On September 13, Astana Motors announced that its multi-brand automobile plant Astana Motors Manufacturing Kazakhstan has received the first batch of equipment from Automotive Engineering Corporation (PRC). The PRC will start the installation work. 
Around 300 containers of equipment have been arrived. Besides 1,600

On September 10, the President of Kazakhstan visited the construction site of the KIA car factory in Kostanay region. The plant will start the assembly line in test mode in July 2025. The plant will start operation in October 2025. Kia will produce the Sorento model at the initial stage. From January 2026, the update

On September 9, Astana Motors announced the start of sales of the new Hyundai Tucson. The production is started at the assembly line of the Almaty plant Hyundai Trans Kazakhstan. The price starts from KZT 14,290,000. 
It is equipped with the advanced Hyundai SmartSense safety system, which includes a collision avoida

On August 15, Geely announced that it has introduced the new all-wheel drive Atlas in Almaty, Kazakhstan on August 2, 2024. The vehicle is available for purchase at 17 Geely dealerships across Kazakhstan, with price starting from KZT 13,990,000.
The vehicle is equipped with 2.0-liter inline-4 turbocharged engine pai

On August 12, multiple sources reported that Tatneft had started serial production of passenger vehicle tires in Kazakhstan. The plant can produce 3.5 million tires annually, including 3 million car tires and 500,000 truck tires. It is in Saran, Karaganda region. The plant produces both winter and summer tires for va

On August 9, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) acquired a stake in Sarytogan Graphite Limited, an Australian Securities Exchange-listed company involved in the exploration of the Sarytogan graphite deposit in the Karaganda region of central Kazakhstan.
The EBRD’s investment of AUD 5 million

On July 11, Astana Motors announced that in the first quarter of 2025, Astana Motors will launch production of Chery, Changan, and Great Wall Motors (GWM) brand cars at the multi-brand Astana Motors Manufacturing Kazakhstan plant.
The plant will install equipment from Siemens (Germany), ABB (Sweden/Switzerland), Schn

On July 11, Astana Motors announced that the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan was acquainted with plans to modernize the existing Hyundai Trans Kazakhstan plant. The plant expansion project, worth KZT 16.4 billion, is being implemented entirely at the expense of Astana Motors.
A subsidiary of Astana Motors, the Hyundai T

On June 12, the president of Kazakhstan met with officials from the Korea Institute of Geological Research and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) and SK Ecoplant.
KIGAM is conducting exploration work at the "Bakennoe" lithium deposit in the East Kazakhstan region. The president emphasized the importance of launching lithium p

On June 13, the president of Kazakhstan, at the Kazakhstan-Korea business forum, announced that a full-cycle KIA plant will be launched next year. It will see an investment of USD 200 million. 
He stated that several South Korean companies are planning to enter the next stage of the development of the automobile indu

On June 13, Astana Motors announced that it had reached agreements on the production of cars of the premium Genesis brand at the Hyundai Trans Kazakhstan plant.
In May 2024, a pilot batch came off the assembly line. Industrial production is planned to begin in the fall of 2024. Almost all Genesis models will be produ

On June 2, Geely announced that it had launched Geely Okavango, a spacious 7-seat SUV model in Kazakhstan, in mid-May 2024.
The seven-seater SUV is powered by the 2.0-liter TDI engine and a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission and can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 7.9 seconds. The vehicle features an independent 7-seat (

On May 23, Astana Motors announced that it will assemble Chery Tiggo 2, Haval Jolion, and Tank 300 in its upcoming full-cycle multi-brand plant in the Almaty industrial zone. The model from Changan is at the approval stage. The full plant model line will be presented before the pilot launch of production.
The cost of

On April 26, the founder of Astana Motors, and the founder of Great Wall Motor, Wei Jianjun, held negotiations. Both companies will strengthen their cooperation. the plans include the production of the TANK 300 model at Astana Motors’ new multi-brand plant.
Astana Motors also announced the renewal of the model line o

On April 26, Astana Motors announced that sales of the Hyundai Custin minivan will start in Kazakhstan in May 2024. It is a 7-seater minivan. 
The model was created for the Chinese market and became international. It is produced at the Hyundai Trans Kazakhstan plant in Almaty. It has a 1.5 T-GDI engine generating 170

On April 26, Astana Motors announced that its founder met with the Chairman of the Board of the automobile holding Chery Holding Group during the Auto China Motor Show and attended the presentation of the updated Chery Tiggo 9. Chery Tiggo 9 will appear in Kazakhstan in September 2024. Chery and Astana Motors also di

On April 29, Astana Motors reached an agreement for the supply of hybrid cars in Kazakhstan with BYD. Astana Motors will provide maximum support for the speedy launch of almost the entire PHEV line of BYD.
Astana Motors stated that plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) will become popular in Kazakhstan. The charging infras

On April 23, the President of Kazakhstan met with the president of Kia Corporation. Kia informed about the progress of construction of a full-cycle car manufacturing plant. The plant will be built in Kostanai in 2025. Build with an investment of KZT 90 billion, it will create 1,500 new jobs. 
It will have a capacity

On April 10, Astana Motors announced that Hyundai Auto Kazakhstan will introduce an all-new Santa Fe crossover. There are two engine options to choose from: the gasoline Smartstream 2.5 GDI, which produces 194 hp power and 246 Nm torque, combined with an 8-speed AT, or its turbocharged version Smartstream 2.5 T-GDI w

On April 2, Geely Auto announced that it is establishing its cooperation and influence in core markets of Central Asia and the Middle East, leveraging on its international plans and innovative technologies. 
In March 2024, major client representatives from Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia arrived at Geely Auto headquarter