March 31, 2017
The situation of the “Chinese” in Kazakhstan
The first Chinese cars in Kazakhstan were registered in 1998 - YUEJIN and PUYUAN trucks. The segment of Chinese commercial vehicles began to develop actively since 2004, when literally in a year the number of registered vehicles increased fourfold (from 39 in 2004 to 144 in 2005).
In the overall market structure, the share of Chinese cars is small, however, it tends to grow; the bulk of Chinese cars registered in Kazakhstan are commercial vehicles. Among medium- and heavy-duty Chinese trucks, the HOWO brand accounts for more than a quarter of all registrations.
An interesting fact is that the growing popularity of Chinese brands in Kazakhstan coincided with the next stage in the development of the automotive industry in China itself, when this country became a world power in the production and consumption of cars. As new brands and models appeared, interest in these models grew in Kazakhstan.
Today, the most popular brands in the secondary market are: Howo, Foton, Shacman, Lifan, Shaanxi, Dongfeng, XCMG.
The main reason for the growing popularity of Chinese brands is their low price, which in tough economic conditions is a determining factor for Kazakhstanis. High interest from buyers, improved quality, the willingness of Chinese companies to invest in Kazakh production and interest in the Russian market became the reasons for the development of production of Chinese brands within the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Today we produce several Chinese brands of passenger and commercial vehicles, such as: JAC, Ankai, Foton, Shacman, FAW, Geely (since 2016)
Passenger and commercial vehicles JAC, Ankai are produced at the Kostanay sites of SaryarkaAvtoProm, Foton Shacman, FAW - at the Semipalatinsk plant.
JAC brand cars have become so popular during the year of production (since 2015) that they received the “Halyk Markasy” award.
In 2016, during the International Automotive Forum, an agreement was signed to produce Ankai buses.
ACAB analysts confirm the continuation of the trend of increasing Chinese brands in the Kazakhstan market.
According to the chairman of China's automobile industry advisory committee, in 2015, the number of new registered vehicles was 23 million. 850 thousand, the net increase exceeded 1,8 million cars, the number of cars using new energy sources amounted to more than 538 thousand, an increase compared to the same period of the previous year - 169,5%.
According to the China Association of Automotive Manufacturers (CAAM), 2016 million new cars were sold in China in 24,38.
Important information for understanding the market:
Registrations cover all transactions on the market, including:
Primary official sales;
Primary sales by gray dealers (cars imported by them in previous months)
Sales on the used car market (that is, resale by individuals of used cars already driving in the Republic of Kazakhstan);
Import of cars from the countries of the Customs Union and from third countries, both by individuals; unofficial sellers.
Making changes to the technical passport - installing 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;
Temporary import from other countries;
Entry into inheritance, acceptance under a gift or lease agreement.
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.
For your information:
The Association of Kazakhstan Automotive Business is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 as a voluntary association of official dealers, importers, distributors and manufacturers of passenger and commercial vehicles in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
AKAB unites the main official automobile manufacturers, importers, distributors and dealers of Kazakhstan: SaryarkaAvtoProm LLP, AgromashHolding JSC, Hyundai Com Trans LLP, Kamaz-Engineering JSC, SemAZ LLP, KMK Astana Motors, Toyota LLP Motor Kazakhstan", Mercur, Virage LLP and others.
The main goal of the association is to form a transparent automobile market in the Republic of Kazakhstan, help ACAB members obtain information, prepare reports and reviews, and also help members of the Association and government services solve problems that arise in the car market of the Republic.
Additional information, interview requests, comments:
pr@akab.kz, info@akab.kz +7 7(7172) 24 19 28; 8 (727) 300 70 45