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

On January 17, Astana Motors announced that, in 2024, it has localized multimedia systems and car seats in partnership with leading South Korean companies Motrex and Youngsan.  A pilot batch of foam-cast car seats passed tests. The official opening of the enterprise is planned for February 2025. The capacity of two f

On December 25, GWM announced that it has launched its high-end off-road model, the TANK 700, in Kazakhstan. The TANK 700 features latest Hi4-T hybrid technology, delivering top-tier performance for off road adventures.
Additionally, GWM is set to begin localized production of TANK models at its KD factory in Almaty

On December 3, Astana Motors announced that its subsidiary Changan Auto Kazakhstan, the official distributor of the Chinese brand in Kazakhstan, started sales of the new Changan CS75 Plus, a third-generation urban mid-size crossover. It has a two-liter engine which generates 223 hp power and 390 Nm torque. The engine

On November 29, Astana Motors announced the official launch of Genesis brand in the Kazakhstan market through its company Genesis Auto Kazakhstan. The Genesis lineup presented in Kazakhstan includes the G70, G70 Shooting Brake, G80, GV70, GV80, and GV80 Coupe models. In 2025, the official distributor plans to introdu

On October 31, Astana Motors announced the inauguration of Kazakhstan Mobility Engineering, a subsidiary of Astana Motors in the Industrial Zone of Almaty to produce multimedia systems. 
The production capacity of the plant is 100 thousand units per year. The first batch of domestic multimedia systems has also arrive

On October 15, Astana Motors, the official distributor of HAVAL in the Kazakhstan market, presented HAVAL’s SUVs H9 and H5. H9 price starts from KZT 22,690,000 while H5 price starts from KZT 15,990,000. 
Haval H9 is a seven-seater frame SUV with an impressive ground clearance of 224 mm. It has a 2-liter turbocharged

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