In January, the car market of Kazakhstan grew by 17%

According to the analytical agency AUTOSTAT, in January of 2020, the market of new passenger cars in Kazakhstan reached 5.1 thousand units, which is higher by 17% than a year ago.

The most popular brand in the local market was the Korean Hyundai - in the first month of this year, the residents of Kazakhstan purchased 1.2 thousand of these cars, which is higher by 39% than in January of 2019. Russian LADA is the second one; its sales fell by 11% and reached 900 units. Japanese Toyota finished the top-3 with 760 cars and a 25% drop in sales.

The top-5 of the most popular brands included Uzbek Ravon (630 units) and Korean KIA (570 units; + 77%). Ravon Nexia R3 sedan with 420 sold units became the best selling model in the Kazakhstan market in January of 2020. More detailed information is contained in the monthly review “Vehicle market in Kazakhstan”, prepared by the analytical agency AUTOSTAT.