On October 20, Orbis Kazakhstan announced that it will begin production of the Geely Coolray and Emgrand models in Kazakhstan. The vehicles will be manufactured at the Orbis Manufacturing plant in Almaty, which is currently under construction. Production of Geely vehicles is scheduled to start in 2027. The total inve

On October 21, Kia Corporation announced the opening of the new Kia Qazaqstan LLP Plant in Kostanay in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Built with an investment of USD 310 million, it has an area of 630,000 square meters. The Kia Qazaqstan plant is equipped with around 68 advanced robots. The plant has an annual capacity

On October 14, Li Auto announced that it is entering the Central Asian markets, marking a new chapter in its international expansion. The company will offer its best-selling SUV models, Li L6, Li L7, and Li L9, through certified dealer partners in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
The company has opened its first certified

On September 24, BYD announced the recent roll-off of Kazakhstan’s first BYD electric buses at a commercial vehicle plant of Astana Motors.
The buses are the latest generation of the B12, a BYD 12m-long electric bus with state-of-the-art CTC (Cell-to-Chassis) technology.
In July, BYD held a meeting with the Almaty go

On September 16, Astana Motors announced that its multi-brand Manufacturing Kazakhstan plant has officially begun operations. The plant is fully equipped, commissioned, and has received the first batch of components for Chery, Changan, and Haval models.
Under the industrial assembly agreement, the plant will use CKD

On August 19, Astana Motors announced that Hyundai had started sales of the all-new PALISADE in Kazakhstan. It is manufactured at the Almaty plant of Hyundai Trans Kazakhstan, a subsidiary of Astana Motors. The price starts from KZT 33,890,000.
The vehicle dimensions are 5,065 mm x 1,980 mm x 1,805 mm. It has a wheel

On August 14, the Minister of Industry and Construction of Kazakhstan met with the CEO of the Chery brand, the Vice President of Chery International, and the CEO of Astana Motors. As a result of the meeting, the parties agreed to use Kazakh-made components in the production of Chery models at the Astana Motors Manufa

On August 12, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan announced that the Kazakhstani company Saran Machinery has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Sinotruk to produce commercial and specialized equipment in Kazakhstan. The project is being implemented with the assistance of the Government of the Republi

On August 12, Jetour Auto announced that it is increasing investment in localized operations in Kazakhstan. In the country, Jetour has introduced several models, and seven of them have been localized in a local assembly plant. Efficient local production enables Jetour to quickly respond to market demand and effective

On June 13, Great Wall Motor (GWM) and Astana Motors signed a memorandum to localize the production of GWM pickups at the plant in Almaty. The GWM brand in Kazakhstan is officially represented by Haval Motor Kazakhstan, part of Astana Motors. 
The plant will launch production of two pickups: GWM Wingle 7 and GWM POER

On June 19, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan met with the CEO of the Malaysian company Proton Holdings Berhad. The meeting discussed issues of cooperation in the automotive industry, including the prospects for opening a new production facility in Kazakhstan.
The parties discussed Proton Holdings' pla

On June 6, the External Affairs Minister of India, the ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan took part in the 4th meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue.
The Sides expressed interest in the joint ex

On May 23, Astana Motors announced that Hyundai Trans Almaty, a subsidiary of Astana Motors is producing light-duty truck Hyundai Porter in the Almaty plant. Its sales will start in June 2025 at all Hyundai dealerships in Kazakhstan. The starting price is from KZT 14 million.
It is powered by a 2.5-liter (130 hp) tur

On April 11, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation visited Avtotor's Kaliningrad plant. As part of the negotiations, the parties discussed the potential for further expansion of trade and economic cooperation, the possibility of activating mutual inve

On April 7, Astana Motors announced that it had installed new equipment at the Hyundai Trans Kazakhstan plant. It has invested KZT 8.5 billion in structural changes. The plant can now produce cars using the small-knockdown method. In 2025, the number of Hyundai Trans Kazakhstan employees will grow to 1,600 due to the

On April 2, Astana Motors Manufacturing Kazakhstan, a subsidiary of Astana Motors, and Al-Farabi Kazakh National University signed a memorandum of cooperation. Both parties will conduct R&D in automation, robotics, digitalization, and AI for production, technological, and business processes in the automotive, mechani

On March 21, Astana Motors (Republic of Kazakhstan) and Changan Automobile Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding. It gives Astana Motors the right to begin the process of preparing a business plan, which soon will become the basis for signing a distribution agreement. Thus, Astana Motors and Changan are ready fo

On March 17, Astana Motors and Youngsan (Republic of Korea) started mass production of car seats at the new Almaty Autoparts Production plant in the Industrial Zone of Almaty. The joint investments in the project at the first stage of localization amounted to KZT 4 billion.
It has a capacity of 100 thousand sets of s

On March 3, Astana Motors officially announced the launch of the BYD brand in Kazakhstan. BYD dealers in Kazakhstan started selling cars in January 2025. Initially, the local market will feature the BYD Song Plus EV electric crossover, the Song Plus DM-i hybrid crossover, and the BYD HAN electric all-wheel-drive seda

On February 18, the Central Communication Service, Kazakhstan, announced the new auto component manufacturing plants in the Kostanay region. The creation of the Auto Components Localization Center is aimed at reducing reliance on imports and bolstering the region’s engineering sector. A plant to produce main gearboxe