•  Vehicle production increased by 31.2% in January–August

According to the Bureau of National Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in January–August 2026, Kazakhstan’s enterprises produced 126,382 units of vehicles and other equipment, which is 31.2% more than in the same period last year (96,336 units).

The share of automotive manufacturing in the country’s mechanical engineering sector stood at 39.3%. In August 2026, Kazakhstan produced 15,267 units of vehicles and other equipment – 17.8% more than in August last year (12,959 units). Compared with July, production increased by 1.6%.

Anar MAKASHEVA, President of KAU: “Based on the results of the first eight months, Kazakhstan’s automotive industry continues to maintain high growth rates. At the same time, the key task for the industry today is not only to increase production volumes, but also to develop technological competencies in order to deepen localization. The new agreements between Kazakhstan and the Republic of Korea on the development of automotive production and component manufacturing demonstrate a transition to the next stage – the formation of a sustainable supplier chain within the country.”

In August, 14,300 passenger cars were produced (+20.4%), along with 520 trucks (+1.8%), 107 buses (-52.2%), 20 units of special-purpose and specialized vehicles (-54.5%), and 320 trailers and semi-trailers (+5.3%).

Over the first eight months of the current year, Kazakhstan’s enterprises produced: 117,170 passenger cars (+34.2%); 4,529 trucks (-1.5%); 1,719 buses (+8.5%); 614 units of special-purpose and specialized vehicles (+19.9%); and 2,350 trailers and semi-trailers (-0.3%).

According to the Kazakhstan Automobile Union (KAU), in January–August, the Kostanay-based Allur plant (“SaryarkaAvtoProm”) produced 47,619 vehicles. Astana Motors Manufacturing Kazakhstan in Almaty produced 33,102 vehicles. Hyundai Trans Kazakhstan produced 25,066 vehicles, while Kia Qazaqstan produced 12,290 vehicles.

Among manufacturers of commercial vehicles and specialized transport, SemAZ produced 2,050 units of equipment, QazTehna – 1,867 units, Hyundai Trans Almaty – 837 units, and KAMAZ-Engineering – 714 units. Production was also carried out by Orbis Machinery (425 units), Daewoo Bus Kazakhstan (363 units) and JSC “Uralskagroremmash” (143 units).

In January–August 2026, the largest number of vehicles were produced under the following brands: Hyundai (25,036 units), Chevrolet (25,020 units), Kia (15,655 units), Changan (12,403 units), Chery (10,157 units), Haval (9,168 units), Jetour (5,689 units), JAC (4,347 units), Geely Galaxy (3,378 units) and MG (1,831 units).