• Top 5 brands in February: Hyundai, Chevrolet, Kia, Jetour, Chery

According to the Kazakhstan Automobile Union (KAU), 15,208 passenger cars and light commercial vehicles were sold in February, along with 755 trucks and buses — 29.9% more than in February last year. Total sales for January–February amounted to 27,236, an increase of 15.7% compared to the same period in 2024.

Anar Makasheva, President of the Kazakhstan Automobile Union, noted: “This year, we didn’t see the usual winter slowdown in sales: February figures were 41.6% higher than in January and nearly a third higher than last year’s February. This shows that demand for new cars is rising, in part due to the need to renew the country’s vehicle fleet. With such a variety of models and brands at attractive prices, customers are actively choosing new vehicles. And this isn’t just deferred demand like after the pandemic. Several factors played a role: dealers offered attractive programmes, including their own preferential lending, the model lineup expanded, and new brands entered the Kazakh market. Dealers diversified their offers - and customers responded.”

At the top of the February Top 10 brands list is Hyundai (4,043; +44.8% compared to February 2024). Chevrolet ranks second with 2,080 units sold (+79.3%), followed by Kia in third with 1,805 (–1.6%). Jetour reached fourth place for the first time with 1,160 units (+113.2%), while Chery rounded out the top five with 1,038 units (–0.8%). The rest of the list includes: Jac (760; +47%), Geely (757; +78.1%), Haval (714; +8.3%), Toyota (690; +42.6%) and Changan (555; +12.6%).

In the February Top 10 models, the Chevrolet Cobalt returned to first place with 1,776 units, followed by the Hyundai Tucson with 1,734, and the Hyundai Elantra in third with 960. Completing the list are: Kia Sportage (954), newcomers Hyundai Mufasa (499) and Jetour X70 (384), Chery Tiggo 7 Pro (370), Jac S3 (354), Kia Ceed (302) and Chery Tiggo 2 (294).

Over the first two months, Hyundai leads the brand ranking with 7,246 units (+22.6%), followed by Chevrolet with 3,271 (+66.6%) and Kia with 2,785 (–9.1%). Chery dealers sold 1,747 units (–17.9%), while Jetour closes out the top five with 1,741 (+52.2%).

TOP 20: SALES OF NEW PASSENGER CARS AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN FEBRUARY 2025