tenge
• Passenger car production increased by 76,4%
​​​​​​​• The share of Kazakhstani cars on the market exceeds 47%

Domestic automakers, against the backdrop of continuous market growth, continue to increase vehicle production. The share of imported cars continues to fall, parity between imported and locally produced cars is just around the corner - the share of sales of the domestic auto industry has reached 47,04%. Sales of cars with the “Made in Kazakhstan” label have doubled. Along with sales, the contribution of the automobile industry to mechanical engineering is also growing. According to the results of January-June 2018, the share reached 18,8% the entire industry.

According to the Association of Kazakhstan Auto Business (AKAB), in the six months of 2018, Kazakhstan produced 14 660 vehicles of all types. The forces of six Kazakhstan sites released 13 725 passenger car (+ 76,4%)486 trucks (-0,2%)153 bus (-51,1%)210 trailers and semi-trailers (+ 60,3%) и 86 units of other specialized equipment (+ 60,3%).

The cost of automotive products released in June is estimated at 16 741 million tenge, what's on 10,4% less than the result of May 2018 (18 683 million tenge). However, the cumulative result for six months exceeds the same result last year by 36,8% (88 261 million против 64 501 million tenge).

 

According to the results of the first half of 2018, car production in Kazakhstan doubled - AKAB

 

The greatest growth in production is demonstrated by Kostanay "SaryarkaAvtoProm"+ 123,2 % to the results of last year, in six months it produced 5297 cars, trucks and buses. In Ust-Kamenogorsk the enterprise "Asia Auto" Was collected 8573 car (+ 51,7%). To Kokshetau "KAMAZ Engineering" produced 280 trucks, Almaty Hyundai Trans Auto produced 94 units of equipment, Semipalatinsk companies SemAZ и Daewoo Bus closed the first half of the year with results 89 и 67 units respectively.

 

According to the results of the first half of 2018, car production in Kazakhstan doubled - AKAB

 

At the end of January, the South Kazakhstan region became the leader in the number of registrations; 13 018 cars. Almaty region is in second position. Registered here in January 11 610 auto. For the first month of 2018, the third and fourth places in the ranking of regions are occupied, respectively, by the cities of republican significance Almaty (10 040 units) and Astana (6 244 units). Fifth place in the Karaganda region, registered here 5 053 auto. Traditionally, the fewest cars are registered in the North Kazakhstan region - 1 849 auto.

Anar MAKASHEVA,
Vice President of ACAB:

“Even bold forecasts continue to come true. On the one hand, pent-up demand and localization of the entire Hyundai and Lada model line presented in Kazakhstan work, on the other hand, programs to support manufacturers with preferential lending and recycling programs in exchange for certificates help. Over the past year, almost 15 thousand discount certificates were issued in the country, most of which were used to purchase 7,5 thousand domestically produced cars.”

Date: 17.07.2018